Autumn Trees by the Lake

Beautiful Fall Colors and a Hidden Inky Mess!

Today’s card was inspired by all the beautiful #autumnleaves photos on Instagram.

I had intended to leave the upper right-hand corner free for a sentiment, but I will get to that (my inky mess – photos below) in a bit.

Stamps to Autumn Gratitude card: Birch Tree Multi-Step Clear Stamps, Cabin by the Lake Clear Multi-Step Clear Stamps, Trees Clear Multi-Step Clear Stamps, Isle of Big Bay Lake Clear Multi-Step Clear Stamps, and Mallard Ducks Multi-Step Clear Stamps from Kitchen Sink Stamps.

The order in which I stamped this card is as follows:

1. Yellow Birch Tree – then mask tree trunks only
2. Cabin – then mask
3. Water for the lake – then mask horizon
4. Light Pine Trees – then remove mask covering water
5. Dark Pine Trees
6. Red Oak Tree – then remove cabin mask
7. Ground in the lower-left corner with blending brush
8. Grass in front of the cabin – then remove birch tree mask
9. Clouds with stencil and blending brush

Right after I finished blending the clouds, I picked up the card to place back in my Misti and there it was … an INKY SMUDGE! (GRRR!)

When this happens (and I admit, with my inky fingers, IT often does!), I will usually cover it up with a sentiment or an embellishment. This inky smudge was too high up on the card to fully cover with a sentiment, so a flying Mallard to the rescue!

Please don’t forget to check in with the KSS Design Team and see what they have cooked up. Have a wonderful Inky (and smudge-free) day!

Lynn • Nancy (Video Demo)

Additional supplies for the cards above:

Paper: Finished card measure 4.25″ x 5.5″

• Solar White Classic Crest from Neenah.
• Bitter Chocolate Matte from Cards & Pockets
• Always Artichoke from SU!

Inks: (all Memento Inks – unless noted) 

Inks used can be found in our Forum or under the Color Recipes Tab here at the top of my blog.

• Birch Trees
• Trees
• Cabin by the Lake
• Mallard Ducks
• Isle of Big Bay Lake

Embellishments: pop dots