ColourQ 107 and Viva La Verve

It was only a matter of time before I stumbled on a color challenge that would give me an excuse to ink up my new Gently Falling stamp set.  This week's challenge at the ColourQ was just the thing.

Isn't that a great bunch of colors?  Since there's a big "boo" in the image graphic, my first thought was to make a Halloween card, but then I thought it would be more fun to transform these colors into something different.  And of course, I needed an interesting sketch to turn my idea into a reality.  I chose one of the October Viva La Verve challenges.

The other day, I confessed to having a fascination for leaf stamps.  I didn't even know that I had one until I realized that I owned two sets of leafy stamps:  French Foliage and Autumn Splendor.  Then to my surprise the Holiday Mini came out and it had another leaf stamp Gently Falling and I found myself captivated by it and all the cards I'd seen made with it.  It was a given that I would need that stamp set!

I really like how this turned out.  Quite often when I sit down to make a card, I have a vague idea what I want it to look like, but my process is somewhat fluid in that I decide a lot of the elements as I progress.  I started this card out as nothing more than an Early Espresso base and a bit of designer paper from the Berry Blossoms set.   Where I ended up with the Pumpkin Pie circles I originally wanted to use the Curly Label punch but it was too big.  Then I had grand ideas of circles, but realized my fussy-cut leaves would substitute just as well for one of them.  I even changed my mind about the sentiment a couple of times before ending up with this one from Posy Punch.

The whole process is one of the things I love about creating cards.  I can start with a simple idea and let the whole thing evolve.  I guess the creative process is part of the reason why we all do what we do when we sit down (or stand, as is often the case) to create.  I love what I do and I hope you do too!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and for reading my ramblings!