Monochrome Autumn Leaf Card

Hello friends.  Today's project is for Crackerbox & Suzy stamps and features the October Stamp of the Month, the lovely sentiment, Each Leaf.  It's marked 50% off the entire month!  It's such a wonderful quote and so timely with cooler weather and falling leaves on the horizon.  We're still waiting on cooler temps where I live, but I know many of you have already had snow!  Stick around for a few minutes while I share creative tips, plus detail on the Fall & Thanksgiving sale, holiday challenge and more!

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I'm also using Catherine Pooler Inks for my card today; Icing on the Cake for my sentiment, and Sandcastle for my leaves.  Just two inks to pull off this monochromatic theme.  I have so many crafty friends who have raved about these inks and now I know why!  The coverage is incredible!  For my leaf stamping, I only inked them once.  Once!  Most of the products that I've mentioned can be found in the shop.  Just click the links that are scattered throughout this post.

Let me quickly share some creative tips on the making of this card.  It is A2 sized and to begin, I heat embossed my sentiment on a watercolor card panel that was also A2 sized.  I trimmed it down later to layer on my card.  I also used the Maple Line Leaf in a random offset pattern around my card panel as well, and incorporated generational stamping.  That is when you use the same inked stamp twice; once fully inked and stamped and then stamped elsewhere on the card, giving a faded appearance.

One of the things that I love about shopping online at Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps is that I can often find little goodies that I just have to have.  Like the Tim Holtz stencil that I recently ordered.  It comes as a 3 pk and is the TH mini stencil set #28.  Ok, hold your horses for this next incredible tip.... I used a dauber that had previously been inked with Catherine Pooler ink.  I did NOT re-ink it.  The ink that was left on my dauber was sufficient to stencil my entire card panel!  Holy cow!  I love it!  You'll find most of the products that I've used at the bottom of this post as clickable affiliate links, including the woodgrain paper from the Paper House Delish collection, the daubers, adhesives and more.

Before I go, let me mention that we have a sale going on all month on Fall/Thanksgiving themed stamps.  How awesome is that? (Halloween excluded)

Don't forget that we have a holiday challenge that runs through the end of the year so there's plenty of time to make any holiday themed card you'd like, and link up, here.  You'll find the link up at the end of that blog post.

As I mentioned earlier, the Stamp of the Month is 50% off.  Don't miss out!

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Strathmore 300 series Watercolor Paper 9 x12 pad Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Misti Original Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Ranger Inkssentials Craft Mat 15x18 Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Ranger US HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Maple Line Leaf Shop at: Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps	Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L EZ Grand Runner Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Neenah Solar White Cardstock 8.5x11 inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom
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Catherine Pooler Ink - Icing On The Cake Shop at: Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps	Catherine Pooler Ink - Sand Castle Shop at: Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps	Each Leaf Sentiment Shop at: Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps

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