I have been getting some papercrafting done, but most of it is for the Scrap-Mart blog. I did finish a birthday card for a friend today that I can share here. I had a lot of fun with this one. I found an old piece of leaf-printed vellum that I knew would make a good background for a fall birthday card. First I covered it with Amber Clay chalk ink and rubbed it in with a tissue. Then I misted it with some Sunshine Glimmer Mist and a couple of shots of Studio Calico's Mr. Huey Sunshine mist. Despite the same name, the two mists are quite different colors. I like the final effect.
The wreath (Wreath for All Seasons by Papertrey) is overstamped with red and orange Brilliance inks which has a pearlescent glow to them that doesn't show up in the photography. The sentiment is from Impress Rubber Stamps, and the ribbon is from my stash.
Today was lovely and the forecast for the next couple of days is for rain so I decided to take my camera to Highland Park and try out my new macro lens. I know I am going to like this lens a lot. For the first time out, I got a couple of decent shots. (And a lot more that went directly into iPhoto's trash.) I'm going to have to work on sharper focus. I usually rely on automatic focus, but I think I'm going to have to make friends with manual. Here are three:
We haven't had a frost here yet, so there are still some pretty flowers in the park.
I love the light shining through the leaves' veins in this one.
The same tree, different focus. The bokeh is great with this lens.
