I am pretty excited about making Autumn cards again, since it is my favorite season. Our stamp group got together for our monthly teams meeting on line and we did a fold and a technique. We started with watercolor paper and sponged on some Distress Oxide inks, then we took leaf stamps (I used clear stamps and my stamp positioner) covered the whole background with them, spritz the stamps with water and then stamped, pushing down a little bit and letting sit for a few seconds to let the water settle well into the paper.
I will have to say that you do want a good quality watercolor paper, because the others turned out really nice and you could barely see mine, I used Artist Loft brand watercolor paper. They suggested I try a thicker paper, and I did have some Tim Holtz mixed media paper and that worked well as you can see. So just a tip if you want to try this and if it doesn't seem to work well, try it with another paper. It gives a nice ghosted background and I used lined stamps, not solid like it looks.
- Crafter's Companion - Tumbling Leaves stamp for background sentiment heat embossed w/gold
- Distress Oxide - Lucky Cloves, Candid Apple, Rusty Hinge and Spiced Marmalade for background
- Tim Holtz - Leaf Fragments cut from smooshed background
- Gold Paint splatters
- Spellbinders - Foliage die set and Labels 20
- Crafter's companion - Tumbling Leaves stamp and die set
- Scrap strips of paper at the fold
14 comments:
Absolutely stunning. Beautiful Autumn 🍂 colours.
OOoohhh I love both of these!! Yay for Fall cards to continue - it's my fave season too. I love the panel in the middle like that...such a a creative feature. :)
Beautiful Autumn colours and water painting, so vibrant and my favourite season too Connie, love the leaves and your designs, gorgeous cards..
luv CHRISSYxx
The fall colors are fabulous! What a great technique too. Your card is beautiful!!
Well that's just gorgeous! Love your water colors and those fabulous striking colors! WOW! This is really gorgeous and I adore the inside fun fold--so fantastic! On another note....slow your roll buddy, we 'technically' still have a month of summer left! lol
Oh no, I know that feeling of a little crafty oops moment! 😅 But honestly, sometimes those "mistakes" turn out to be happy accidents—it gives your card such unique character! I absolutely love that you added the fern last to anchor it all your way. 🌿✨ It really does look beautiful and the technique came out perfectly! Thanks for sharing the link, too—it's so fun to see the same technique interpreted differently. Amazing work! 💚🥰 nanajee.com
Wow, your card looks stunning!!!!
The ghosted leaf background is absolutely mesmerizing—such a clever use of water-reactive stamping to create that soft, ethereal effect. I love how the gold embossing and paint splatters add warmth and richness, perfectly echoing the glow of autumn light. The inside fold is such a delightful surprise, and even your upside-down panel adds a whimsical charm that feels totally intentional. This card captures the spirit of fall in such a heartfelt and artistic way.
so bright and colorful!!!!
I love the ghosted background!!!
autumn is my favorite season too. there are so many fun things to do and weather you can enjoy doing them in. the cards are beautiful, i like "warm wishes" it's such a nice sentiment on a card!!
Yes, I too like the Autumn season, the colours are so beautiful ... so is your card.
All the best Jan
Wow, those colors, and leaves, and ghostly images on the front are fabulous! The inside leaves look just right, considering they're probably falling from the tree. I'd say it's perfect!
What lovely techniques you used on this autumn card! It turned out so pretty!
Beautiful!
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