I was privileged to go to Boyne Highlands this fall — right in time to see the amazing autumn colors. There was breathtaking beauty everywhere I looked.
I used Mosaic Moments’ new leaf die (love the unique size and shape) to accent some of my favorite photos. And, of course, I made a video to show you how I did it! Click here to watch it.
I have a thing for foxes lately. I cannot tell you why or what caused it, but I am suddenly really into foxes.
So, when I my challenge for my card swap club was to make an autumn card, I took this adorable paper from Doodlebug and ran with it …
The papers are from Doodlebug’s Friendly Forest collection. I also wanted to use the Mini Doodle-Pops 3D Stickers, as well. Since they come with four different animals in each package, I made four slightly different cards.
I used dies from Tim Holtz to create the postage stamp behind the animals and the leaves. And the Hellos are dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs.
What do you think?
Today’s technique is an oldie-but-goodie from Tim Holtz — used to create these fabulous fall leaves.
Tim calls this Wrinkle-Free Distress.
To start, you need your non-stick craft sheet, a mister of water, a piece of cardstock and a few Distress Inks.
The type of cardstock you choose will make a difference in the final outcome. I used plain, white cardstock and the inks soak right in. If you use a treated surface, like Manila tags, your colors will be more vivid.
Next, swipe your ink pads across your non-stick craft sheet so they are close together, but not touching.
Now, spritz them with water — a lot of water — until the color beads up, like this …
At this point you are ready to swipe your paper through the ink. Tim says to just lay the paper flat on the craft sheet and press it down to absorb the color. I dragged mine through the different colors to mix it up a bit.
Then, I dried the paper with my heat gun and did it again. On the second time through, I used a bit of Dusty Concord and Mustard Seed to help brighten it up a bit. Had I used a manila tag, the inks would have been brighter on their own. After drying, this is what mine looked like …
Next, I used the Tattered Leaves die by Tim Holtz/Sizzix to cut out my leaves.
Before attaching them to my tag, I took a bit of Brushed Corduroy and Walnut Stain inks to the edges. And, I thought they needed some sparkle so I spritzed them with Perfect Pearls Mists in Heirloom Gold. I bent them a bit to add dimension and adhered them to my tag.
For the rest of the tag, I applied a saying from We R Memory Keepers, wrapped around a bit of twine, and added some ink. You could easily apply the same technique to a card or scrapbook page.
If you’d like to try the technique out for yourself, I’ll be at Capture-A-Memory in Flint Township from 2-6 p.m. today. Hope to see you there!
Perhaps it is the cool, fall-like weather we have had for the past week or the fact that Halloween and Christmas papers have been arriving at the scrapbook store, but whatever it is, I have been in the mood to scrapbook autumn.
Fortunately Bo Bunny’s new Apple Cider line arrived just in time …
These are some “rejects” taken a few years ago when we were taking my daughter’s senior photos. Even though they weren’t senior photo worthy, they are still beautiful photos that capture so much of Korie’s personality. They definitely deserve a place in a scrapbook, so this is what I created: (click on the image for a closer view)
I only had one of each paper in this collection, so I cut two of the papers in half and used them on each side to make it coordinate. I added a strip of another paper over each seam and then a larger stripe across both sheets to serve as photo mats.
I used Rusty Hinge and Walnut Stain Distress Inks on the edges of the papers and the die cuts (Tim Holtz Tattered Leaves).
For the letters, I used Word Play by Tim Holtz. I cut them out of Grungeboard, then painted them with Claudine Hellmuth’s Studio Paint, stamped them with a background stamp by Studio 490 and then coated it with Glastique for a shiny, epoxy finish.
I also cut out a bit of the pattern on the paper I used for the mat and slipped the photo under it:
On the right side, I included a couple of cropped photos:
Then I created a little grouping using dies, pins, burlap, twine and pieces cut from some of the papers in the collection. Here’s a closer look:
candy scraps 