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.
