Woodland Tales Card for Spellbinders

My favorite season is just getting started and I was so inspired to create this card for Spellbinders, featuring the new Woodland Tales collection! I used several products to bring this beauty to life and you can scroll down for brief details. I'll have my clickable supply list at the end, as well.

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

I used 6 different products from the Woodland Tales collection. My focus was to choose a backdrop and work around it, so I selected that gorgeous Fall scene. It's one of the printed vellum selections included in the Woodland Tales Foiled Acetate & Vellum pack. These are 8.5 x 11 inch sheets and come in 6 designs, 3 acetate and 3 vellum sheets.

There are some really cute foxes included in the Woodland Tales Die Cut Shapes. These die cuts have a small white outline. However, I wanted my fox to blend in more seamlessly with my background, so I trimmed off the white outline with my scissors, taking care to follow some of the lines of the fur for a realistic effect. He's such a majestic little guy!

I used four more products from this collection:

Woodland Tales Die Cut Sentiments

Woodland Tales 6x6 Paper Pack (used w/fern die)

Woodland Tales Fern Die

Woodland Tales Gold Flecked Gems

 

There are so many more products included in the Woodland Tales Collection. Click here to view more! As always, I've provided convenient affiliate product links below for shopping or browsing, at no additional cost to you.

Terri

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Fall Inspiration Instagram Hop

I'm excited to join a special Instagram hop today, organized by my super talented friend Bobbie Sue McConathy. All the designers on this hop have created Fall inspired cards and if you haven't heard me say this before, Fall is my favorite season of the year! Today's card features products from Spellbinders, Catherine Pooler, Sizzix, Echo Park Paper, Scrapbookcom, Ranger Ink and Picket Fence Studios. You also have a chance to win a prize on this hop. Scroll down for creative details, I have lots! 

(Craft alert!! Confession time below, you won't believe what I did!)

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

 

I used a lot of techniques for my card: dry embossing, stamping, ink smooshing and die cutting. The stamp set is from Catherine Pooler's Inside Out Gratitude Sentiments. 

In addition, I used my Spellbinders Hexi-Gem dies with my Platinum 6 die cut machine, to create a layered frame for my stamped sentiment. 

I chose lots of neutral colors to pair with my black gingham paper, pulled from one of my Echo Park Paper scrapbook collections called Little Ladybug.

I thought it might be fun to pull the plaid into my sentiment as well, and had the idea to trim a piece of my gingham paper, then trim off two corners and offset them at the top and bottom of my hexagon shape.  It really helped to create a lovely boundary for my sentiment. I can see myself creating lots of these framed designs as focal pieces for my cards in the future. I love the look!

For my leaves, I did some ink smooshing with Ranger Ink using these colors:

Distress Carved Pumpkin

Distress Kitsch Flamingo

Distress Oxide Vintage Photo

Distress Oxide Wild Honey

 + Jack O'Lantern Distress Mica Stain (splattered)

If you've never tried ink smooshing, it's a lot of fun! You need a craft mat, a water spritzer, ink and a craft heat tool. Just press your ink pads onto the craft mat (one color at a time), spritz with a little water, then dab your white cardstock randomly into the mix. Only ink smoosh one color at a time, then heat set, then the next color and so on.

Once I was done ink smooshing and drying my other colors, I unscrewed my Ranger Mica Stain and tapped the tube feeder to sprinkle droplets all around my inked cardstock. It leaves a dark orange reddish hue that has lots of shimmer and shine.

OK, CONFESSION TIME!!! You know, sometimes as crafters/cardmakers, we have to make lemons out of lemonade, right? Well I went to visit my dad on a Saturday, took some of my supplies to make these leaves while I was there because I knew he'd take a nap and then I would be bored, haha.

So, I start ink smooshing and lo and behold I left my heat tool at home. What's a girl to do? Hmmmm.....I wonder if I could dry these in the microwave. I guess you can see where this is going. I did however, use a heavyweight mixed media cardstock for my leaves, so I don't know if this would work as well for lightweight cardstock. I wouldn't want you to set the microwave on fire. I placed my inky cardstock in the microwave and did 5 second increments. After a total of 10 seconds, it was mostly dry. There were a few tiny spots that I just blotted with a paper towel and then I proceeded on to ink smoosh the next color and repeat the microwaving.

I can't believe I microwaved my inky card panel, but there you have it folks. Lemons out of lemonade!

