Rusty Bucket Autumn Arrangement

In my last post, August 10th, I posted a card with the Garden Notes Vintage Milk Can that I used Rust Effects Paste on.  At the same time, I used the rusty pastes on Susan's Garden Notes Galvanized Bucket.  This is such a fun technique.  Here is the link to the YouTube video by Joyce Schmidt showing how to use the rust effects paste.  

Today I filled the rusty bucket with Susan's Garden Notes Black-Eyed Susan, Wheat Sheath, and Leafy Berry Branch.  

Use the Garden Notes Black-Eyed Susan die set and create three flowers.  For instructions on how to create these beautiful flowers,  you can go to her FaceBook Page - Susan's Garden Club  for detailed instructions.  I did a little addition to the center of the flowers -- I added a few brown Prills.  The flowers were shaped using Susan's Flower Tool Kit and assembled using Kid's Choice Glue.

Use the Garden Notes Wheat Sheath die set and die cut 6 sheaths. After die cutting, run the die cut, still on the die, through the die cutting machine to emboss.  This will bring out each of the scored lines showing the wheat grain.   I like to use white card stock to die cut so I can sponge on different shades of colors to give depth of color.  For the wheat, I used Altenew Inks:  Chamomile, Snapdragon and Almond Butter.  For highlights I used the Copic marker YR23.  Distress Gathered Twigs ink was sponged down the stem and up the middle of the sheath.  Each of the wheat spikes were cut in half to make them very thin.

Use the Garden Notes Leafy Berry Branch die set and die cut two.  Color the leaves dark green and use the Nuvo Autumn Red Crystal Drops for the berries.  Let the berries dry before arranging in the bucket.

Die cut one pumpkin and leaves.  Use the Spring Basket die set and die cut four grass.  Color the grass and glue two together for fullness.  

This is a 7 x 5 1/2 inch card.  The base card is Kraft card stock.  A piece of ivory card stock was layered on black card stock.  The edges of the ivory card stock was scored around the edges using the Scor-Pal.  Tim Holtz Slight Alterations stamp was used to stamp the design on the left side.  Distress Ink, Gathered Twigs, was sponged around the edges of the ivory card stock.

Attach the bucket to the lower right corner of the card.  Add the wheat sheaths, leafy berry branches and the black-eyed Susan's in the bucket.  Add the pumpkin, leaves and grass at the bottom of the card.