Autumn Leaves
©Michele
Emerson-Roberts 2014
Autumn
has arrived in Southeast Arizona! Cooler temperatures and the beautiful colors
of changing leaves - yes, there are trees here, at the base of the Huachuca Mountains,
anyway. I love making fall cards to cheer up friends and family. I hope you
will enjoy this card as much as I did creating it.
Supplies:
- Any of the Arnold Grummer™ paper making
kits
- AG Large 4 Petal Fold Envelope
(card) template #553
- A sunny window
- Blender, cello sponges and soft
towels
- Personal paper cutter, scissors
- Scor-Pal™
- Beacon ZipDry™ Adhesive, double
sided tape
- Scraps of light green paper
(think junk mail, etc.)
- Tiny dried flower petals and/or
spices and iridescent sprinkles
- Verbiage stamp and black ink pad
or computer generated saying
- One half sheet of ivory vellum
- 18” of ½” sheer ivory ribbon
- Oak leaf punch or die and Spellbinders’
Grand Calibur machine
- Envelope to fit the card
Instructions:
- Follow the directions found in
any of the Arnold Grummer™ paper making kits to create light green slurry
with inclusions.
- Use the template to create one (or
more) light green 4 petal envelope/cards.
- When the paper is dry, score three
sides of the envelope/card.
- Stamp the saying onto the vellum,
or use a
computer generated print of the saying. (If you
are making several of these cards, print all of the sayings at once. I will often do many different related saying at a time and save them for later projects.) - Punch or die cut an oak leaf at
the top of the card (the part that was not scored). You will use this leaf
on the inside of the card.
- Cut the vellum to fit the top
arch and center of the card.
- Punch or die cut one oak leaf
from the bottom of the printed velum.
- Punch or die cut several leaves
from the leftover velum.
- Attach the vellum to the inside
of the card with ZipDry™ adhesive.
- Layer and attach a velum leaf,
the green leaf and two more vellum leaves at the top of the card.
- Use the double sided tape to
attach the ribbon to the outside of the card.
- Add a personal message.
Michele - the blend of colors and textures here is as breathtaking as the mountain view you describe. I can't imagine what it would mean to receive a card like this. It would have to go in the 'keeper' box for sure. Thank you for this gorgeous project!
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