Next, I used a leaf die from one of my Sizzix/49 and Market stamp/die sets to cut the leaves from my ink smooshed card panel. I also cut some leaves on black cardstock and used it as staggered backing for a shadow effect. They're popped up an adhesive foam strips as well. My backdrop is a tan colored paper from one of my Scrapbookcom Christmas paper pads, embossed with my Spellbinders Circle Illusion 3D embossing folder for more visual appeal. 

Lastly, I glued some embellishments from a Picket Fence Studio Halloween Sequin Mix. This is an A2 sized vertical card, so some of my papers were trimmed to fit and layer within those dimensions.

Thanks so much for hanging with me today! Make sure you stop by the Instagram hop and follow the requirements to be entered to win a prize! The hop begins today, Oct. 10th at 10 am EST.

(Clickable shopping links below)

Terri

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Fall Coloring With Deb And OLO Marker

Hello friends. I've been thoroughly enjoying coloring with my new OLO markers for about two months now. My sweet crafty friend Debra Davison also has some OLO markers, and she thought it would be fun for us to collab and each create a Fall card with our new markers. I totally agree! Scroll down for creative details, a little chit chat and information on the products that I used!

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links, at no additional cost to you.)

 

I also made a fancy graphic because, who knows, maybe me and Deb will do this again sometime.

So, let's get started. I took a photo of the markers that I used on today's card, below. I curated a lovely selection of Fall colors, don't you think?  Fall is my absolute favorite time of the year and I tried to translate my love for this season with a burst of complimentary colors.

One of the things that I love about OLO markers is the vibrancy of many of their colors. Even layering some of the colors together can create new colors!

Now, I don't generally use the chisel end of any of my artist markers. I love that you have the option of purchasing and connecting half size brush markers! A connector ring is included for every 2 half markers that you purchase and one half marker has more ink than any full size artist marker on the market!

You can read all about the technology, ink flow, and more on these amazing markers, here. Check out the FAQ section too.

Now for some creative details. I have this fabulous stamp set from Catherine Pooler in my stash called, "Fall Calls For Lattes".  Currently, there's a limited number of these sets available at Scrapbook.com but you can also purchase it here directly from Catherine Pooler, as well as the coordinating die set.

Even if your not into lattes and other fall themed beverages, you can still make a gorgeous background (as pictured above) and add any sentiment of your choosing. 

I stamped the images randomly on my A2 sized card panel with black hybrid ink, which works wonderfully with alcohol markers, to avoid bleeding.

Next, I began coloring my images. For my leaves, I colored in patches with different colors, rather than coloring the entire leaf with one color. For my pumpkins, I went in with lighter colors, then blended in darker colors for more dimension.

The lightest marker that I used, OR1.0, was used on the foam topping for my latte, with a little bit of  OR4.4 around the edges and along the bottom of my cinnamon sticks, for more depth.

My sentiment from the same stamp set was created using Catherine Pooler ink pads in Orange Twist and Macchiato. I used my stamp positioner and inked the upper half of my stamp with the orange, and the bottom half with the brown, repeating this 2-3 times in between stamping, until I got the deep inking that I desired.

I trimmed my sentiment and and backed it with some trimmed dark brown cardstock. My background paper is a gorgeous plaid but, for the life of me, I can't remember the brand. I think it came from an older Echo Park paper fall collection. I'm not sure and I've gone through all my paper pads, so it must have been the last sheet. Regardless, any plaid will make a lovely background. Or perhaps, a solid orange, yellow or dark brown!

For a little contrast, I added some liquid embellishment using my Chocolate Kiss Pops of Color. To get them flattened, just apply to your card, then slap, yes, slap your card on a table. I usually slap one half of my card on the table, then turn my card and slap the other end. If your dot doesn't flatten, it could be that you didn't apply enough. Also, temperature or thickness of your liquid could be a factor. You may wish to test this technique on scrap cardstock before committing to your card.

Be sure and check out the Resources section at OLO Marker. There are printable images you can color, as well as color wheels and color charts available to print and swatch!

Now, hop on over to Deb's blog and check out the card she made using OLO Markers, here. Leave a little love while you're there! If you have any questions for me, leave me a comment and I'll do my best to answer them. I have affiliate links for the the other products that I used below, provided at no additional cost to you. Have a fabulous day and thanks for stopping by!

Terri

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