Fall Foliage

 

Another card for the Stamp Club.....

 This card was inspired by THIS card on Splitcoaststampers.  Changed a few things but looks pretty much the same.  The one thing I love about this card is that instead of ribbon, a strip of designer fabric is used instead.  Ingenious!  

 Dimensions:

Crumb Cake:  A2 Card Base; Scrap for labe

Pool Party:  5-3/8 x 4-1/8

Soft Suede:  2-3/4 x 4

Very Vanilla: 2-5/8 x 3-7/8; scrap for circle

Instructions:  

Punch Label and crumple to distress.  Sponge edges with Soft Suede ink.  Stamp sentiment in Pool Party ink and punch out with circle punch.

Stamp Oak leaves on Pool Party card stock with Pool Party ink.  Sponge edges with Pool Party ink and gently distress with edge distresser.

Distress and sponge edges of Soft Suede card stock.

Main Image:

Stamp "french script" with Soft Suede ink randomly over Very Vanilla card stock.

Randomly stamp "droplets" on same card stock.

Rub card stock with embossing buddy to get rid of static.  Stamp Oak Leaf with Versa Mark ink and sprinkle with Clear Embossing Powder. Heat.

Sponge randomly over leaf area with Soft Suede and Pool Party ink.

Distress edges and sponge with Soft Suede ink.

Adhere all pieces together and attach embellishments.

Supplies:

Stamps:  French Foliage, Petite Pairs

Paper:  Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede

Ink:  Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, VersaMark

Accessories:  Clear embossing powder, Heat Gun, Sponges, Mini Clothes Pin, Glue Dots, Designer Fabric, Edge Distresser, 1" Circle Punch, Label Punch, Embossing Buddy.

A view of the inside of the card.

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Artistic Faux Tile

Just a few things to note about the making of the card.....

I made this card a while ago using the Faux Tile Technique.  Click HERE for a tutorial on how to use this technique. You do have to put quite a bit of Crystal Effects on each square to cover the area.  Plus I let it dry overnight.  I found that Tombo Liquid Glue worked best to adhere the tiles to the Chocolate Chip card stock background.

The ribbon is just pleated with a glue dot stuck behind each pleat.  I have also seen the ribbon without a glue dot but then each pleat sticks up a bit.  A different look, but looks good too.  

Also, to attach the brad, I used my crop-o-dile to punch through all the layers.

Supplies:  

Stamps:  French Foliage, Artistic Etchings, Notably Ornate

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories:  Distressing Tool, Crystal Effects, Dimensionals, Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, Victoria 5/8" Crochet Trim, Very Vanilla 5/8" Jumbo Brad, Glue Dots, Crop-o-dile, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Tombo Liquid Glue

4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card

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French Foliage Thanks

I thought I had better post another autumn looking card before it begins to snow here in Winnipeg.  I think winter is just around the corner with the temperature only reaching 1 degree celius today.  Brrrr.  Chicken Soup is on the menu for tonight.

This was a quick card.  Love those!

Supplies: 

Stamps:  French Foliage, Thank You Kindly

Paper:  Crumb Cake (Kraft), Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla

Ink:  Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Crumb Cake

Accessories:  Dimensionals, 1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon

4.25 x 5.5 card

Mmmm.  I am beginning to smell that soup.

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October Stamp Club

French Foliage

Rock & Roll and Collage Techniques

Directions:

Collage Background:

Randomly stamp French Foliage images over Very Vanilla card stock in the following inks:

• Poplar leaf in Cajun Craze ink
• Oak leaf in Cajun Craze ink.  Stamp- off once on scrap paper before stamping on card stock. This gives it a lighter colour
• Script in Rich Razzleberry ink
• Paris Circle in Rich Razzleberry ink
• Ink up an Acrylic Block in More Mustard ink

Small Square Image:

1.  Sponge edges of Very Vanilla square with More Mustard ink.

2.  Stamp Script in Rich Razzleberry ink in center of Very Vanilla square.

3.  Ink Poplar Leaf in More Mustard ink.  Roll the edges in Cajun Craze ink.  Stamp on Very Vanilla square.

Complete card:

1.  Adhere layers together.

2.  Add dimensionals to the back of the Collage image and the small square Leaf image.

3.  Add ribbon to collage image.

4.  Finish card.

Dimensions:

Cajun Craze Card Base:  5 1/2 x 8 1/2

Rich Razzleberry:  3 3/8 x 4 5/8

Very Vanilla:  3 1/4 x 4 1/2

Cajun Craze:  2 x 2 1/4

Rich Razzleberry:  1 7/8 x 2 1/8

Very Vanilla:  1 3/4 x 2

Supplies:

Stamps:  French Foliage, Acrylic Block

Paper:  Cajun Craze, Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla,

Ink:  Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories:  Rich Razzleberry Ribbon, Dimensionals, Sponge

4.25 x 5.5 card



Baroque Motifs and Big Beautiful Butterfly



Directions:

1.  Stamp Baroque Motifs flourish, small flower and sentiment in Soft Suede ink on Soft Suede card stock. 

2.  Use Scallop Trim Border Punch to punch both edges of Newsprint DSP.  Adhere to Cherry Cobbler strip.

3.  Add Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding and then Lace to the strip.

4.  Use Bigshot to cut out small butterflies (Beautiful Wings Embosslit).  Glue to background with a Two-way Glue Pen.

5.  Fold Naturals Ivory square in half and place over the "half butterfly" on the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die.  Run through Bigshot.  TIP:  When placing your folded card stock over the half butterfly, make sure that your see the ends of the lines of the middle part of the butterfly.  Doing this will ensure that you cut your butterfly completely.

6.  With a clean Baroque Motifs flourish stamp, stamp on butterfly with VersaMark.  Emboss with Clear Embossing Powder.

7.  Sponge over butterfly with Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede ink.  (If you would like your butterfly multicoloured, add more ink colours as suggested in the Supply List.  The example that was followed is on page 133 in the Stampin' Up Idea Book & Catalogue).  Once you are done sponging, take a tissue or baby wipe and gently wipe the ink off the embossed flourish.

8.  Punch a 1/8" hole with Hand Held Punch.  Add brad.  Add dimensionals to back of butterfly.

9.  Complete card.

Dimensions:

Natural Ivory Card Base:  5 1/2 x 8 1/2

Soft Suede:  4 1/8 x 5 3/8

Cherry Cobbler Strip:  1 7/8 x 5 1/4

Newsprint Designer Series Paper:  2 1/8 x 5 1/4

Butterfly Square:  3 1/4 x 4 1/4 

Natural Ivory Scrap:  for Beautiful Wings Embosslit

Supplies:

Stamps:  Baroque Motifs

Paper:  Naturals Ivory, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Newsprint DSP

Ink:  Soft Suede, VersaMark, Cherry Cobbler (Multicoloured Option:  Elegant Eggplant, Not Quite Navy, More Mustard)

Accessories:    Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Bigshot, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding, Vanilla Lace Trim (from the dollar store??), Brad, Dimensionals, Two-way Glue Pen, Clear Embossing Powder, Sponge, 1/8" Hand Held Punch

4 25 x 5 5 card



The club had the option to make a multicoloured butterly.  Just like in the Stampin' Up Idea Book & Catologue (p.132)



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