Hello friends! It’s finally time to shop the August Release from My Favorite Things! I have one last project to share with you today featuring some of the amazing goodies from this new release. My card today features both the new Autumn Blessings Stamp Set along with the Lots of Leaves Cover-Up Die-namics.
I decided to create a fall shaker card using the gorgeous background die. To start, I first diecut my background die from Smooth White Card Stock. I then gently (and repeatedly) blended a mix of both Distress Oxide and Distress Inks to create what I hoped would look like a pile of multi-colored fall leaves. I first started with my Distress Oxide Inks. I used Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, and Candied Apple. I then went back around some of the leaf edges and added some Squeezed Lemonade, Ripe Persimmon, and Fired Brick Distress Inks to add some areas of deeper color. Lastly, I then blended the outside frame of this cutout with some Ground Espresso Distress Ink to allow the inner leaves to really pop.
I then splattered this piece with water and blotted off the excess with a clean paper towel. Next, I spattered it again but this time I used a mix of diluted brown and gold watercolor inks along with some diluted Opaque White Paint for added texture. I set this piece aside to dry and then cut a piece of strong clear acetate to fit perfectly behind the frame of this leafy piece. I used a gorgeous sentiment from the Autumn Blessings Stamp Set and stamped it onto the center of the acetate using my MISTI and some black StazOn Ink for a nice crisp image.
Lastly, I used some skinny cuts of 3D Foam Adhesive Tape to provide room for my shaker embellishments and attached it all to a white 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ card base. I then added this entire piece to a brown A2 sized card base and voila!
Make sure to stop by each DT Member’s August MFT & Friends Post and leave a comment for a chance to win 1 of 2 $100 MFT Gift Vouchers! Head to the MFT Blog for a links to each post!
In case you missed any of my previous posts this week, click on any of the photos above for a closer look at each project and a list of all the products and colors that I used!
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Very pretty Fall card!!! Love that you made it a shaker card.
Wow, love your coloring of this pretty leaf frame, fabulous!
Yes to shaker cards for Fall. Love your beautiful ink blended leaves.
Great idea for a shaker card! So elegant yet fun.
Beautiful fall card! Love it!
Very pretty card.
Gorgeous shaker card! Thanks for sharing.
You used some of my favorite things; shaker cards and splatters. Love the colors and blending, too! Thanks!
Fantastic bold palette on your fun shaker.
Wow! Gorgeous card! I love the splatters and how you colored the leaves!
Awesome shaker card! Great idea! Beautiful!
Such a GORGEOUS shaker! I LOVED all your projects this week!
Lovely, elegant card.
What a beautiful fall card!
Such a beautiful shaker card! Love the colors.
Great colors to shake things up.
Such a wonderful card!
Beautiful Rachel! Love the colors and texture! Autumn is my favorite! The cool crisp air, the colors of the leaves! Great inspiration!
I’m in love with this Cover Up die and it looks so good as a shaker card. Beautifully colored/blended too.
very pretty color choices
….a glittered shaker card….
wow!
This autumn cover plate die looks great with those colors. Such a fun shaker card.
Gorgeous card! Your ink blending turned out beautifully!
I’m so glad to see that someone used this die! It is beautiful, and your inking just makes it that much better. I especially like how the spatters give the leaves that look of dead bits that they get in the fall. That didn’t sound very complimentary, but I think that realism adds a lot of depth and beauty to this card.
Thank you so much, Annalisa! That exactly the look I was going for, so I appreciate your sweet feedback! 🥰
Beautiful! I love seeing the Fall colors. Thank you for the inspiration.
This is fabulous! I love the colors!
Wow! Your shaker card is gorgeous! Beautiful coloring and splattering! Stamping the sentiment on the acetate makes it pop. Tfs Hugs and blessings, Christine
Beautiful! Love how you colored the leaves frame!
Such beautiful colors!
The way you colored the leaves is gorgeous. I like how they aren’t just one color each, but are blended like real leaves.
What an amazing shaker card! The ink blending and colors are fantastic! I just love your card! Thank you for the inspiration.
I love your shaker card!
Pretty card
Awesome combination of die and shaker. Great fall colors.
Beautiful fall card..love the autumn leaves and the shaker element.
What a pretty shaker card!
Love that awesome cover-up die! Gorgeous shaker card with such beautiful colors! Fabulous card!
Beautiful shaker card!!
This is absolutely stunning!
Beautiful Autumn shaker card.
Wow…when I make shakers, they fun cards. But, this one…absolutely gorgeous!!
This is gorgeous!
Spectacular release and I love this awesome Fall Shaker Card!
Beautiful card! I really like this die for easy cards.