Thursday, October 10, 2024

Happy Fall Y'all

For our Just Us Girls Challenge #748 Word Week, Stephanie has chosen a great word: Leaves. I went on a scavenger hunt on Pinterest to get ideas and I just loved this idea (actually both of her ideas) on the I'm in Haven blog. Here is my version.





Products I used:

Spellbinders: Delicious Decorations dies

Pink and Main: Large Sentiment Strip dies

Lawn Fawn: Woodgrain cardstock

Ranger: Distress Ink pads

Aqua painter 

Computer generated sentiment

I "watercolored" my leaf colors with the aqua painter on white cardstock, then dried the ink with my heat gun. 

Then I die cut lots of the little leaves. 

I cut a an A2 panel of woodgrain cardstock, then cut out a piece on the diagonal from top to bottom. 

I made a kraft, speckled card base and drew a faint pencil line where the opening would be between the two woodgrain pieces. I adhered the leaves in that "channel" on the card base. When that step was complete, I popped up the woodgrain pieces on foam tape. 

Since I don't really have fall sentiments, I created one on the computer and die cut it into a banner. I popped it up on foam tape to complete the card. This card looks to me like I am peeking through a white fence at the falling leaves.

We sure hope you will join us this week using leaves as your focal point! See you in the gallery!

Carol







10 comments:

Lisa Elton said...

This is s cute idea and you've executed it perfectly! The woodgrain paper is a wonderful pairing for your pretty little fall leaves!

Stephanie Lanzalotto said...

This is really wonderful, Carol. I love the design and youy colorful leaves look wonderful on the kraft and against the stark white. Fabulous take on the word!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Lovely card - the angle is so elegant!

ElizStewart said...

Carol... such a great layout to display falling leaves and still be CAS. Beautiful card!

Ina G said...

Love the woodgrain paper Carol and of what fun cutting and colouring all those itty bitty leaves. Super fall card.

cm said...

The woodgrain and leafy strip make for a wonderful pairing, especially with the design you've used. Soooo pretty!
hugs~carol

donna mikasa said...

LOVE your take on Lisa's card design and I'm going to remember it too!

Sue VanDeVusse said...

I love how you paired the woodgrain with those beautiful falling leaves! The colors look so realistic and I love your design, too.

Bobby said...

You had the perfect size leaves to fill that space in the 'fence', Carol, and the colors are beautiful.

lichazul said...

Absoluty gorgeous card, congrats 💐☺️ happy day