A Tiny Craft (ATC) Installment #2

 Hello and welcome to the second monthly challenge for A Tiny Craft Challenge.

 For September the theme is Fall/Autumn which is appropriate for this time of year. The nights are getting cooler and the days are so much more comfortable than in August. For this challenge I made a quartet of Autumn leaves and colours. 

The background is oxide ink smooshed on watercolour paper, the sentiment I heat embossed in black and it is one of 4 from Hero Arts which are the seasons. I made a couple of alcohol inked backgrounds on photo paper and this is what I used to cut the leaves from. 

This gives  a beter look at the die cut leaves, the large one is flat attached and I cut two extra leaves out of scrap and layered the smaller leaves. The enamel dots are "homemade" with Perler Beads in a toaster oven outside one summer, (they really smell when they melt) 

Closer look at the leaves that are popped up. 

Another look at the quartet on a different background and the leaves are not as shiny in the picture. 

I am entering this in:

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog ~~ Colours of Autumn

ATCs with Heart ~~ #108 Fall Time

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out the rest of the Design team ATCs they are awesome, then get busy and make one, two or more and join the challenge. This is a Monthly Challenge and starts on the 15th of the month and ends at 11.59 on the 14th of the month. Cards and Coins are welcome. 

It's Summer Lovin' time at Shopping Our Stash.

 It's time for a new challenge at Shopping Our Stash ~~ Challenge 453 is Summer Lovin' so summer realted projects please.  Not sure sure about the summer lovin' I'm not lovin' it at all its too hot and humid of course there is no A/C at the cottage, and I'm sticking to the keyboard on the laptop as well as it is on my lap instead of on the laptop table. Taking pictures today was fun as well, a bit of a breeze so had to be quick to capture a shot before it was face down on the breakwall. 

Here we are on the beach with a beach card. teehee. First I decided on my image, from House Mouse Designs (had remembered to bring a summer stamp with me) Keeping Cool with Muzzy. After I coloured it with copics I fussy cut it out so I could elevate it with foam strips on the the smooshed background, believe it or not the watercolour paper is from the dollar plus store, 18 sheet pad for $2.99. I layered it on a very thin black layer so it pops. Then with a lot of fanagling I cut the pink layer out of the larger pink piece (I only had one) with a large stitched rectangle,  (I don't have EC plain squsres) Then what would summer be like without a gingham tablecloth? The paper pack was from the $$ and I bought it 2 years ago or longer because of the Baby Girl piece in it.  There will be a sentiment on the front when I get home for a suitably sized one.

I did have a picture of how the image is popped up but is was way too fuzzy to post it.

So finished the inside with a Stampendous cling stamp dated 2015, and a few scraps of the patterned paper and cardstock.

I am entering this in:

House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge ~~ Anything Goes (I'm way off the option)

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog ~~ Lots of Layers (my kind of challenge)

Seize the Birthday ~~ By  the Sea Challenge # 221

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out the MAIN BLOG to see what the rest of the design team have made.