Autumn Leaves

Hi everyone.  This is for the new challenge at Mixed Media Card Challenge #3 - Autumn Colors with optional elements of metal or leaves.  I did both :)

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I sponged with a leaf stencil on the left side only, fading out as I reached the edge and the center of the card front; and then stamped script in the same ink over top.  I randomly added embossing paste over a quatrefoil stencil on the right.

I used my copper sheets (not heated) to die-cut several leaves.  I LOVE these leaf die sets from Cheery Lynn because not only does it have a variety of beautifully shaped leaves, but it embosses the veins when being die-cut.

I then pounced the leaves with a mix of three colors of alcohol inks, leaving a little of the copper still showing through.  Love how the leaves turned out so I made several others to use on future cards.  And I also inked up a full 6"x6" sheet of copper ... so you'll be seeing more of this inked copper later :)

I added a simple sentiment banner and placed the leaves on top with a little twine bow to finish.

I hope you'll come and play along with us ... such a fun challenge and there are amazing cards for inspiration from the other members of the Design Team - click HERE to take a look.

The challenge is open until September 25th, so there's lots of time to enter.  Hope to see you in the challenge gallery! :)

Stamps:  En Francais (SU!); A Little Sentimental (Clearly Besotted)
Paper:  White (Neenah)
Ink:  Pear Pizzazz (SU!); Alcohol inks:  Honeycomb, Poppyfield, Botanical (Ranger)
Accessories & Tools:  Silhouette Cameo, leaves cut file, quatrefoil cut file, plastic sheets, embossing paste, copper metal sheet .005 thickness (K&S Precision Metals), Small #2 Leaf and Large #2 Leaf dies (Cheery Lynn),  Honeydew twine (The Twinery)