While I was sweeping the leaves off the driveway, I paused to admire the colorful pile. Then it hit me. Stampin’ Up! Colorful Seasons stamp set and Seasonal Layers dies. So I left that pile of leaves on the driveway because when inspiration hits, you have to run before you forget.

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Here is the card that resulted from the pile of leaves. It’s a Colorful Season out there.

MEASUREMENTS (Supplies and Links are at the end)

• Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock: 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″
• Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock: 3-3/4″ x 5″ for the card base layer
• Tranquil Tide Cardstock: 4″ x 5-1/4″
• Gold Foil Designer Paper: 1/2″ x 3-3/4″ plus enough to die-cut leaves
• Watercolor paper and Thick Very Vanilla or Thick Whisper White for leaves

ASSEMBLY (use any die-cutting and embossing machine)

1. Using either the Bermuda Bay pigment sprinkles or reinker, put a wash of color on the watercolor paper. Set aside to dry.
   
2.  Die-cut leaves from Thick Very Vanilla or Thick Whisper White cardstock.
3. Grab a baby wipe and the reinkers: Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Poppy Parade and Shaded Spruce. Fold the baby wipe into a nice square and place it on a large acrylic block. Put about 3-4 large drops of reinker on the baby wipe. Smoosh the leaves into the baby wipe until you like the coloring. Here is a picture of my inked baby wipe after smooshing my leaves.
4. Stamp leaf veins on the dry inked watercolor paper and die-cut the leaves. 
5. Stamp leaf veins on the smooshed leaves.
6. Using a sponge and Soft Suede ink, distress the leaves. Pounce the sponge on the leaf a little to get some speckles. 
7. Die-cut the leaf outlines from Gold or Copper Foil Paper. 
8. Stamp texture from Artisan Textures stamp set onto the card base layer in about the same area you are going to place your leaf cluster. 
9. Prepare your leaf cluster and add it to the card base. 
10. Wrap some Copper Metallic Thread around 3 fingers, 3 times and adhere to the leaf cluster with a glue dot. I did this twice to get loops on top and bottom of the foil strip.
11. Adhere the foil strip with Dimensionals.
12. Add smaller leaf ‘floating’ from the corner.
13. Assemble card. I used Tranquil Tide cardstock because it made the colors pop. Don’t be afraid to use whatever color pleases you. It’s fall colors. It’s all good!
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SUPPLIES (Click on any product to SHOP ONLINE 24/7)

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Bundle – 145348

 

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set – 143726

 

Seasonal Layers Dies – 143751

 

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper – 149612

 

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 144237

 

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 140272

 

Gold Foil Sheets – 132622

 

Tranquil Tide 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 144246

 

Pigment Sprinkles – 149663

 

Stampin’ Spritzer – 126185

 

Aqua Painters – 103954

 

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill – 131158

 

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill – 100531

 

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill – 119791

 

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill – 147165

 

Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147115

 

Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill – 115663

 

Copper Metallic Thread – 141696

 

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad – 150083

 

Paper Snips – 103579

 

Clear Block F – 118483

 

Clear Block D – 118485

 

Mini Glue Dots – 103683

 

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

 

Snail Adhesive – 104332

 

Snail Adhesive Refill – 104331