Fall and Charles - Crafty Creations Challenge 86

Hi Everyone,
  This week at Crafty Creations we are asking everyone to make a project using falling leaves.  Very appropriate for the onset of fall, don't ya think?  I love fall - the stillness, the rain (in Portland anyhow), the cool evening air, football, back to school, Halloween, Thanksgiving - I could go on forever!!  Anyhow, I was excited to do this challenge.  I also feel like fall is such a romantic time of year.  I love snuggling up with my hubby and the cool weather and rain is perfect for that!  So, I had to use one of my favorite male digis - Charles's Tulips from Tiddly Inks...ok, don't tell anyone, but I have a small crush on Charles! LOL I'll tell you why - he's tall, dark and handsome, he bares a simple eloquent flower and let's not forget he doesn't have a mouth - so he can't open it and ruin the mystery!!!! LOL Ok, all joking aside he is handsome and somehow always reminds me of Collin Firth. 

This card was simple - I took my falling leave paper - sorry the company escapes me at the moment - and I computer generated fall and autumn a number of times in different fonts.  Once I had the fonts I lightened them with a brown gradient so they wouldn't be so bold on the paper.  I cut this piece down to a 6 3/4 inch x 4 3/4 inch since my card base was a 5x7.  I colored Charles in Copics and fussy cut him. 

I inked the edges of my paper and Charles in Close to Cocoa and stamped the sentiment in Chocolate Chip - all from Stampin' UP.  I adhered everything flat and sort of let Mr. Tulips and the paper do the work.  I contemplated some ribbon or a leave charm but I felt that this was perfect.  Sometimes, I like the stamp and paper to do the work and Charles certainly stands alone!  On the inside I added a strip of the falling leaves that had been inked to a piece of cream paper that also had been inked with Close to Cocoa.  Thanks for looking and check out Crafty Creations this week for a chance to win our falling leaves challenge!
Enjoy!