I’m a newbie at making cards so pretty much everything, at this point, is a learning experience. Today I learned to take care of the things that I need to do for the day BEFORE I start to create a card. Once I get into making the card, my focus is there and everything else fades away.
I used the following materials, as well as my Big Shot, to create this card:
- 3-3/4″ LG Standard Circle Spellbinders Nestabilities die to cut out the circle on orange corrugated paper.
- 2-7/8 x 1-5/8″ Petite Labels One (Scalloped) Spellbinders D-Lites die on ivory paper to create the ‘Thank you’ sentiment. In addition to cutting the image, this die also embossed the paper. I used Ranger Sepia Archival Ink for the sentiment and distressed it with Ranger Tea Dye Distress Ink. I added a brad on each side, along with some pieces cut from one of the extra leaves.
- The main cardstock was French Roast by Coredinations (Joanne’s).
- I cut out the leaves with the Sizzix BIGZ Tattered Leaves die. I used gold, brown, orange, and green alcohol inks, and added the metallic look, by sponging the leaves lightly, with DecoArt Metallic Lustre-Iced Expresso. I frosted the leaves, as well as the pieces beside the sentiment, with FolkArt Extreme Glitter-Peridot. To give the leaves a 3D effect, I anchored the middle leaf with three pieces of Therm-o-web 3-D foam squares.
Patty Bennett has a wonderful YouTube video, that inspired me to create the background for the fall leaves:
- I used 1/4″ Scor-Tape to anchor the two outer leaves, sentiment, and circle. In the past, I’ve tried different kinds of adhesives to anchor things, but Scor-Tape works the best for me. I love that it can be torn using my fingers versus using a scissor to cut it.
- I finished the card by adding two strips of orange washi tape along the bottom and added a strip on each side of the sentiment.
This was the first Autumn card I’ve made so I hope that you liked it!!!