There were a number of birthdays for guys on my birthday calendar this month. I made a few multiples but have three different cards to share. Two of them are a variation on the same theme.
When Papertrey Ink released the Leaf Prints stamp set, I passed on it. After a year or so, I decided it would be a good addition to my collection, and I’m happy I changed my mind. I stamped the leaf on watercolor paper after rolling the edges in a slightly different ink color. Then I took a water brush and blended the colors some more, adding a third color with one of my Clear Color markers. Then I embossed the veins with gold embossing powder. I die cut and stamped the birthday sentiment from the “Swoosh” set.
Then I tried a slightly different version which I think I like even better. This time I trimmed the main part of the card and mounted it on a Classic Kraft card.
The last card has a totally different vibe.
I used the same die cut and sentiment set, but layered some of the papers from the Black and White collection. It’s a riff on one of the cards Maile Belles created when she released the paper collection.
Now I have a pile of tags to make for our annual gift exchange drawing on Thanksgiving, and a project I promised to create for Sarah that needs to be in Chicago by the first of the month. There just hasn’t been much studio time this week.
The leaves are beautiful. They actually look “scrunchy” as if you had picked them up on a walk and taken them home to use
Those leaves look so real. Beautiful cards.
OH, I really like that leaf stamp and the gold embossed veins!
I agree with Sian…that leaf is quite realistic and perfectly apropos for a guy,,,tho’ I’m sure a girl would love to receive this handiwork. Hope you get your Dec project for Sarah done and in the mail…
Cheers~
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