Fall and Thanksgiving Cards

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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.

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Micheal's Recollections fall paper pad.

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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.

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

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Some foiling and dry embossing with the glimmer plates.

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

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

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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!

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