LEAFY BREATHS

Here in central Wisconsin, most of the colorful leaves have fallen. No!!! That means winter is next!

Sometimes with all the various aspects of life, we need to be reminded: just breathe. So, here is your sign to do just that. 

SUPPLIES:

Tan cardstock

Darker tan cardstock

Assorted fallish patterned paper

Just Breathe stamp

Black ink

Tan ink

Big Shot

Textured Embossing Folder

Gems

Dimensionals

INSTRUCTIONS:

Fold a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of tan cardstock in half, creasing it well with a bone folder.

Emboss a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of a darker tan cardstock with a textured embossing folder. Add this textured piece to the card base.

Cut a piece of subtle patterned paper which coordinates with the other colors to 1 1/2" x 5. Adhere this over the textured cardstock, leaving even margins at the sides and the top.

Go through scraps of autumn-colored patterned paper. The papers can't be too dark in color because you will be stamping on them. I looked for one in an orange, one in a gold and one in green. Stamp a maple leaf on each of these colors. After fussy cutting the leaves, removing the stems, use Dimensionals to adhere them evenly across the 1 1/2 x 5" strip. Start with the placement of the two end leaves, ending with the center one.

On a 1" x 5" strip of the lighter tan cardstock, stamp a sentiment in the darker tan ink. Use Dimensionals to add this to the bottom of the card.

Finish by placing a faceted gold gem on either side of the sentiment.

Leafy

Smiles.