There are lots of challenges out there in our card-making world - I found a new one through someone I follow - thanks, Kristin!
CAS on Friday is looking for leaves - one of my favorite things - and, oh do I have a lot of them! But today I was being a little nostalgic remembering a trip to visit a wonderful bloggy friend in Canada! I must have cut a forest of these leaves while visiting Tracey! It didn't take long for me to buy my own dies, but it isn't as much fun without her!
There are many types of leaves in these old sets from Lawn Fawn.
So fun to color these Maple leaves using my watercolor pan set from Altenew.
I used an Altenew die for the branch, a Spellbinders Hemstitch die for the
square, and a sentiment from Alex Syberia Designs.
Here are the Oak leaves from the set:
Keeping it as CAS as I can, I added just the tiniest bit of texture
to each panel after cutting the square and circle.
As long as I was die-cutting - here is another Concord & 9th Festive Blooms using that gorgeous debossing die as a background...
I guess I better decide which leaves are falling into that CAS on Friday gallery now. Thanks, to all of the challenges that so often inspire my creations!
=] Michele
I love your pretty leaves and wonderful CAS designs, Michele! And you were right about that gorgeous debossing. It adds so much interest without distracting from those wonderful flowers!
ReplyDeleteI love leaves too, especially FALL leaves! All your cards are just gorgeous! CAS perfection!
ReplyDeleteNo matter which leaves fall into the gallery, you can't lose, Michele! Both are beautiful and so is your pretty Christmas florals. Love those colors!
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely leaves! I'm partial to the oak ones since everyone seems to be doing maple. And your CAS festive card is gorgeous, too! Everything you make is a gem!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards with those leaves and lovely coloring too. I think the maple leaves are my favorite. Love the floral card, so pretty.
ReplyDeleteYour use of those leaves prompted me to buy the set long ago, Michele, and what you've done with them here is fantastic. Love the branch and the hemstitch die on each. The C9 die looks beautiful as the background with only a few of the flowers added.
ReplyDeleteYour leaf cards are so pretty Michele and beautifully water colored! I love the hemstitch design in each card too! And I don't think I'll ever get tired of seeing that Festive Bloom set in action...lovely, lovely card(s)! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
ReplyDeleteStunning! Mother Nature wears her best colours during this season, Jo x
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever seen the Lawn Fawn leaves appear so elegant! That's fantastic. Your cards are so beautiful. You are very inspiring! Yay for challenges that bring out such beauty!
ReplyDeleteGreat use of those hemstitch dies. They add just the right amount of extra interest to your CAS design. Love your vibrant autumnal colours too xx
ReplyDeleteThis challenge is right up your alley, Michele, and just look how beautiful your cards are! Love the mix from your stash on the first two cards as well as the pretty fall colors on crisp white. Gorgeous Christmas card to finish the line up. I know you'll be using that set a lot!
ReplyDeleteMagnificent fall colors - beautiful cards, Michele!
ReplyDeleteYour simple leaves are fabulous and as always your backdrops are perfect!
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