AUTUMN FIELDS

Today's Autumn Fields Fun Fold card uses several of the dies from the Bundle.  I think the dies are my favorite part of this bundle.

The stamped images for the leaves and flowers in this bundle have coordinating dies, but there are also dies for additional leaves that provide their own detail, so stamping is not required.

The only stamped image in my autumn bouquet is the Wheat Head.  The other four leaves were just made with die cuts from Very Vanilla Cardstock.  

I used Stampin' Blends to darken the detail cuts in the leaves and then added a little color around the edges and center area with Sponge Daubers.

This card is a very easy fun fold card.  If you can cut, score and fold cardstock you can make this fun fold.

Watch this video to see just how quick and simple it is.

Once you have your card base scored and folded, you can decorate it any way you like.  I used the Autumn Opulence Designer Series Paper, but as you can see in the video, there are also other options.

The focal point on the center fold can also be any shape you like.  I used the double-sided scalloped die from Autumn Fields Dies for my focal point and then decorated it with the die cut leaves.

The back of the card is used for your personal message.

All the sentiments on this card are from the Sweet Words & Labels Stamp Set.  I used the "rock & roll" technique with one of the small decorative element stamps to add color to each corner of the message layer.  I first inked the stamp with Petal Pink ink and then "rolled" the edges of the stamp lightly on a Cajun Craze ink pad.  

Adding the couple of die cut leaves is totally optional, but I had them leftover from the card front so added them to the lower corner.  Adding DSP to the side panels on the back is also optional, but I do feel it adds a nice "finished" look.

Use this link to download the Tutorial.  It includes a diagram for cutting and scoring the card base as well as step-by-step directions to decorate the card.

A list of the products used is shown below.

Product List

Autumn Fields Bundle (English) [168329]	Sweet Words & Labels Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167622]	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650]
Autumn Opulence 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [168336]	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108]	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085]	Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665]
Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161678]	Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154879]	Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161680]	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893]
Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475]	Sponge Daubers [133773]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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WE ARE FAMILY - AUTUMN FIELDS

This week I am featuring the Autumn Fields Bundle.  I purchased this bundle to use in an Autumn Sampler that I made recently for a class, but I also wanted to see how I could use it for a card.

The sentiments and greetings in this bundle are large and bold so for my first card with this bundle, I decided to focus on a couple of the sentiments.

If you are a scrapbooker the sentiments in this stamp set would be great for scrapbook pages!  Can't you just picture this "we are FAMILY" on a scrapbook page surrounded by pictures of your family?  Check out the bundle in the product list below to see all the images and dies that are included.

The background for today's card was created with a decorative Painted Pumpkin mask.  I used the mask to create an ombre background of leaves using Pretty Peacock and Lost Lagoon ink.

I used three of the small flowers from the Autumn Fields Bundle to add some pops of color.  The curvy Pretty Peacock row of leaves and the FAMILY Basic White die cut sentiment strip were made with dies from the bundle.  

I purposely made the background for the card front a little larger than I needed so that I could trim off a strip and use it to decorate the inside of the card.  Three more little flowers surround the sentiment from Fabulous Sayings.  This sentiment stamp set was a Product of the Month a few months ago, but obviously any sentiment could be used.

If you are not familiar with the Product of the Month, it is a product that is new each month and can be purchased for $5 when your order reaches a value of $75.  These products are only available while supplies last and sometimes run out even before the end of the month.  September's Product of the month is this beautiful Specialty Designer Series Paper called Luxe Foliage.

Isn't it pretty?

Use this link to download a tutorial with all the details to create today's card.

Below is a list of the products that were used on the card.

Product List

Autumn Fields Bundle (English) [168329]	Fabulous Sayings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [167972]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]	Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133679]
Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161678]	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083]
Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143]	Berry Burst Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161681]	Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155518]	Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161675]
Iridescent Pearls [153549]	Painted Pumpkins Decorative Masks [168438]	Blending Brushes [153611]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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ELEGANT LEAVES WITH BABY WIPES

While the leaves on Monday's card were in bold traditional fall colors, the leaves on today's card are anything but traditional.  They have a pretty, softer vibe, and I'm not sure they even exist in nature.  

I revived an old technique that I hadn't used in a long time so wanted to experiment a bit with color.  The technique is Baby Wipe Stamping.  With this technique you use a folded Baby Wipe to create an ink pad by adding drops of various ink colors on the baby wipe.  Then you use that baby wipe as your ink pad to ink your stamp.

If you are new to stamping and haven't seen this technique before it's a lot of fun.  Watch this video for lots of tips and tricks.

As I mentioned in the video, my original intent was to make all the leaves using the Baby Wipe Technique, but when I assembled the four leaves on the card front, they all just blended together, and it didn't really showcase them very well.

So, I did a reset and stamped the three smaller background leaves with simple two-step stamping.  I used the same colors that I had used on the Baby Wipe--Gorgeous Grape, Blueberry Bushel and Bubble Bath--but made them each a solid color.  That helped the large, center Baby Wipe leaf to stand out more.

The solid potion of the two smallest leaves was stamped-off so that the tone-on-tone veins would be clearly visible.  The medium-size leaf was stamped with Bubble Bath and Gorgeous Grape.

When you make your Baby Wipe ink pad, you can use it several times, so I had fun with the inside of the card and the envelope flap.

I stamped several leaves on the edge of the message layer and the flap of the envelope.  As long as I left plenty of white space between the leaves, I loved how it looked.

The sentiments on the front and inside of the card are both from the Elegant Leaves Bundle.  

For all the details use this link to download a tutorial.

A list of the products I used is shown below.  Click on any image to learn more or make a purchase.

Product List

Elegant Leaves Bundle (English) [168303]	Graceful Evergreen Deer Photopolymer Stamp Set [170565]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]
Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [147138]	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099]	Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad [161664]	Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [147176]
Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [161670]	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [147164]	Frosted Iridescent Dots [165766]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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