Fall Preview: Fall Leaves and Pinecones Card and a Fun Host Promotion!

Today I have a beautiful fall leaves and pinecones card to share with you, but before we get to that, I have an exciting new promotion to share that was just announced yesterday. It involves getting stamps for free. Who doesn’t love that?

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Now moving on to the pinecones and leaves photo that was my inspiration for today’s project. Here it is.

Now here is my interpretation in card form.

There were a few steps to making this, so let me try to explain:

Leaves:

• The leaf stamps are from the Gourd Goodness stamp set.
• The background leaf was stamped using Pear Pizzazz and Pumpkin Pie inks. I stamped off first, then stamped on the card to get a lighter color.
• The overlay leaf stamp was done with Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango, Crumb Cake, and Soft Suede inks.
• Stamp a few overlays and emboss in gold.

Pinecones:

• Stamps are from the Christmas Pines stamp set.
• Stamp the background in Soft Suede, the detail stamp in Early Espresso, and the top detail stamp with Versamark to emboss with gold.

Berries and squiggles:

• For berries, I used a Q-tip and white craft ink to make white dots. When dry, I colored over them with my Real Red marker. Then I used Fine Tip Glue Pen on each to add dimension and a glossy look.
• The small squiggles under the berries are from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set. I stamped them in Early Espresso.

I hope that all makes sense! Happy creating!

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Order the products I used and make this card yourself!

Gourd Goodness Photopolymer Stamp Set [144785]	Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set [142049]	Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Stamp Set [143662]	Neutrals 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131191]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]
1-1/4″ Circle Punch [119861]	1-1/2″ Circle Punch [138299]	Banner Triple Punch [138292]	Embossing Buddy [103083]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109129]	Heat Tool [129053]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad [126974]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad [126978]	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad [131180]
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad [126945]	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad [126965]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad [126975]	Whisper White Uninked Craft Stampin’ Pad & Refill [145406]	Brights Stampin’ Write Markers [131259]
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430]