Adding Dimension to your Fall Projects

Hi Spellbinders fans. Alanna Moses from EmbellishCraftLove.com and I am very excited to be guesting on the Spellbinders blog today. Today, I am working with the Falling Leaves collection. This collection has a press plate with coordinating stencil, a 3D embossing folder, and three wax seals. All of these products are so beautiful and pair perfectly together. For my first card, I started by taking the Autumn Rain BetterPress and Stencil Bundle and used my BetterPress machine to ink up the press plate. I used the Opal Blush Shimmer Interference Ink Pad from Lisa Horton Crafts.  I then used the coordinating stencils to color the umbrellas and leaves. I trimmed this out using one of the dies from the Mirrored Arch Labels die set. I used my Platinum 6 machine and embossed some white cardstock using the Oak Forest 3D embossing folder. I trimmed the panel down and then blended on some light brown ink over top of it. I added this to a kraft A2 notecard. I then added in a sentiment from the Always and Forever Sentiment Strips Press Plate and die set. I pressed it using the Betterpress black ink pad onto Porcelain Cotton Cardstock. I used the coordinating die to cut it out and then added some light brown ink over top. I added foam tape to the back and added it to the embossed background. For my second card, I started by embossing the Oak Forest 3D embossing folder. I added kraft card stock that had been die cut using the Nestabilities Labels Eight die set inside the embossing folder but before I ran it through my Platinum 6 machine, I added brown ink to the debossed side of the embossing folder. I repeated this process two more times to deepen the brown-inked background. I love that this left the acorns and leaves un-inked. I used the Mini Blending Brushes and added in some green, red, and orange inks into the leaves. I decided my panel needed a bit of splatter, so I added some brown shimmer spray and some brown paint. I then added my sentiment which is from the Handwritten Sentiments die set. I finished off the card by adding in some coordinating gems in a visual triangle.

For my third and final card, I focused on the Acorn Trio 3D Wax Seal. I used the Autumn Mix wax beads and created 3 wax seals. I love the pre-made wax bead mixes that Spellbinders has. It makes it so easy to create beautiful and one-of-a-kind wax seals. After my seals were made, I added the DecoColor Premium Gold Metallic Marker to the raised areas. This helps bring the image to the foreground. I then used the Oak Forest 3D embossing folder and embossed it with some of the Gold Assortment Treasured Cardstock. I took my brayer and the Milk Chocolate Roses Shimmer Interference ink pad and added ink just to the raised areas. I matted it onto some Crimson cardstock and added it to a kraft A2 notecard. I added my seals and then added the sentiment which is from the same set I used on my first card.

Other supplies

Kraft cardstock, foam tape, red ink, yellow ink, green ink, orange ink, brown ink, ground Espresso Distress Paint, Dylusions Melted Chocolate Shimmer Spray, copper gems, Tim Holtz brayer Thank you so much for spending a few minutes with me today on the Spellbinders blog. I hope you’ve been inspired. I would love it if you would come find me on my blog, FaceBook or Instagram. Happy crafting! ~ Alanna