'Autumn Beauty '~ September ePlay Challenge ~ 'Fall'.

It's time for a new ePlay challenge over on The eclectic Paperie blog. Debbie is our hostess and she has chosen 'Fall' as the theme for September. You can see her fabulous layout by following the link here. For my design team piece, I've created an inside out canvas featuring a wonderful huge Donna Downey design stamp, that I've been wanting to use since Kim sent it to me a few weeks ago. Here's how I got started...

I chose a piece of corrugated card as my substrate and removed some of the surface before giving it a coat of  Studio Gesso. I then applied Distress Paints in various 'autumnal' colours and allowed them to marble together after spraying them with water. I then stamped the gorgeous face, onto a tissue with black Archival Ink. The stamp is called 'Windows to the Soul' by Unity Stamp Co. I separated the layers of tissue and adhered the image to the painted surface with Studio Matte Multi Medium. I left this to dry and set to work on my leaves. I coloured a few pieces of lightweight card with more Distress Paint and dried them with my heat tool.

I then used the Jumbo Tattered Florals Die to cut out lots of leaves. To make them more 'leaf-like'. I stamped each one with a crackle patterned stamp from my stash. I then folded them in half and ran a smudge of Vintage Photo Distress Ink down the middle to create a spine. 

I had great fun arranging the leaves and adhering them around the face to create my 'Autumn Beauty' Once I'd finished, I decided to add a little gold embossing to the edges. I then mounted the panel inside the back of an 11 x 8 canvas I'd had around for a while, I'd already painted the frame but decided to add a little Tarnished Brass Distress Paint. to complete my Autumn Beauty, I adhered a deep pink flower to her 'hair'.

 Well, There's certainly a touch of Autumn in the air here in the UK. The trees are starting to change colour and my garden is already littered with leaves, conkers and hazel nuts. The squirrels are having a ball! x

We'd love to see what fabulous 'Fall' creations you can come up with. There is a $25 gift certificate for Kim's wonderful eclectic Paperie shop, for one lucky winner. Hop over to the blog with this link where you'll find all the challenge details. Here are some of the products available from Kim's eP shop, which I've used on this project: 

Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Tea Dye	Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Peacock Feathers	Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Dried Marigold	Tim Hotlz Distress Paints - Evergreen Bough	Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Brushed Corduroy
Tim Holtz Distress Paints - Festive Berries	Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Aged Mahogany	Tim Holtz Distress Paints - Ripe Persimmon	Tim Holtz Distress Paints - Scattered Straw	Tim Holtz - Tarnished Brass Distress Paint
Tim Holtz - Antique Bronze Distress Paint	Tim Holtz Alterations - Bigz XL Die - Jumbo Tattered Florals	Claudine Hellmuth Studio-Multi-Medium Matte	Dina Wakely - Media Gesso - White	Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
Inksessentials - Non-Stick Craft Sheet