OCLDT37 - NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY

OMGosh...I'm a little late in joining the sketch challenge over at The Lounge but there is still plenty of time to grab your favorite OCL set and play along...you can even win an OCL stamp set of your choice!

As I was coloring these leaves, my mind started wandering and I thought of a Robert Frost poem that was recited in an old 80's movie you may remember...The Outsiders...with Sodapop, Ponyboy, Two-bit and the rest.

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.


How about that for a walk down memory lane?  Where were you in 1983?  Hmmm...I was a freshmen in high school.  Good times, huh?

Anyway, about the card.  The stamps are from the Shades of Fall set from OCL.  They are so easy and quick to color and I absolutely love the results!  It's a simple card so there really isn't a whole lot to say about it.  It was stamped on Neenah Solar White, colored with Copic markers and distressed with Walnut Stain.  The center leaf was cut out and popped up on a Dimensional (I used my fingers to curl the tips).  The layers are Early Espresso, the brads are Bazzill and the ribbon is from JoAnn's.  The sentiment was cut out with a Spellbinders die, distressed with Walnut Stain and popped up on a Dimensional.  Guess that's about it.

Copic coloring:

Popped leaf:  Y19, Y17, Y15, 110  Background leaves:  E55, E53,E51, G82. G40, YR16, YR14, Y17, Y15









I made this card to include the following challenges:

The Lounge ~ OCLDT37 Sketch
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog ~ "Thanks"
Craft Your Passion Challenges ~ Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft Challenges ~ Thank You with Autumnal Colors
One Stop Craft Challenge ~ Anything Goes
Scrappy Frogs Challenge Blog ~ Give Thanks

Thanks for stopping by!

Tam

SUPPLIES
STAMPS:  OCL Shades of Fall
PAPER:  Neenah Solar White; SU Early Espresso; Fall Leaves Paper Pizazz DP
INK: Black Soot, Walnut Stain Distress Ink
ACCESSORIES:  Copic markers; Big Shot; Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circle large, Big Scalloped Circle large; Tim Holtz sponge tool; Bazzill brads; ribbon from JoAnn's; Dimensionals