Thankful Card-Heartfelf Freedom and Festivities at Emerald Creek Dares

Hello friends and visitors! Today marks Emerald Creek Dares "Heartfelt Freedom and Festivities-Part 2"  Anything Goes. We are half way through this month's challenge and looking at Thanksgiving Day and Christmas  so please be sure to pop over to see all the wonderful holiday inspiration from my talented teamies! Here is my Thanksgiving greeting using many of the fantastic and unique embossing powders Emerald Creek has in the shop. I will provide all the links for products used at the bottom of my post.

I started by making the focal panel and the project grew from there, as it often does. Unfortunately I didn't take any process steps for this panel, but I think I can talk you through it. I will have a few process shots of the background and one of the panels I die cut leaves from near the end of the post. 

Using a manila file folder cut to size, I colored with Distress spray in Carved Pumpkin and some other related colors of Distress stains and stamped with my Emerald Creek 'Web' stamp in Archival Jet Black. Once fully dry, I used Versamark ink and a Tim Holtz stamp from his Thankful Silhouettes set and then heat embossed with Emerald Creek's Clear Matte Embossing Powder. Blending  over top the embossed panel with Ground Expresso Distress ink really shows off that background. I wiped the ink from the embossed areas and flicked with water for an aged look. Lastly, I distressed the edges of the panel.

Following are some close ups of the leaves. Some were cut using Tim Holtz Fall Foliage Thinlits and Prima Forest Leaves dies from paper I colored with Distress inks and embossing powders. Some leaves were left over from previous projects. All the colored leaves were treated to additional heat embossing with various Emerald Creek embossing powders and my Emboss It Dabber. I pressed Distress inks through the Thinlits dies on some to get the veining. Some leaves were stamped (Stampin' Up), embossed and fussy cut. 

Here's a tiny pair I cut from wood I had lying on my work table. They were also edged with the dabber and powder and heated. I left some skeleton leaves white for contrast.

Here's a blurry closeup that hopefully gives you an idea of the gorgeous texture of these embossing powders on the leaf edges.

 Some twine from my stash and a pair of Emerald Creek Pinecone Charms left au naturel add a finishing touch.

Here's how I did it...

For the background, I cut a piece of manila file folder to size and slathered on Golden Crackle paste. While still wet I sprinkled with Emerald Creek Burnt Copper Leaves Emobssoing Powder, and once dry, heated the powder until just starting to melt. I love that gorgeous texture and rich color! Then I added watered down Distress stain in coordinating colors to bring ou the cracks. They are very minute--not visible in my photos-- and mostly covered up. Oh well!

For the leaves panel I inked directly on my very stained craft mat (Santa, are you getting the hint?)  and spritzed with water. I sprinkled the ink and water very lightly with Emerald Creek Moss Stone Green Embossing Powder. I pressed my manila file folder into the puddle, transferring the color and the powder to the card. I heated the panel just until  the powder was melted. Then I flicked with water,  sprinkled with Emerald Creek Charred Gold Embossing Powder and heated from below. Isn't it yummy?

Emerald Creek Products Used:

Web Cling Stamp
Burnt Copper Leaves Embossing Powder
Oil Rubbed Bronze Embossing Powder
Charred Gold Embossing Powder
Soft Fallen Snow Embossing Powder
Moss Stone Green Embossing Powder
Candy Red Embossing Powder
Fine Clear Matte Embossing Powder
Pine Cone Charms

Other Products Used Available at Emerald Creek Supplies

Distress inks, sprays, and stains
Ranger Emboss It Dabber

Now it's over to you. I hope you will be inspired to make something for our 'Heartfelt Freedom and Festivities' Anything Goes challenge! One winner will be chosen to win a generous $50 gift voucher to Emerald Creek Craft Supplies Shop and 3 Honorable Mentions will win a badge and a 20% discount at the shop. Just for entering, you recieve a 10% discount coupon to the shop! So what's stopping you!?

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Here's another look at my Thanksgiving Day card. This will be hand delivered to one of my best friend's who just happens to live next door. I am thankful for her friendship.

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I would also like to share this with the following challenges:

 -Mixed Media Mojo November Challenge-Autumn with Twist of Metallics
Scrapy Land Challenge #54-Give Thanks I used Prima and Sizzix dies.
Frilly and Funkie-Bountiful Harvest Challenge

-The Artistic Stamper November's Creative Challenge-Autumnal I used a Tim Holtz stamp as my focal image with background using an Emerald Creek stamp.

Fashionable Stamping Challenges # 117 'Tis the Season'-Autumn or Winter See stamps above.

-Crafty Calendar November's Challenge-"Autumn Colors"

Happy Little Stampers November-Anything Goes With Dies Challenge

-Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge-Thanks/Thanksgiving
DL. Art Thankful Thursday Challenge #192-"Thanksgiving" My first time entering this challenge!

Thank you for your visit and comments! I really appreciate them and do take the time to read them. 
Hugs and Blessings!
Sara Emily