Card Sketch #23

Stampin' Up! Lustrous Leaves

This is a fun technique to try with your dies!

I love taking small dies, and "in-laying" them into your card.

The Birchwood embossing folder pairs nicely with the leaves.

The gold foil adds a little elegance, and the bow ties it all up into a pretty package.

1. Basic Beige- 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"

Score at 4-1/4"

2. Garden Green- 5" x 3-3/4" (don't glue on card yet.}

3. Basic Beige- 4-3/4" x 3-1/2"

4. Cut out small leaves in #3, and emboss piece with Birch folder. Glue to #2

5. Place the same shape leaf in cut out piece using Cajun Craze, Garden Green, Crushed Curry. Wrap ribbon around, and glue to card base

6. Die- cut Basic Beige label, and stamp sentiment in Cajun Craze. Add dimentionals.

Pop up on Gold die-cut label. Add to card

Stampin' Up! Thankful for You

The gold foil on these leaves are a beautiful addition to this card!

The Lustrous Leaves Bundle have coordinating stencils, and dies to make crafting so easy!

The sentiment "Thankful for You" can be a great reminder to someone, or use it as a Thanksgiving card. Stunning, and simple makes this a great card for mass producing!

1. Crumb Cake- 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"

Score at 4-1/4"

2. White- 5-1/4" x 4" for inside

3. Hot foil leaves on white paper, using copper foil.

4. Use stencils on hot foil piece using the 1st 2 layers. Cajun Craze and Golden Glow ink.

5. Die cut leaves.

6. Use leaf stencil and Crumb Cake ink to ink blend on card front.

7. Arrange leaves on front of card.

8. Stamp sentiment in Momento, on white 1" scrap. Angle ends, and add to card with dimentionals.