Betsy’s Autumn Oak Leaves card tutorial

Hello everyone!  Betsy here sharing this beautiful autumn card with you today.  I used 2 leaves and an acorn from the Autumn Afternoon Stamp Set.  Let me show you how I made my card.

I printed out the images so I had 4 of each, but did not end up using all of them.  I varied the sizes of them.

I colored 4 leaves and one acorn to match the background paper that I was planning on using.  I fussy cut them leaving a very narrow white outline.

I used a 5” x 6 ½” white side folding card base.  I was trying to get a sense of placement of the leaves.  I had a wide washi tape roll that I wanted to use – it has such a fall vibe.  It is 1 ¼” wide with copper foiling.  I mounted it on a piece of plain white card stock and trimmed it to about 1/16” wider than the tape.  I laid it on the card base and decided how I wanted the bottom leaves to look.

I cut a piece of the background card stock and used a 3D embossing folder to give more interest to the background without overwhelming the leaf design.  I used 2 narrow strips of copper specialty paper from my stash and adhered it to both long sides of the washi tape panel which I had popped up on foam tape. 

I adhered my solid colored leaves along the bottom using thin foam squares and trimming the bottoms of them wherever necessary so they could tuck under the washi panel. I colored and fussy cut the remaining leaves and adhered them flat to the background panel.  I kept the coloring simple, using the washi tape as color inspiration. 

Once they were cut I went over the veins in those leaves with a copper sparkle gel pen.  I adhered the acorn so it overlapped the washi tape panel.  I added some amber colored gems in various sizes just to the top portion of the card.  And that completed my project. 

I love fall and the warm rich colors.  I hope you give it a try. This is the kind of layout that would work with so many stamps.

I hope you give it a try!

Til next time…

You can find me on Instagram: @betsybirgeart

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