Thankful for you --- through the window

*Proud to be a Spotlight Artist for the City Crafter Challenge Blog*

I've always wanted a window die and couldn't find one.  Finally the lady at our Farmer's Market ordered one in for me and I'm thrilled to use it.  The bonus is that I can enter this card into a challenge that appears to be made for it.  It's called "I see clearly" and requires the use of vellum, acetate, clear plastic, etc.  For my card, I used the acrylic window sheet for the panes of my window.  Besides that, I used some of the modelling paste mixed with a few drops of Smoky Slate ink and my bricks stencil.  Before I added that to my Whisper White cardstock, however, I pencilled in the window shape so that the inside, where the panes would be, would be clear.

For inside the window, I stamped the birds in the nest from the World of Dreams stamp set.  That, plus the sunset colours added with a stamp from the Work of Art stamp set made the perfect view through the panes.

I used a base of Naturals White followed by a layer of Basic Black.  Then I added the Whisper White with the modelling paste bricks and the window on it.  The sentiment from the hostess Good Greeting stamp set was perfect.

 And then I decided that maybe the card would look better with some Autumn leaves added to the white space beside the sentiment.  So I heat embossed two leaves and an acorn from the Falling Leaves stamp set (retired) using Early Espresso embossing powder.  Then I coloured them in using my Blendabilities and attached them with some Snail.

Overall, I think the vellum leaves really give this card a finishing touch.

For more cards that include window sheets or vellum, check out City Crafter Challenges.

For more cards that include Autumn leaves, check out Curtain Call.

For more cards where anything goes, check out Addicted to Stamps and More.

ANYTHING GOES with the optional twist of Get Well / Thinking of You

For another challenge that includes leaves, check out "Just Us Girls" Challenge.