Dies R Us: Happy Fall!

Sep 21, 2017

Happy Fall!

Hello and Welcome! Barbara Campbell here today with this fall card. I just love the colors of fall. Not just the colors, but the feel of the cool air and the smell of home cooked foods that go along with it.

I decided to make this card with all of the delicious colors and leaves.

I pictured the leaves blowing and tried to show that on this card.

I used water color paper and die cut the Leafy Breeze die from Memory Box in white. I left the leaves in the die and colored them. This worked much faster, as I didn't need to be careful about my coloring. Sorry for the out of focus picture.

Next I cut the die again and trimmed the sides like this.

Then I channeled my best Jennifer McGuire and placed each leaf back into the die that you see here.

It took a bit of time, but I think the finished card was worth it.

Along the right side of the die that I trimmed, I glued some gold cord and then heat embossed the sentiment in gold, from a set by Power Poppy. I then added more leaves and vines to the upper left and lower right corners. The are from Poppy stamps Stitched Pumpkin Leaves.

Here is a tip. After heat embossing the sentiment, my card was warped. To make it better, I sprayed lightly with water and put the card under a heavy book. That fixed that.

Here are the dies that I used for this card.

Leafy Breeze by Poppy Stamps

Poppystamps - Dies - Stitched Pumpkin Leaves (NEW)

Stitched Pumpkin Leaves by Poppy Stamps

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Thanks so much for stopping by! Blessings~ Birgit