Sunday, September 5, 2021

Creation Station September Hop--From Simple to Artfully Stepped Up

 


It's that time again--time for the monthly Creation Station Blog Hop.  Welcome!  We have really got some great inspiration for you today. We are creating simple cards, then artfully stepping them up.  Check out each Creation Station designer's blog by hopping using the "Next" link at the bottom of the blog post.  You'll be glad you did!!!

Just in case you didn't yet know this about me, I am totally inspired by the leaves of Fall--I walk my yard collecting fallen leaves to decorate my craft room and inspire me.  I love crunching leaves underfoot and "wading" in big piles of leaves --especially now that I have a grandson who wades right in with me even when the piles are over his head!  Leaves haven't started falling here yet, but I am totally inspired by the Gorgeous Leaves Bundle (#158609/includes Gorgeous Leaves stamp set, #153365 and Intricate Leaves dies, #153566, at 10% off).


For my projects today, I used Blackberry Bliss, Cherry Cobbler, and Cajun Craze as my leaf colors with Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede as my neutrals.  I added Gold to my stepped up card.


My simple card features three maple leaves, one of each color stamped on Very Vanilla card stock and die cut.  They are arranged over a piece of Crumb Cake card stock that was stamped three times in Soft Suede with the timber grain background image from the stamp set. The greeting is from the Very Versailles stamp set (#149275).  It was stamped on a 5/8" strip of Very Vanilla card stock with Blackberry Bliss.  The ends were punched with the Banners Pick-a-Punch (#153608) to form a label.  The card base is Blackberry Bliss.


For my stepped up card, I used the Blackberry Bliss card stock as a layer and added a Crumb Cake card base.  Instead of using the timber grain stamp image, I embossed the Crumb Cake top layer with the Timber 3D embossing folder (#156406) inside of which I applied Soft Suede ink side before running the piece through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine.  This brought out the grain just a bit more. 

Most of the maple leaves arranged on the Crumb Cake layer were created with the three leaf colors, using refill inks dropped on a baby wipe as the stamp pad.  The mottled colored leaves are what I always see in my yard.  Three of the leaves were stamped in VersaMark and heat embossed with Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder (##155555, Metallics collection).



Instead of a punched label for the greeting, this greeting was fussy cut.  It is layered over a piece of Cherry Cobbler & Gold metallic ribbon (#156312).  Several Gilded Gems (#152478) complete this stepped up card.   

Now, let's head over to The Creative Teacup Blog and see what wonderful creations Yvonne has for us today!  


Enjoy the rest of the hop!
--Sara Nell




 




3 comments:

  1. I am so jealous that you get so many leaves! Great job of capturing that feel - I love your cards.

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  2. What a beautiful color combination--you've captured the beauty of fall leaves perfectly. Well done! xoKathyxo

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  3. Beautiful cards! Love Fall and you did an amazing job with the leaves 🌺☕

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