Paper Funday Guest Designer

I do enjoy the opportunity to be a Guest Designer, so when at the beginning of August, my Challenges for Days and Inspiration Station Teamie sent me an email to say I had been randomly been selected to be Guest Designer for Paper Funday I did not need asking twice.  Well there was one condition if the theme was Christmas then I would not have been able to join in.  I rather think Donna laughed at that, she knows me and my attitude to 365 days of Christmas challenges.

In the event the theme is Autumn/Fall, although Donna did feel it necessary to remind me that my project must be paper based.  Also as a guest I would not be entitled to a digi stamp from the sponsor.  That would also have been tongue in cheek as digi stamps require a printer and I do not have one.

So theme and paper stipulation in mind the idea for this journal page popped into mind.

My starting point was the embossed panel.   3 pieces of kitchen paper folder together to make it 6 layers.  This was sprayed with a variety of Glimmer mists starting with yellow and developing up to darker colours.  While the wad of paper was still wet it was run through the big shot with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.  To ensure a good deep impression it was run back and forth a couple of times.

Next some leaves were die cut with pink parchment.   Got to work on these with DI, Mustard Seed, Ages Mahogany, Crushed Olive, Spiced Marmalade, and Rusty Hinge.  Next came the squirrel, this was a magazine set stamped in brown Memento and coloured with Chameleon Pens,  I have never seen a red squirrel just their nemesis the grey one and the image on the stamp resembles that species so it was coloured with that in mind.

Now the page itself called for attention.  The blending mat used with the DI and the leaves was sprayed with water and dragged across the bottom of the journal page.   Across the top blue watercolour from a Preloaded water pen, this was spread down with a water filled water brush.  Then plain water dripped onto the "sky" to be lifted with another piece of kitchen paper.   My original idea had been a representation of those crisp dry autumn days when you can shuffle through piles of dry fallen leaves.

The Paper Funday team is ready and waiting to see how you will represent Autumn/Fall and there is a sponsor donated prize.

I'm also sharing this with.

Sweet Stampin' - Lots of Layers

Funkie Junkie - De-Stressing with Distressing

Country View Crafts - The Leaves begin to Fall

Friendship Challenges - #69 Autumn/Leaves Herbst / Blätter 

The Four Seasons - #01 Always anything goes reflecting the current season (Northern hemisphere season).  Brand New Challenge from the Double D girls Good Luck.

   

Right back to my busy work week.  Don't forget Stay Safe, Keep Well & Have Fun