My November Stamp-a-Stacks are over, so I wanted to share one of the cards my ladies made this weekend. Actually, the version they made did not have the greeting element; I was inspired to add that just this morning before shooting this picture.

This card has a bit of story behind it; it was a special request from one of my class attendees.  Well, actually her request was to show an idea for this particular stamp set, Harvest Home.  Problem was, I didn't own it.  So we agreed that she would purchase the stamp set, and I'd assemble it, create the design, let everyone use it for class, and then return it to her. 

Interestingly, along the way while working with it, I developed quite a fondness for this set!  I love watercoloring with our Aquapainters, and the colors (especially on the pumpkins) were really fun to work with.

To recreate the focal point, be sure to use our watercolor paper and Stazon Jet Black ink before watercoloring.  I used an Aquapainter, picking up ink from inside the cover of Classic ink pads. 

Colors I used included Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, and Cherry Cobbler (for the pumpkins), Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, and Soft Suede (leaves, vines, and foreground), Cherry Cobbler & Pale Plum (house), and Baja Breeze (sky).

The background image was made with one of the additional stamps in that stamp set, too….. repeat stamping with the leaves image – Soft Suede ink on Always Artichoke cardstock.

You can find this pretty Harvest Home stamp set on page 29 of the 2010 Stampin' Up!® Idea Book & Catalog – or at my online store.  And make your reservations now for December's Stamp-a-Stacks (Dec. 3 & 4), in Langley, WA.  My contact info is at the top of this page.