Watercolored Background

With the weather finally changing to a fall-feel, I decided to change up some of my colors.  Don't you think autumn deserves Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Old Olive?

 Using those colors and a Water Painter, I watercolored a piece of Watercolor Paper.  Once it was dry, I ran it through my Cut & Emboss machine with the Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder.

What a lovely background!  Lots of color and lots of texture!

I clustered some leaves and sprigs, die cut with the bundle's dies and added a greeting stamped in Cajun Craze.

A few gold pearls and a double-bow of Linen Thread and the card was done!  

Just in time for the weather change!

Product List

Changing Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[164351]

$20.00

Changing Leaves Bundle (English)

[164139]

$54.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$9.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[119790]

$5.50

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[105229]

$5.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[131158]

$5.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[100531]

$5.50

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

[149612]

$9.00

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119684]

$11.50

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$11.50

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

$13.00

Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder

[164138]

$40.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$130.00

Water Painters

[151298]

$13.00

Blooming Pearls

[162238]

$8.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Five in Five Friday - Choose Happy Halloween

 Check out the five products I've been playing with this week:

Product List

Choose Happy Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163701]

$21.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154897]

$11.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154885]

$11.00

Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146987]

$11.50

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146990]

$11.50

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[105117]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$11.50

Mini Alphabet Dies

[162934]

$31.00

Perennial Postage Dies

[162607]

$33.00

Forever Plaid 3 D Embossing Folder

[164049]

$12.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$130.00

Glossy Dots Assortment

[158827]

$8.00

Pretty Silver Leaves

What happens when you heat-emboss directly on designer series patterned paper?  

I took a piece of the Thoughtful Journey DSP and heat-embossed the large leaf from the Changing Leaves stamp set using Silver Wow Embossing Powder...and...WOW!  So shiny!  And such a contract to the Pretty Peacock background!

I also heat-embossed a second leaf cluster from the stamp set, then cut it with the dies to add under my greeting.

A touch of Silver Foil (behind the main panel and for a few die-cut twigs) and this beautiful card all came together.  I just added a few Adhesive-Backed Sequins Trio (in Pretty Peacock) and my card was done!

Have you ever tried heat-embossing on patterned paper?  

Product List

Changing Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[164351]

$20.00

Changing Leaves Bundle (English)

[164139]

$54.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Thoughtful Journey 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[163303]

$12.50

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

$5.00

Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[150880]

$11.50

Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder

[165678]

$21.00

Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder

[164138]

$40.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$130.00

Adhesive Backed Sequins Trio

[161206]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Yellow Roses

Here's a pretty card we made in my August Card Club classes:

 The Layers of Beauty bundle includes stamps, dies and masks.  And together, they make you feel like an artist!  

My class attendees all made this card, and the "oohs" and "aahs" were uttered all around the table!  

We started by stamping the image with Tuxedo Black ink (it's one large image of flowers and leaves).  Then, using the 5 included masks, we started coloring.  We added ink with Blending Brushes in Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry for the flowers, and Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green for the leaves.  Depending on how heavy-handed the person was determined how bright the images turned out.  But they were all beautiful, and everyone was delighted!

Our main panel was mounted on a Granny Apple Green layer, and then added to the Lemon Lime Twist card base.  We finished with a few Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins and a greeting from Everyday Greetings.

And everyone went home feeling like an artist. 

Check out Layers of Beauty and feel like an artist too!

Product List

Layers Of Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[163514]

$20.00

Layers Of Beauty Bundle (English)

[163519]

$56.50

Layers Of Beauty Decorative Masks

[163517]

$13.00

Everyday Greetings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[165084]

$21.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$8.00

Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad

[161666]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$9.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

$9.00

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

[147145]

$9.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

$9.00

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146990]

$11.50

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144245]

$11.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$13.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$15.00

Small Blending Brushes

[160518]

$14.00

Adhesive Backed Shiny Sequins

[163484]

$7.50