5 Fall Cards

 These are the cards that were completed in our Call of Fall Workshop. I love the colors of Fall  - the oranges, reds, yellows, greens, browns, and the hint of gold!

This card is made using the Bloom & Grow stamp set, the Brick & Mortar Embossing Folder and the Ornate Layers die for the sentiment. The ribbon is the Cinnamon Cider Ribbon and the paper is from the Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper. 

The card base - Crumb Cake  - 5 ½ x 8 ½ , scored at 4 ¼.   Cut 1 ¼ ” off the bottom of 5 ½ “ end. Emboss the short front side with Brick & Mortar EF. The flowers are from the Bloom & Grow set, stamped and die cut. The blender pens used are light & dark Pumpkin Pie, light & dark Mango Melody, light & dark Cajun Craze, light Mossy Meadow and light Real Red. Attach this piece to the bottom of the short embossed front. Attach a 2" piece of designer series paper from Plaid Tidings to the bottom of the inside. The sentiment piece is Very Vanilla die cut with Ornate layers and stamped with Ornate Thanks. The Cinnamon Cider ribbon is tied in a bow and attached with a glue dot.

 This next card is created using the Autumn Goodness bundle. The card base is Very Vanilla 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2.  The card front is Very Vanilla 4 x 5 1/4, embossed with the Subtle Embossing Folder. This piece is then inked at the bottom with Old Olive using a dauber then the top part with Crumb Cake. The fence is lightly inked as well with Crumb Cake. The cart is stamped with Early Espresso on Soft Suede cardstock then cut. The wheel is cut from Soft Suede. The Pumpkins in the cart are stamped on Very Vanilla with Terracotta Tile. The pumpkins on the ground are from Gather Together, stamped on Very Vanilla with Terracotta Tile. I used Light Pumpkin Pie to lightly shade the bottom of the pumpkins. Dark & Light Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, and Crumb Cake blenders are used to color the various gourds. The basket is highlighted with Crumb Cake. The Indian Corn has touches of Real Red in it. The large wheat sheave  is cut from Very Vanilla and colored with Crumb Cake and Old Olive. The smaller wheat on the ground is stamped from Gather Together and fussy cut. It uses the same colors as the large sheave. The sentiment piece is cut from Very Vanilla with Ornate Frames and stamped in Early Espresso. The edges are inked with Terracotta Tile. The card is finished off with 3 Champagne Rhinestones.

 

This fun fold card is made using the pumpkins from Gather Together and the acorns, leaves and pine cone from Beautiful Autumn. The card base is Terracotta Tile cut 11 x 4 1/4 , scored at 5 1/2 and 2 3/4. Z fold the card, using your bone folder to crease the edges. The Gilded Autumn Designer Series Paper piece is 4 1/4 x 3 1/4. It is adhere to the front of the fold. The front flap is Terracotta Tile cut to   4 1/4 x 3 1/4. The Crumb Cake front is cut with a Stitched Rectangle. The pumpkins are stamped on Calypso Coral with retired Delicata Celestial Copper ink and cut with Gather Together dies. The leaves are stamped in Old Olive and the pine cone in Soft Suede. The acorns are stamped on Crumb Cake with Soft Suede and punched using the Beautiful Autumn bundle. The pumpkins and acorns are arranged on the Crumb Cake front. Gold twine is wrapped around the Crumb Cake front and tied in a know. This piece is then attached to the Terracotta Tile piece and attached to extend across front.

The inside is Crumb Cake 5 1/4 x 4, a Soft Suede mat 4 x 3 and Very Vanilla 3 3/4 x 2 3/4, stamped with a pumpkin.

This wreath card really highlights the touch of gold. The card base is Soft Suede cut at 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4. The Crumb Cake mat is 4 x 5 1/4. The smaller Crumb Cake mat is 2 3/4 x 4 1/4. This piece is edged with gold embossing powder. The Very Vanilla card front is cut using the Stitched Rectangles (5th from the smallest). The wreath is from Comfort & Hope, stamped with Versamark and embossed in gold. The sentiment is also embossed in gold. The two strips of Gilded Autumn Designer Series Paper are 3 1/2 x 3/4 and 3 3/4 x 3/4, bannered at both ends. The are adhered one overlapping the other slightly. The retired gold ribbon is attached to the Crumb Cake mat which is then attached to the Soft Suede card base. The leaves and acorns are stamped and cut using the Beautiful Autumn stamps and punches. 2 leaves are stamped and punched from Calypso Coral, 2 using Cajun Craze and 2 from Gold foil. The acorn is gold embossed on Crumb Cake. The stems are stamped on Mint Macaron and fussy cut. The pieces are arranged and adhered with Tombow. The acorn is attached to the center with dimensionals. Linen thread is tied in a double bow and attached with glue dot. 3 Champagne Rhinestones finish the card.

The last card uses a fun technique to create the leaves. You use watercolor paper and reinkers. I cut the watercolor paper to 4 x 5 1/4. Protect your table top with a piece of plastic or wax paper. I also wear a thin glove on the hand that I will use to touch the paper. Spray the paper generously with water. Drop droplets of reinkers onto the wet paper (Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral) and watch the magic happen! Tilt paper to move ink around. You may even have to spray a little more water. Cover the majority of the watercolor paper with color. Set aside on paper towel to dry. The card base is Cajun Craze cut at 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4. The card front is Very Vanilla cut to 4 x 5 1/4. Emboss this piece with Scripty Embossing Folder. Using a brayer, brush over the front with Crumb Cake to distress. Further distress by rubbing edges of embossed piece directly on ink pad. You want an aged look. The sentiment is Very Vanilla punched with Lovely Labels Pick a Punch, distressed with Cinnamon Cider and stamped. Wrap Linen Thread around the card front twice and tie a bow. Attach card front to card base. By this time your watercolor paper should be dry. If it's not, use a heat gun to finish the drying process. Then stamp the two larger leaves with Early Espresso and cut with die from Gathered Leaves. The smaller leaf is cut with one of the smaller leaf dies. Attach leaves with glue dots. 

So now you have instructions on how to make these 5 beautiful Fall cards. Which one is your favorite? I'd love to know!!