Hello Fellow Stampers ~
My Goodness!! Monday again!! How did that happen?? I had a really nice 3-day weekend; how about all of you? I was able to spend some wonderful time in the Studio for the first time in quite awhile, and I really had some fun! We're going to be exploring all sorts of goodies this week - and lots of Shimmer Paint -- LOL. Let's start our adventure . . .
Fall Is Calling . . . Can You Hear It?
It's in the whisper in the breeze . . .
It's in the changing of the leaves . . .
Fall Is Calling . . . Can You Smell It?
It's in the pumpkins in the field . . .
It's in the orchards far and near . . .
Fall Is Calling . . . Can You Feel It?
It's in the cozy fire in the grate . . .
It's in the woolly sweaters that we make . . .
Fall Is Calling . . .
Author, Wendy Klein
I'm definitely feeling Fall in the air around here - except this week is going to be an anomaly . . . strange "record setting" temps all week. But the past two weeks have been significantly cooler, a change in the air, and leaves beginning to turn to their Fall colors. Our 10 days in Vail were interesting as we actually got to see change between the time of our arrival and by the time we left. I really do love Fall; I think it's the coolness to the air, and the smells and change that I love so much. If we could just stop the season at right about October 15th and then jump right over to April, I'd be great!!! LOL
Today's card celebrates Fall in all it's glory!!
I hope everyone snapped up the beautiful Blended Seasons bundle during August.
If you didn't, it was an "exclusive" only - and is now gone! And I am crying for you - because this was / is an incredible bundle!!
I'm showcasing the spray of leaves out of that bundle today, as well as the gorgeous die cuts from the framelit/thinlit set.
And then . . . I snuck in a new sentiment from a brand new stamp set in the 2018 Holiday Occasions catalog that I'm just so "falling" in love with (pun intended - LOL)
So let's walk through today's design - I'm so excited to share with you how fun this was.
This card is cut from Thick Very Vanilla cardstock, 4-1/4" x 11", scored at 5-1/2"
Then I matted with my favorite new Fall color - Poppy Parade (4" x 5-1/4")
Today's top layer is actually Watercolor Paper. I don't do this very often - I like to use Shimmery White cardstock when I watercolor most of the time; but I thought it would be interesting to do something different on this card. One thing that I liked about using Watercolor Paper for this project was the additional texture that it lends which I thought was perfect for this Fall-themed card.
The leaves were stamped in Versamark, and embossed with Copper embossing powder - the perfect color for trimming out Fall leaves I think.
Then I stamped in the sentiment from the new Country Home stamp set, and also embossed it in Copper embossing powder. Be careful how you light up your images and then your sentiment - I'll show you why in a little bit.
Then I started playing with coloring my leaves.
I used a unique collection of colors to color these leaves on this project.
Note: I used re-inkers in my little paint inkwell palette, and used my AquaPainter for all of today's watercoloring.
Colorology for the Leaves:
I LOVE LOVE LOVE how these leaves turned out. I spent Sunday morning just playing with the color - and it was sooooo much fun!
You might not think of these colors to create Fall leaves - but I encourage you to experiment, and go look at leaves in nature. You might be surprised at the nuances you see in the colors in each of the leaves you pick up.
Then . . . ahhhh, yes ~~ Here comes the Shimmer!! I took my paintbrush, and added Champagne Mist Shimmer paint over all of my leaves after they were dry. I have tried very hard to capture the shimmer in today's pictures - the result in real life is stunning!! As you move the card in the light, it looks like stained glass windows -- they are so beautiful!!
Next, I used the Pretty Label Punch to punch out my label.
And then I sponged the edges of everything with Soft Suede ink.
Now follow along on these steps carefully (I may do a Class With Wendy video tutorial on this card - so stay tuned!!)
Step 1: Wrap a piece of 1/8" Very Vanilla/Copper ribbon around the Poppy Parade 4" x 5-1/4" cardstock; BUT, keep the end on the right side loose, so you can pull it thru the punch out on the watercolor layer before adhering to the back side of the Poppy Parade cardstock.
Step 2: Goes hand-in-hand with Step 1, as you are pulling the ribbon thru the cutout, go ahead and adhere the Watercolor piece in place on the Poppy Parade.
Step 3: Now put both layers on the card base front.
Step 4: Double up a couple of Stampin' Dimensionals (stack 2 together) on the back of your punched out sentiment, to get some nice "lift" to create an "eclipse" look/technique to this card., and adhere in place.
Now you can tie a double-bow and adhere it with glue dots.
And cut out a leaf and a couple of "curly" pieces from the thinlets set in Copper Foil.
Attach with Fine-Tip Glue.
Don't forget the inside of your card!!
A simple Copper emboss of just a portion of the leaf spray - so perfect!!
I cannot tell you how much I love this card - especially the shimmer aspect. I want to give it to my honey!! But not before I make another one - LOL. Have a wonderful day everyone. And be sure to stay tuned this week. We have LOTS of fun coming!!
SOMETHING SPOOKY THIS WAY COMES . . .
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Don't wait -- do it before the bell tolls at midnight tonight!!! Did you "drop/cancel" your PP subscription recently? Don't miss this exclusive and frightfully fun kit. Re-sign up by midnight MT, September 10th so that you can join us in all the spooky fun!
Until Next Time . . . Puppy Hugs,
