When you need to make a card, there are times when you have all the time in the world. There are, on the other hand, those times when you need to put together a quick card. The art I'm sharing today is one of those quick cards that you can put together with great ease using just a few FUN products from Stamp Simply. Here's how I created this quick and easy card.
I started with a basic white cardstock base that I layered with a piece of burnt orange cardstock. The third piece of cardstock is a light grey, and I pressure embossed it using the gorgeous Sizzix 3-DTexture Fades Foliage Embossing Folder to give it the rich texture of the leaves. This is how I created the base for my card. I also want to fully acknowledge that this card was inspired by a very similar card that was created by Jackie C. She totally inspired me on this one. Her colors and textures are far more impressive than mine. Hers is the "OG" and a much cooler card. I just love the design so much that I had to give it a try. So many of you out there in social media land inspire me more than you know.
I used the Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Artsy Leaves Dies to cut each of the leaves and stems from various scraps of cardstock. I used some 3-D Foam Tabs to raise up each leaf as well as the sentiment strip. The sentiment can be found in the Faith Stamp Set, and it was cut using a Fishtail Banner Die. I stamped the sentiment using Graphite Black Ink. Don't you just love all that wonderful texture? This card is one that you can put together using small scraps of patterned papers.
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I'm sharing my card here:
Pixie's Snippets Playground: Challenge #516 - I used lots of little paper scraps to cut my leaves and stems. This is a great way to use up small pieces. I also used a white paper scrap for my sentiment banner.
A Cut Above Challenges: October: Anything Goes w/Dies - I used Tim Holtz leaf dies as linked above.
Blessings,
Karen
Wow Karen - this is fabulous - so gentle, but loaded with gorgeous texture
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Maxine
Karen, this is rather splendid! I don't agree with you, these colours look great! Such a pretty card and thanks for crediting me, absolutely not necessary but so appreciated.
ReplyDeleteTake care sweet friend, Jackie
Great card! I love the texture and the leaves.
ReplyDeleteSpectacular design! That background EF is amazing. The pretty array of colors on the leaves makes such an elegant design. Thanks for sharing your beautiful creation with the October Challenge at A Cut Above, Die Cut Challenge Blog.
ReplyDeleteVicki - ACA Owner
A lovely leafy card perfect for the occasion your sentiment alludes to.
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming to play in the Snippets Playground. See you up in the treehouse shortly. xxx
Oh wow, I just LOVE this. The embossed background is perfect, and those leaves look so pretty against it. I am so enamored of that leaf die set. Lots of wonderful work here, you really do have a great eye for color and design. Thanks so much for playing along with us over at A Cut Above, I hope we see you back again soon!
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Delighted to see you in the Playground Karen - your work is always so inspirational! Love the leaves - a lovely design!
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Di xx
Hi Karen! You are such a prolific card maker, and they're always gorgeous too. I just can't keep up with you - LOL! I really like the colorful way in which you used this Tim Holtz' leaves thinlits set. Blessings, my friend!
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