Global Design Project Entry - Leaves

 Hi crafters,

There is a new challenge over at the Global Design Project and this week the theme is leaves.  I have fallen head over heels for the Love of Leaves bundle so I know straight away that I wanted to use this for my entry.  

The dies have intricate stitching detail which really makes an impact.  My card actually only features one of the stamped leaves in three different colours - Pumpkin Pie, Mossy Meadow and Cajun Craze.  

I started by creating a card base from Mossy Meadow cardstock.  Next I took a panel of Whisper White cardstock and ran this though my die cutting machine twice with the large border stitching die to create the background.  I stamped the leaves in Mango Melody, Mossy Meadow and Cajun Craze and then die cut with the co-ordinating die.  I added the stitching die on top and ran through again.  I adhered the leaves across the centre of the white panel attached to my card base and then flicked some watered down Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint over the top.  I added the gold trim from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack behind the centre leaf to bring out the gold of the splatter.  Lastly, I heat embossed my sentiment in white onto Mossy Meadow cardstock.  The leaves are all popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.  

I would like to enter this card into the Global Design Project #255 - Leaves

Happy crafting,

Rachel x

Product List

Love Of Leaves Bundle (English) [155195]	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086]	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111]
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085]	Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint [147044]	Versamark Pad [102283]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]
Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack [152475]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Thinking of You

Hi Crafters,

Today's card came to me in the middle of the night and I just couldn't wait to get into the craft room to start creating.  Did you know that Stampin' Up! have a great range of Watercolour Pencils?  The pencils are highly pigmented which means they look great on both light and dark colours of card.  I used the Colorful Seasons stamp set for this card but only used two of the 24 stamps in the set.  These are just some of the projects that you can make from this suite.

I began by creating a card blank from Rich Razzleberry cardstock and scored horizontal lines to encase my topper panel.  On my Basic Black cardstock I heat embossed the leaves in gold in a random pattern.  I took watercolour pencils in Rich Razzleberry, Real Red and Pumpkin Pie to colour the leaves.  To finish, I added the sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

What will you create with the Colorful Seasons bundle - I'd love to know.  If you haven't purchased the Watercolour Pencils yet, I can highly recommend them.  The quality is fantastic and you have so many options with your choice of cardstock and image.

Happy crafting,
Rachel x



Product List

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock [119981]	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set [143726]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]	Watercolor Pencils [141709]	Simply Scored [122334]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]