Falling Leaves 🍁🍂

Hi everyone, the weather has been dropping colder here and the leaves are starting to fall - autumn is upon us, so I felt motivated to make a seasonal card. I have had this set of leaf dies since last year and only used them once before, but I really like them so foresee bringing them out on an annual basis! 

I gathered a couple of snippets of white stamping card and made smooshed backgrounds with various autumnal shades of Elements inks, then sprayed the card with a home made gold mica spray. When dry I die cut a variety of leaves and set aside.   I cut a piece of white card 6.75” x 4.75” and masked a border round the edges, then blended Elements and Distress inks to create a lightly coloured panel. I randomly stamped some background script by partially inking a very large old woodblock script stamp I found in my drawer, then stamped the word “autumn”. I arranged and stuck down the cascade of falling leaves then stamped the bird in the corner, stamped again onto separate card, cut out and attached the body on top of the original image. I added the “falling leaves” stamped sentiment then matted the finished piece onto a dark brown border and a 7” x 5” card blank.

Here’s an angled shot to show the gold sheen - I’ve also noticed that I left a couple of the teeny cut outs in the leaves, but I think they’re glued down solid now!

Stamps: AALL & Create #455 Seasons; Tracy Evans Boutique Designs TE4 New Beginnings; Penny Black Letter Background (1999L); Visible Image Erika’s Maple; 

Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Sahara, Russet Orange, Paprika, Olive, Soft Cygnet); Tim Holtz Distress inks (Antique Linen, Vintage Photo); Versafine Clair (Portobello, Sand Dune);

Tools: Unbranded leaf dies from Amazon.

Challenges I would like to enter:

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

As You Like It - Favourite Die (and why)

(Although I’ve only used it a couple of times I love this leaf die set as the leaves are so intricate and work so well with fabulous autumn colours)

Cardz 4 Galz #259 - Dies/Punches

Classic Design Challenge #9 2025 - Anything Goes with option Trees and/or Leaves

Crafty Catz #701 - Anything Goes with option Autumn Colours

Crafty Gals’ Corner #270 - Fill in the Blank - Fall ___

(…ing Leaves)

Creative Artiste #119 - Anything Mixed Media Goes

Cut It Up #339 - It Looks Like Fall

Die Cut Divas (September) - Anything Goes with a Die Cut (2nd entry)

Dream Valley #345 - Autumn Colours

Inspiration Station #77 - Inspiration Photo (2nd entry)

Make My Monday #261 - Autumn Festival/Autumnal Fall

Outlawz Festive Friday (September) - Colours of the Season

Papercraft #122 - Amazing Autumn

Paper Funday #80 - Anything Goes with option Changing Seasons

Simon Says (Wednesday) - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

We Love 2 Create #9 2025 - Anything Mixed Media/Papercrafting Goes (2nd entry)

Word Art Wednesday #718/719 - Anything Goes

I’ve got a small number of additional photos from our holiday in Pula (most photos were on my previous post here). 

Me at Pula amphitheatre

Graham and I at Rovinj

Wedding anniversary dinner by the Temple of Augustus 

Fish and butterflies at Pula aquarium

That’s all for today. Take care, and thanks for visiting,

Hugs,