Fall Wishes

Good Morning.

Another Fall themed card before all the leaves in my backyard are gone.  

This is a fun technique using real leaves and some acrylic paint.  I love the results.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I went out into my backyard and picked out some leaves that would not be too big for my card front panel.  I have a shrub that still had these lovely leaves intact, so I picked a few to use for my card.  
• I die-cut the panel with the Wonky Stitched die so I knew what size I was working with.
• Using the raised veined backside of the leaf, I brayered on some acrylic paints in reds and oranges being sure to cover the whole surface.  I carefully picked up the leaf and pressed it onto my panel.
• I repeated that process with another leaf that was a bit bigger and placed it along the side for interest.
• I set that aside to dry which didn't take long as there was a thin coat of paint used....that's important so you don't lose the detail of the leaf.
• While that dried, I pulled out some Distress Oxide inks that I thought would match the orange and reds.  I ended up with some Barn Door, Candied Apple and Carved Pumpkin inks.
• I randomly stamped and filled in all the areas around the leaves using a variety of stamps from AALL and Create.  They have such wonderful stamps for creating a collage style background on cards.
• When I was happy with all the stamping, I placed the piece into my Misti and stamped the sentiment and clear heat embossed it.  
• I splattered with my black Posca pen, then I mounted the piece onto some red, then orange cardstock and then onto a heavy white card base.

 Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- THANKSGIVING

Inkspirational- FRAME IT

Crafty Calendar- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Everyday Sentiments (YNS); Splattered Numbers #350 (AALL and Create); 

Overlapping Texture #307 (AALL and Create)

Inks- Distress Oxides (colours above); acrylic paint (Dollar Tree)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- brayer (Speedball); leaves from the garden; 

Wonky Stitched Die (Avery Elle); Cuttlebug; Posca pen