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I'm grateful for you... Leaves A6 card - 365 day challenge

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  Hi Craft addicts!       Today's latest handmade card is another one using the Autumnal Blessings collection from Crafter's Companion along with various other products:- I decided to use the Scattered Leaves stencil from the Autumnal Blessings collection from Crafter's Companion directly on to the front of an A6 white card.  I placed it over the card and used a variety of Autumnal colours (greens, browns and yellows) - mainly Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks but also Harmony inks from Crafter's Companion. When I was happy with the effect, I rounded the corners of the card using a Hunkydory Corner punch. I used the smaller of the Oval Spellbinders Petit Picot edge die and cut it out in white card and whilst it was still in the die I coloured the inside using Nuvo Safari Green ink pad which mean that the outside edge would remain white. I took it out of the die and left it to dry. I cut out the larger of the skeleton leaves using some cardstock that I had previously...

Autumn Greetings - leaves DL card - 365 day challenge

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Hi Craft addicts!      I have created a series of cards using the Autumn Blessings collection from Crafter's Companion along with various other products to complete them! I had great fun making this simple but effective DL card. I used a variety of Aladine Izink sprays and spritzed a yellow piece of card (from Tattered Lace) to create an Autumn feel background and left it to dry. Once it was, I used the Skeleton Leaves Die set from the Autumn Blessings collection and cut the three leaves out. I had previously used Creative Expressions Sue Wilson Slimline Decorative Rectangle Aperture Trio die and cut some of Lynda Chapman's Black card I then stuck it on to some gold mirror card and trimmed it to fit and then edged it with a black alcohol marker. I then used a dotty tape pen (from Crafter's Companion Gemini range) to stick the leaves inside the apertures and then stuck it to the front of a DL card (having previously cut the corners of the card and scored three lines on the...