When creating a card, I love to incorporate surprising or odd elements, things you may not think of for papercrafting.
In this example, I used two stranger things (hey! That should be a television program!). They are wire-edged burlap trim and a fallish napkin.
Check out my tutorial on how I used these two oddities.
SUPPLIES:
Light neutral cardstock
A detailed oak leaf stamp
VersaMark Ink
Embossing Buddy
Gold Embossing Powder
Heat Tool
Paper Snips
Wire-Edged Burlap Trim
Fallish Napkin
Glue Stick
Dimensionals
INSTRUCTIONS:
Cut a piece of light neutral cardstock to 4 1/4" x 8 1/2". Fold it in half, creasing it well with a bone folder.
Cut a piece of light-colored scrap cardstock to 3 3/4" square.
Peel away only the top ply (layer) of a fall-flavored napkin. The one I used is very delicate, so, if yours is also delicate, use a lot of caution when doing the following steps. Crush the napkin in your hands, then almost flatten it. Repeat this process three times. Using a glue stick, cover one side of the 3 3/4" square cardstock, bringing the glue to the corners and edges. Gently press the napkin to the gluey surface, centering it as well as possible. Do not smooth out what little texture you have. NOTE: If you use a heavier napkin, you will get more pronounced texture. Just gently tap on it so it adheres to the glued area. Fold the excess napkin edges to the back of the cardstock and secure it in place with glue stick, mitering the corners.
Attach the napkin piece to the card front.
Cut a 3 1/4" piece of wire-edged burlap trim. I got my roll at Dollar Tree. Carefully adhere this to the napkin portion. Use glue sparingly on the edges to secure it in place.
On the same cardstock as the card base, stamp in VersaMark Ink a fall oak leaf, after rubbing an Embossing Buddy over the cardstock first. Use gold embossing powder to heat emboss the leaf.
Fussy cut the leaf, leaving white edges rather than cutting right up to the gold lines. This makes for easier cutting.
Use Dimensionals to add the leaf to the burlap piece.
Fall
Smiles.
