I wanted to keep this card relatively simple so that the detail of the leaves really stood out. I played with so many different inks and embossing powders to find the look I was searching for. In the end, I stamped the maple leaf in chocolate chip classic ink on the card background, then sponged the edges of the card to soften the look. I used the striped side of the DP which had a host of colors to choose from for the leaves and a wide ric rac that I found recently (I LOVE ric rac!)
I then stamped the maple leaf again in Chocolate Chip craft and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The oak leaf was stamped in Bermuda Bay, an odd color for a leaf, but it matched with the background paper so I went with it! A close second for the maple leaf in my trials was copper craft ink with copper embossing powder- love that shimmery copper look for leaves!
The greeting was stamped with Chocolate Chip Classic ink, cut out with a nesting die on my Sizzix machine and sponged to make it a bit more mellow. A few copper brads and it was ready to be mounted with dimensionals on the card front. The card felt like it was missing something, so I added a button tied with hemp twine over the leaves which I think finished it off. Thanks for stopping by~ If you're coming to the class Friday, I will be posting the other cards we will be making in the class each day this week, so check it out!
Heidi
Supplies:
Paper: Very Vanilla, Autumn Meadows
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic & Craft, Bermuda Bay
Accessories: Wide ric rac, double ended label die, Sizzix Machine, copper brads, clear embossing powder, heat tool, button, hemp twine, dimensionals
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