This is my third creation with the “Perched In A Tree” Bundle. I thought it would be fun to only use the “leaf” die cuts and make this a “fall themed” card. Very Vanilla, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie are the colors I chose for this card. I embossed the Very Vanilla card stock with the “Leaf Fall 3D” embossing folder which adds some nice texture to this card. Not sure which of the three cards recently created with this set are my favorite, maybe this previous card because of the bird image!
I die cut the largest leaf from a piece of the “Distressed Gold” Specialty Paper. Loving the look of this specialty paper as it appears aged and resembles the look of mercury glass. I used both the “splotch” and “splatter” stamps in the “Perched In A Tree” stamp set to give depth to the two smaller sized leaves. On the Pumpkin Pie card stock, I used Cajun Craze ink and Old Olive on the Old Olive card stock. I stamped off with the “splotch” image before stamping on the cardstock. Then, I stamped the “splatter” on top in full strength ink color. After stamping, I die cut the leaves out with the smaller leaf die from the “Aspen Tree Dies”.
The greeting was stamped off with Cajun Craze and then die cut with a banner from the “Stylish Shapes” dies. A folded piece of “Gold & Vanilla Satin-Edged Ribbon” from the current July – December Mini was used behind the banner. I did place the banner on dimensionals. To complete this card, I added three (3) of the gold “Brushed Metallic Dots” adding just the right amount of “shine” to this card.
Fond of Autumn BundleClose up of flower centers with Wink of Stella
“Fond of Autumn” Bundle, Take 3!In my previous card, I used similar colors to maintain a Fall theme. To keep this card geared toward a late Summer or early Fall theme, I chose Soft Succulent and Crushed Curry.
This was my first opportunity to use the intricate die from this set. I die cut this image twice, once on each end of the card stock panel. This die truly adds a ton of detail to this card! I think that the “Fond of Autumn” bundle has quickly become a favorite from the July – December Mini catalog.
I stamped the main floral image with Memento Black Ink, colored with “Stampin’ Blends” and then die cut. After stamping the banner and die cutting the image out, I popped the banner up on dimensionals. I added a bow to the left side of the banner. My apologies for using a retired ribbon but I was all out of “White Crinkled Seam Binding” which I would have colored. I love the “White Crinkled Seam Binding” because it is so easy to color with any of the “Stampin” Blends” markers allowing you to have MANY coordinating colors for your cards! “Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush” was added to the flower centers for a soft subtle shimmer which is very pretty IRL!
This is my second creation with the “Perched In A Tree” Bundle. I love nature sets and especially ones with birds! This bundle can be found in the July – December Mini Catalog on page 46. I haven’t water colored in quite some time, but did want the bird to have a soft appearance. My previous card only used the large oval die and a greeting, so this example shows several of the other dies in the “Aspen Tree” Dies set. Balmy Blue was my blue color of choice. For the background, I applied Balmy Blue ink with a “Blending Brush” for a soft and gentle shading. I used the “Stitched Rectangle” Dies along with the “Deckled Rectangle” Dies for the two mats.
For the spray of leaves, I stamped the “cluster” on water color paper in Crushed Curry and then a second time in Calypso Coral. I added the “dots splatter” in Cajun Craze and then used a “Water Painter” to blend the colors before die cutting. I added “Wink of Stella Glitter Brush” to the leaf cluster for a subtle shimmer. The tree branch is stamped in Soft Suede on a piece of Crumb Cake card stock, then die cut. The bird was water colored with ink from my ink pads, die cut and placed on dimensionals. I struggle to create cards without at least a ribbon or twine. Surprising, I did not incorporate any ribbon or embellishments on this card but I absolutely love how pretty this card turned out!
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