Sunday 25 September 2011

Pan Pastel Challenge

My fellow DT member from TIO, AJ, is also on the DT for the brand new Pan Pastel UK Challenge Blog - and because I got some yesterday I thought it only polite to make something for them to join in.

This week, the  theme is "anything goes" and as I have limited colours - 3 greens and an orange - autumn came to mind.  I used my new Tim H die bought yesterday - Autumn Gatherings - boy those leaves are tiny.... and some tattered leaves from my scraps pile (yippee!)

The circle chip is also something I'd started to use for a different challenge a while ago and rejected - it was the right colour (distress stains) so I recycled that too!  Added the Tim sentiment and sprayed some Perfect Copper for some sparkle.

I cut the tiny leaves from some of the Kraft stack by Tim (more scraps!) and coloured them with my pan pastels. 

Stuck all the leaves with a prit-stick glue.

I may not be able to join in many of these challenges, till I get some more colours, but we'll see!!

15 comments:

Twiglet said...

Just to say thanks for all your good wishes for Annie & co. It has lifted their spirits no end knowing so many lovely folk are thinking of them. Here's hoping next week looks much much better than last! x Jo

Anonymous said...

Thats gorgeous Helen ! Love those tiny leaves (have ordered the die, wish it would hurry up and get here).

Thanks for coming to play with us at Panpastels !


Aj.

lindyloo said...

Hello Helen
wow Beautiful work just love the colurs to
thank you for joing us at the very first challeneg over at
panpastels
lindyloo x

Unknown said...

Wow this is gorgeous Helen,Thanks for joining us at PanPastel UK for our first challenge.I hope you have fun with your pastels.

Please join us again.

Kerry x

JoZart Designs said...

That's the best pile of scraps I've ever seen!! FAB!
joZarty x

flutterbycrafter said...

Wonderful use of scraps, lol. The colours are gorgeous and I might just have to invest in that die now I've seen what you've done with it and I also love the pan pastels xx

Anonymous said...

Hi Helen this is so pretty and thank you for joining in with the PanPastel UK Challenge blog
Lindsay xx

Im just me - Marleen said...

WOW thts really beautiful, well done and welcome to our first PanPastels challenge..
Marleen xxx

Alison said...

Lovely Autumn art Helen, think I'm gonna need that die! You're a very bad influence! Lol! x

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Fabulous use of scraps Helen, love all the leaves, the PanPastels work beautifully. Tracy x

Brenda Brown said...

Hi Helen. Thanks for leaving me a comment about Ally Pally and buying things.
It's really spooky to come over and see you bought the pan pastels yesterday and although I didn't know I wanted them, I got some too and have been 'playing' with them. I love the colours.
How is Sutton these days? I haven't been back for ages!!!
Have a good week.
luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

Lesley Edmonds said...

Gorgeous - all those lovely autumn colours. The trees are changing colour fast aren't they - off to Kew soon for more wondrous photos soon?
x

Lori said...

Gorgeous colors, Helen, this is a fab piece!

Fab said...

Lovely autumnal colours, very pretty. Thanks for joining the Panpastel challenge. X Fabrizio

Silvia(Barnie) said...

A fantastic autumnable piece, it looks wonderful.