Hello friends! Fall is still pretty dang far from Florida. We go straight from summer to what we call winter (but even our winter would make most of you laugh in our faces! We know. It's the best we've got though!) At least I can live vicariously through Pinterest and Facebook. Plus, I can make pretty autumn handmade cards to pretend it's almost crisp and cool outside. Today I used a sweet fall stamp set called Hello Fall.
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I've been absolutely SMITTEN with this stamp set, even since I got it. For this card, I used Summer Days, Tangerine Fusion, and Pumpkin Bread inks. I inked a leaf in Summer Days, (always always start with the lightest color first!!!!) and then tapped just the edges of the stamp into Tangerine Fusion, or Pumpkin Bread, (or sometimes both!)
It's a fun technique to play with, because it'll never stamp exactly the same twice! So lots of leaves were in order, to try out lots of combinations. When I was done, I stamped some second generation leaves over the top to fade a little of the white space. (This just means I inked up the stamp, and then stamped off on a piece of scrap paper before stamping onto the card, removing part of the color. This gives it a faded look.)
I am also in love with this Welcome stamp. The font is absolutely gorgeous and trendy, and the size of this stamp is PERFECTION on a handmade card. (It's big enough to be fabulous on a scrapbook layout too!) I trimmed the sentiment and paired it with some twine, and Spellbinders' Foiled Frames. This was my first time using them, and I am sure I need about 10 more packages. They are awesome!!!!
A little splattering of Dark Roast Silk, and a few enamel dots finished off this project, plus one more leaf for good measure! I hope wherever you are, it's starting to feel like fall. Enjoy every minute of it, my friends!!! Thanks so much for coming by today!
PS. If you're looking for more fall and winter card inspiration, check out my Cards: Holiday Inspiration Pinterest board! Some of my friends and I collect all the best fall/winter holiday cards there, just for you!
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I live in Florida, too, and thought I missed the crisp fall days, that is until I woke up this morning on vacation in Minnesota! I am sitting here wearing jeans, socks and sneakers, and a sweater looking forward to getting back to shorts and sandals! Thank you for the beautiful card ideas!
ReplyDeleteI just found your post using Fall themed stamps from FSJ, thanks so much for the information, as the lady above I too live in South Florida and today we woke up to 50’s, 60’ weather finally. Don’t know how long it will last but I am loving it...... I will definitely follow you
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