Saturday, September 9, 2017

Hello Fall

Still playing with my (new to me) stitched leaf wreath......here's another card featuring it!  (I probably should have combined both posts today into 1)


supplies: Hero Arts pool layering paper, watercolor paper, kraft card stock, and lots of printed design papers, Simon's Stitched Leaf Wreath, Stampendous Autumn Words background, VersaMark and white embossing powder, peacock feathers distress ink diluted with water, sentiment from Sugar Pea Fall Fox, twine, MFT stitched tag, adhesive foam squares

I started by cutting out my wreath die from a panel of watercolor paper.  After removing the leaves, I overstamped the panel in VersaMark, heat embossed it in white powder, then washed it with some diluted peacock feathers distress ink.  Then I cut more leaves from a plaid paper, and popped them into place above my stitched wreath, and then fit more leaves (left over from this card) under the plaid ones to fill the wreath out.  Here's a closer shot to show you the dimension.  At this angle, you can see in the bottom right where the wreath die originally was cut from the background.


To finish I just stamped and cut a stitched tag and tucked it in, along with a twine bow.

I'm pleased with the way this turned out - love the combo of fall colors and aqua/teal/turquoise, and mixing text into anything always pleases me!

12 comments:

Betty said...

really pretty, Lin - i love the teal/orangey colors together too!

Tee said...

I love your leaf wreath, it is pretty!

Cat Craig said...

Na, its fun to take a look at two posts and easier for the reader to keep the cards apart in their minds...at least it is for me. Love this take with blue and browns as well. I am coming to love that combo Lin and it is because of your lovely cards.

Wanda Cullen said...

LOVE this stunning fall creation! The turquoise paired with the text is such a great background!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Fabulous fall wreath, Lin!! Just love how you did the background too! Off to check out the other card :)

kiwimeskreations said...

A gorgeous wreath Lin - love the way you did the background, and also taking the die cut out of the background is ingenious. The plaid paper leaves add such subtle texture amongst the others.
Blessings
Maxine

adele holcomb said...

This is absolutely beautiful -- the colors, the patterned paper leaves, the color wash on the text background. This is one of those days when you just outdid yourself!

I'm in SE Florida and we seem to have escaped the eye of the storm for the moment, although we've had tornado warnings all morning. I'm buttoned up with my family, but our thoughts are with family in the Tampa area. Hope your son found safety.

Ann Greenspan's Crafts said...

Love how you made your background, Lin. It is so pretty with the colors of your leaves. And I love that tag tucked in the way you did. Gorgeous card! Thanks for inspiring me to try this with dies and stamps that I own.

Debbie Br said...

Love your background and choice of colours! Is the background an older stamp? I tried to find it and was unable to. Thanks

Karen Dunbrook said...

sweet card Lin...I also love how you did the bkg...adds great interest.
xx Karen

Lisa Elton said...

Wonderful design Lin! This is a beautiful autumn card!

SueB said...

ok, I'm swooning here ... thanx for the inspiration!