Hi everyone! Happy Saturday! I'm in the studio today watching college football and gettin' my Fall craft on! I love everything leaves, pumpkins, owls….and the pretty colors of Autumn. I wanted to make a card for the current Hero Arts Contest, so that's just what I did! In the background, my team is playing the #12 Buckeyes on ABC national TV and they are NOT getting killed! LOL. We are making a good showing. I don't really have hope that we'll win…but it's nice that we're not getting creamed! Buddy is in here with me enjoying the day with mom.
My card features the pretty Maple Leaf Die from Memory Box, some yummy Distress Inks, Watercolor paper and Hero Arts stamps. Take a gander…
Here's a close up of the leaves…I'll show the steps later on in my post…
I curled the edges up after adhering them to the paper with foam tape…
I love how this word stamp has all kinds of different "gratitude" words on it. I used different parts of the stamp for each leaf, then used the entire stamp for my background.
Both the leaves and the background layer are watercolor paper. It's thicker and holds up well to lots of inking. Here are my plain die cut leaves…
I added at least three colors to each leaf. Aren't these soooooo delicious!?
Then I stamped the words onto the leaves in dark brown ink…
Here'a picture of 'what's on my desk' today! LOL.
Best wishes to everyone for a WONDERFUL weekend! The DH and I are headed out for dinner together later and a trip to the mall. XOXO
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12 responses to “Fall Saturday in the Studio….”
Loving the Maple leaf die Wanda and I like the colours on the card, so autumn… and the crafting accessory asleep on your desk is just gorgeous….. have sent you an email BTW….. enjoy your dinner….. x
BEautiful card, Wanda! Loving the fall colors and your cool techniques.
Beautiful fall card, Wanda. I love the distressed leaves.
So beautiful so beautiful. I am completely in love with the colours on the leaf!!!
One more die to put on my wishlist (it grows S0 fast). Memory Box/Poppystamp know how to ruin a lady, LOL
Have a nice day.
Love those text leaves! What a great way to spend a day! Say hey to Buddy! 🙂
GORGEOUS card..LOVE IT!!
LOVE the colors too..and the words you used from the text…and seing sweet Buddy
a real stamping friend..he is so super sweet!
Football and fall crafting, what could be better than that 🙂
Awesome card Wanda! Love the fall colored leaves with the distressing ink and stamped words, very pretty.
Buddy is too cute napping in front of the tv.
Beautiful!!
Soo Pretty Wanda! Love your Gorgeous Fall leaves and the gratitude text stamp is so PERFECT!! Love this!! And Fall cards are some of my most favorites too! Just Love Fall! 😎
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Shannon
I so love autumn, and love everything about this card, Wanda! What gorgeous rich colors on those leaves, and I adore the text print backgrounds. This is fabulous!
Wanda, this is one gorgeous card! Leaves are some of my favorite things and the colors and texture you created are fan-tab-ulous! Love Memory Box dies too!
Gorgeous fall card Wanda, and thanks for the tutorial.