Here's a card I made to celebrate autumn.
There's something new here - Two-Tone Cardstock! You'll notice the lighter background color against the darker front panel - that is two sides of one sheet of paper!
If you are wondering how I made these leaves, take a look at the products I've been using this week in this little video:
One of our Sunday Crafternoon cards was made with autumn leaves that we colored ourselves:
Following directions from Artisan Demonstrator, Tami Wilson, we used Blending Brushes and inks to add color to Thick Very Vanilla cardstock. After blending Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive inks we used Water Painters to drip/splash water on the sheet. Once dry, we used the Autumn Leaves dies to cut some shapes.
Of course, every leaf was different, depending on how each attendee blended their ink colors.
Once cut, we used the leaves for our card.
A greeting was stamped on the Very Vanilla layer, and then it was passed through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine with the Exposed Brick embossing folder.
A strip of Old Olive cardstock ties in the top to the second layer. The leaves were added at random, using Dimensionals for a little "lift".
This lovely card is so versatile; attendees could choose various greetings to say "thank you", "happy birthday", or one like this "thinking of you".
Don't you love "multi-purpose" cards? I like to keep a stash of them on hand, so I always have a card ready to send.
Last week I showed you the Double Fractured Card. The card has two leaves on it that I made myself. I made a little video to show you how to create pretty fall-colored leaves, so take a minute and watch this:
So what do you think? Something you can do yourself? It's really VERY easy, and the results are beautiful! Give it a try.
So now you've seen the Fractured Card that I made for Christmas, and I've gotten a lot of comments about how to make it. Today I have another sample AND a video so you can see how it's done.
This pretty card is made with the All About Autumn Designer Series Paper. This paper pack includes lots of fall-themed images, from pumpkins to leaves, with photographic images on one side and copper foil accents on the other. I chose a collage of leaves and decided to create a Double Fractured Card.
And once done, I decorated it with leaves I made myself! So pretty...I'll include another video tomorrow on how to do this.
So if you'd like to learn how to make a Double Fractured Card, watch the video...and then try one yourself! I know you'll be hooked.
