Hello Fall! – Freshly Made Sketches #355

Hello! I received a box of yummy fall goodies this week and had to jump right in and put them to work. I’m loving the rich fall colors in this pattern paper – isn’t the black a fun addition to the fall color palette?! Love!!

Measurements:

• Oatmeal Cookie Card Base 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
• Cranberry Bliss Layer 4″ x 5 1/4″
• Pattern Paper Layer 3 3/4″ x 5″
• Cranberry Bliss Layer 3 1/2″ x 4 1/2″
• Oatmeal Cooke Stamped Layer 3 1/4″ x 4 1/4″

Details:

• The stamp set I used for this project is called “Hello Fall” and is a classic set of fall leaves. Kind of like your little black dress, it never goes out of style 🙂
• This bold plaid pattern paper grabbed my eye immediately with it’s bright distinctive colors. A bold pattern can easily overwhelm a project so I used it around the edges of my design and then added a popped up main element. The pattern and color grab the eyes’ attention and bring it in to the lovely die cut leaf.

• I stamped the leaf in Tangerine Fusion three times to make sure I had a bright saturated image, cleaned the stamp off and then used the rock and roll technique to add Cranberry Bliss just around the edges of the leaf. The rock and roll technique is very simple. Rather than inking the entire image, run the stamp pad just around the edges and then stamp. That’s it! Easy peasy, right?
• The MISTI stamping platform made it so easy to stamp the pretty sentiment and then I flicked Black Licorice Silk over the Oatmeal Cookie main panel. It’s SO sparkly!! A great invention and I believe that every color available will be a staple in my craft room! We can never have to much sparkle…right?1?

• Can you see the sparkly black licorice ribbon? YUM!! Sparkle without any glitter mess is the best!!
• I used Journey Foam Squares to pop up the pretty maple leaf and finished it off with a teeny bow made from Journey Natural Twine. Hint: I unwound the twine and pulled one of the three fibers out to get a softer look for the bow.

• I used the same papers to decorate the inside of the card, as well as adding two stamped leaves as an accent. I stamped off before stamping onto the Oatmeal Cookie panel so that while it looks pretty, it’s still light enough to easily write a personal note.

My layout inspiration for today’s project was provided by the ever-so-talented Freshly Made sketches design team. They do a great job week after week of providing inspiration and help keep me stamping!

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you are inspired to create something yourself!