Autumn Leaves ft. Kate Hadfield Designs

 

 

Hello everyone!  Today I'm sharing this beautiful autumn

card with you. Fall is definitely my most favorite season

of the year and it's here!  The leaves are just beginning to

turn and in a few short weeks will be in their glorious 

riot of color!  I'll be using products from

Kate Hadfield Designs

Autumn Afternoon Stamp Set

This card was very easy to make and came out so pretty.

Let me show you how I made it!

 

 

I printed out the images so I had 4 of each, but did not end up

using all of them.  I varied the sizes of them.

 

 

I colored 4 leaves and one acorn to match the background paper

that I was planning on using.  I fussy cut them leaving a very

narrow white outline.

 

 

I used a 5” x 6 ½” white side folding card base.  I was trying

to get a sense of placement of the leaves.  I had a wide washi

tape roll that I wanted to use – it has such a fall vibe.  It is

1 ¼” wide with copper foiling.  I mounted it on a piece of

plain white card stock and trimmed it to about 1/16” wider

than the tape.  I laid it on the card base and decided how I wanted

the bottom leaves to look.

 

 

I cut a piece of the background card stock and used a 3D embossing

folder to give more interest to the background without overwhelming

the leaf design.  I used 2 narrow strips of copper specialty paper from

my stash and adhered it to both long sides of the washi tape panel which

I had popped up on foam tape.  

 

 

I adhered my solid colored leaves

along the bottom using thin foam squares and trimming the stems

of them wherever necessary so they could tuck under the washi panel.

I colored and fussy cut the remaining leaves and adhered them flat

to the background panel.  I kept the coloring simple, using the washi

tape as color inspiration.  Once they were cut I went over the veins

in those leaves with a copper sparkle gel pen.  I adhered the

acorn so it overlapped the washi tape panel.  I added some

amber colored gems in various sizes just to the top portion of

the card.  And that completed my project.  

 

 

I love fall and the warm rich colors.  I hope you give it a try.

This is the kind of layout that would work with so many stamps

and seasons!  I hope you give it a try!  You can find this digital

 stamp set and so many more at

Kate Hadfield Designs

 

Supplies used:

 

Autumn Afternoon Digital Stamp Set

5” x 6 ½” white card base

Coordinating card stock for matting

Wide decorative washi tape

Fall themed 3D embossing folder

Thin foam squares

Copper sparkle gel pen

Amber gem stones

Thin strips of copper specialty paper

Copic colors used:  YG95, YR21, YG67,

YG91, RV34, RV95, E08, R89, R02

E33, E15, E57, E59, E11, E95

 

Til next time…

 

Betsy

 

IG:  @betsybirgeart

In my capacity as a design team member for Kate Hadfield Designs, I do receive the products I use from them. 

All opinions and creative decisions remain my own, and I only work with companies and use products that I love.