Fall Maple

 An unusual colour combination for my card today. I know I will be doing traditional colour autumn cards, so today I wanted to do something a bit unusual.

I am using Neat and Tangled Maple Thanks Stamp and Die set, along with a sentiment from Frantic Stamper that comes with a larger die called Fall Harvest Panel. I am also using Tim Holtz' Woodgrain Embossing folder.

I cut two pieces of Ranger distress watercolour paper, spraying one piece with Tim Holtz Distress Resist Spray. Once dry I used Color Burst in Turquoise on the piece with the resist spray, and Lime Green on the other piece.  

On the green piece I inked the edges using Broken China and Black Soot.  I then applied VersaMark ink on the raised portions and sprinkled with Perfect Pearls, and brushed off lightly, applying a fixative to the panel.

Using the turquoise piece I die cut the leaf, then stamped using Broken China Distress Oxide ink and heat embossed with Nuvo Shimmering Embossing Powder. On a few of the edges of the leaf I sponged on the Broken China and Black Soot distress ink, then attached the leaf to the panel on square foam pieces. I die cut 3 of the fall words and glued them together, then attached them to the panel. I then applied Wink of Stella to add a bit of sparkle.

I hope you have enjoyed this card today, and thank you for visting my blog.