Wednesday, July 27, 2022

AUTUMN LEAVES FROM PERCHED ON A TREE

Before I started making my Perched in a Tree cards this week, I decided that I needed to have at least one card that did not use the adorable little bird.  It was hard to do.  I love that cute little guy, but I wanted to show some versatility of design so assigned myself the challenge of making at least one card without him.


This Perched in a Tree bundle includes two leaf dies, but they do not have a coordinating stamp, so that made an even larger challenge for me on how to make the leaves "look pretty".  To just simply die cut them from a solid color seemed a little "boring", so I wanted to add some color variation.

I started with Basic White cardstock and used my Blending Brushes to add Mint Macaron and Calypso Coral ink.  Then I also stamped some speckles with those same colors as well as Crumb Cake ink to add depth and texture.  Next, I die cut the leaves which also debosses the veins.  I then used a Fine-Tip Glue Pen to add fine lines of glue to the veins and the edges so that I could apply Gilded Leafing to the leaves.  That added some beautiful shimmer and shine on the leaves.  Here is a close-up.


I also added Gilded Leafing across the top off the lower Crumb Cake section on the bottom of the card.  I used Tear & Tape to adhere the Gilding Leaving on that upper edge.

The background behind the trees was made with Blending Brushes and various ink colors blended on Shimmery White.  The Shimmery White cardstock adds a beautiful subtle shimmer behind the trees.  It looks as if the sun is shining.  Please refer to the detailed tutorial available for download to see all the ink colors used for the background.


A double bow of gold cording from Simply Elegant Trim completed the card front.

For the inside of the card, I stamped a sentiment from the Perched in a Tree stamp set with Soft Suede Ink.  Using Tear & Tape to adhere it, a stripe of Gilded Leafing was added on the left side of the Basic White cardstock.  I have found using Tear & Tape to be the easiest way to apply the Gilding Leafing to any project, but obviously it only works if you want to use it in a straight strip.


For a complete list of all products used, please refer to the list below.  To see details on any of the products, simply click on the product image.



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