Fall and Thanksgiving Cards

Some card-making supplies.

Hey, ya'll. Watch out while I throw it in reverse with this post and share some fun Fall and Thanksgiving-themed cards with you. I've been in the mood for Christmas and skipped right over some of the cards I've made for fall.

Micheal's Recollections fall paper pad. 

Coco & Reno Sentiment stamps

 These cards are all A2 size and were made using paper I picked up from Micheal's, Recollection's "Fall Orchard" pad. The other elements I've utilized are some of my Spellbinders dies and glimmer plate. The main background is a die called "Oval Coronet" that I've had for quite some time. It's fairly ornate and formal but I think it works well in this casual design also. I used Spellbinders "Stitched Fall Leaves" small die of the month for September 2022, and the Glimmer of the month from October 2021, "Glimmering Autumn Woods". The sentiments are from Coco & Reno. 

A heat-embossed maple leaf and dry embossed glimmer leaves.

Some foiling and dry embossing with the glimmer plates. 

A combination of heat embossing with two different powders and foiling on the acorn.  

Foiling, gold card stock, and lunar paste on the acorn. 

Foiling, gold cardstock on one leaf, dry embossing with glimmer plates, and some lunar paste on the acorn. 

I experimented with different techniques and mediums, combining different embossing powders on one leaf to achieve a gradient of color like natural leaves have in the fall. I used some distressed oxides on some leaves and lunar paste here and there. Many leaves were meant to be stitched with embroidery thread, but since I lacked the patients at the time, I just made them shimmer. I also used the glimmer plates as embossing plates which caused some of my card stock to crack in places, but I kinda like the look of it. 

I did the process of foiling, die cutting, coloring, and embossing the individual leaves before I had a design in mind. I suppose you could call it "intuitive" card-making. It was fun, relaxing and I created a decent finished product. Win, win, win. 

Thanks for stopping in and checking out my latest creative endeavor. If you like what you see, hop on over to my Instagram, @craftinbish, and give a follow. Have a great day!