Falling Leaves

Hi everyone, autumn is definitely upon us and there are many challenges around with autumnal themes. I felt inspired to rest my Christmas card making and use a set of leaf dies I’ve had for ages but not used until now, to make a “falling leaves” card for this week’s Allsorts Challenge plus various other autumn challenges. After the struggles I had with yesterday’s card I’m pleased to report that everything just seemed to flow with this one … don’t you just love it when that happens?

I created a panel of autumnal coloured inks by smooshing various Elements and Spectrum Noir inks onto white card, spritzed with water and set aside to dry. I then die cut a variety of leaves and spritzed with a home made gold mica spray, and set aside to dry again. I die cut a large stitched square from cream card and background stamped using some of the newest Tracy Evans stamps in Sand Dune VFC, with autumn season words over stamped using Portobello. I arranged the leaves and attached, then blended Scorched Timber Distress Oxide around the edges of the panel and added gold Posca spatters. I stamped the word “autumn” onto a separate snippet of kraft card, cut out and attached with 2 small birdies stamped to sit on top, then matted the finished panel onto a kraft card blank.

Here’s an angled pic to show the gold mica and spatters a bit better.

Stamps: Tracy Evans Boutique Designs TE30 Garden Elements, TE27 Insect; AALL & Create #455 Seasons;

Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Sahara, Russet Orange, Paprika, Olive); Spectrum Noir Harmony Dye Ink (Bordeaux); Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink (Scorched Timber); Versafine Clair (Sand Dune, Portobello); Posca pen (gold); 

Tools: Hunkydory Moonstone Duo-Stitched Square Die, unbranded leaf dies from Amazon.

Challenges I would like to enter:

613 Avenue Create (October) - Anything Goes with option Lots of Leaves

Allsorts #801 - Falling Leaves (2nd entry)

Craft Rocket #119 - Autumn and/or Hallowe’en

Creative Inspirations (October) - The Season of Autumn

Cut It Up #314 - Inspired by a Song

(“Autumn Leaves” by Ed Sheeran)

Daisy Chain #90 - Autumn and/or Hallowe’en

Die Cut Divas (October) - Use a Die Cut (celebrating World Cardmaking Day)

Four Seasons (October) - Anything Goes Fall

Incy Wincy (October) - Autumn

Inspiration Station #66 - Inspiration Prompt

(I have chosen the autumnal leaves)

Moving Along With the Times #171 - Autumnal Colours

My Time to Craft #544 - Autumn Season Colours

Paper Funday #70 - Anything Goes with option Colours of Autumn

Simon Says (Wednesday) - Things With Wings (4th entry)

Sparkles #180 - Autumn/Fall (2nd entry)

Stamping Sensations (October) - Autumn Colours

Try It On Tuesday - Autumn Magic

Unicorn #103 - Autumn and/or Hallowe’en

We Love Stamping (October) - Autumn

Word Art Wednesday #667/668 - Anything Goes (6th entry)

Feeling mellowed out now, though I dare say that will soon pass as the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” gives way to cold and wet weather!

Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,