Country Caramel Apples

I was tickled to find this free caramel apple template at Stamp - N - Design.  I decided to add some leaves, ribbon, twine, and of course faux stitching to make mine a "Country Carmel Apple."  Really lovin' how this came out -- I think my creative juices are beginning to flow again!
Here's a close up of the stitching - not sure you can tell it in the picture but I traced around the caramel with a yellow marker and around the apple with a red one -- just to add a bit of "depth" to it. I also tapped a brown ink pad all over the caramel to add a bit of texture.

Supplies used:

• Red/Brown cardstock
• Popsicle stick
• Green felt
• for leaves
• Twine
• Cream Ribbon
• Scripture stamp
• Brown ink pad
• tapped on caramel and inked edges of apple with
• White pencil
• that "shiny" spot on the caramel
• Black felt tip pen
• faux stitching
• Yellow/Red marker 
• traced around caramel and apple with

Since I really liked how these came out I decided to make my October bulletin board decoration in the same design. I used the same basic supplies as the cards except I  changed it up a bit - using patterned papers instead of solids (Since I don't have a very large selection of fall themed patterned paper - I just used some K & Company paper in fall colors).

I used this apple as a template (since I needed a bigger one than Stamp N Design had) and free-handed my dripping caramel.
I also used my bleach pen (that my sister in law brought me) to stamp the verse on the tag --- I'm having fun experimenting with it! Here's a closer view of the tag:

I'll share another bleach stamped project on Monday  along with burned paper bag leaves -- come back then and check it out!
Will you indulge me one more pic?
In case you can't tell -- I really, really enjoyed making these.   After I made the big one for the bulletin board --- I just had to make another little one -- this time with the patterned paper.

This post linked to:
T.G.I.F.
Scripture Thursday