Thursday, September 10, 2009

Bowl of Apples

Apple Time!  we love it...before one of our daughters and her family moved to North Carolina - my husband always took our grankids (Maggie and Thomas) to the apple orchard in Charlottesville for major apple picking! We've also gone to the Apple Harvest Festival at Graves Mountain and just had a wonderful time.  Something for everyone! Well, once they moved it wasn't a tradition we could keep...so now when I visit them in September I carry them fresh picked apples.  We all have our favorites...for me - I love a good Golden Delicious or Gala!
...sometimes with peanut butter and sometimes (if its a tart apple) with a really good slice of sharp cheese.

Hey Patti - that's an "Ohhhhhh Mama!"  big grin here !

Stamps:  Gina K's Thanks a Million (sentiment) and KT Designs (image)
Paper: SU's Rose Red, Hunter Green, Black, white
Ink:  Memento Black, Hunter Green, Saffron
Colored with Copics E31, E33, E00, R29, R35, R37, Y04, Y11, G24, YG06 and SU watercrayons (night of navy and caramel)
only Red Apples are clear embossed
Embellishments: ribbon scrap stash and mini gold studs
Technique: clear embossing, sponging, matting

What's your favorite apple - any special way to eat it? I'll try it ....love apples!
Hope everyone has a wonderful day,:)

21 comments:

Jennie said...

Linda, this card is gorgeous! Wow, love the coloring and gingham ribbon. As far as apples, I love a nice tart Granny Smith! I am looking forward to getting some apples (usually we would go to Jenkins Orchard the other side of Culpeper). All of the apple talk has me craving Stewed Apples, Apple Cake and Fried Apples....and, and :o)

The Other Patti Sue said...

Wow Linda, this card is amazing!I love that sentiment!

Vicki said...

Picture perfect, Linda! You are making me miss those VA apples! Blessings to you!

Heidi said...

WOW this is absolutely beautiful!

Selma said...

Yes Linda, this is absolutely beautiful. I love any "crisp" apple. I just made a delicious apple pie. I always use a sweet and tart mixture of apples for my pies.

Michelle Forrest said...

Gorgeous card Linda! Your coloring is awesome! It is apple time here! I'm not a huge apple fan, but my little one loves apples - just apples - every day!

redwasher1 said...

Absolutely stunning! Looks like a Hallmark card!
I love apples in many ways my favorite is gala or apple crisp.

Joanne Travis said...

This is so gorgeous, Linda!! Love the apples and your coloring and shading are fabulous.

Stacie (craft-princess) said...

Beautifully delicious card!!

I like gala or fuji apples. I also like to drizzle caramel over them to eat! YUM!

Louise F NZ said...

This is really gorgeous, I love the antique/vintage look you have created and the extra dimension/shine on the apples looks great.

Scrapping Julie said...

GASP!!!! sweet mother of pearl this is
GORGEOUS!!!!

Unknown said...

Beautiful! Love the embossing!

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

WOW - FANTASTIC!!! The clear embossing is awesome!!! I never think of this! This is a gorgeous card!!! I love GALA apples :)

Kerrie said...

This is totally beautiful, gorgeous, fantastic.... just love it.

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

Gosh, Linda! You really out did yourself with this beautiful card! I really miss being able to go to the orchards around here. Where there are apples there are yellow jackets and they are my deadliest ememy. My 2 favs are Jewish apple cake and apple crisp with the oatmeal topping.

Karin said...

Your cards are always stunning! I enjoyed your lol post from the other day!

Cindy said...

Linda, what an awesome card!! Those apples are simply marvelous!! Royal Gala are my faves!! There is a new one too called, "jazzy" which is crisp and sweet!! My mom used to make Apple Crisp a lot, but not for quite some time. She also makes the best apple slices! Now I'm hungry!!

Sara said...

Beautiful! And what a fantastic tradition and memory to have!

Michelle said...

OH MY GISH LINDA.. this card is amazingly gorgesou.. wowzer... by far one of the most magnificent cards ive every seen.. wow linda.. youve knocked my sox off! TFS!
michelle

CraftieConnie said...

Beautiful, so so beautiful!

Unknown said...

This is such a beautiful card. We love to go apple picking and while it is a classic dish, my family is crazy about apple crisp.

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