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Love of Leaves Meets a Little Plaid Tidings

I'm joining in on Kylie's Demonstrator Training Program Monthly Blog Hop today. Follow along to see a variety of projects!

A while back I shared a Love of Leaves project which featured inset leaves in Cinnamon Cider card stock. I created another version of this card to include in a little new package that I've just sent off to my downline and thought I might share it with you today.

• I've truly fallen for Cinnamon Cider with these lovely Stitched Leaves Dies. (I've also decided that our maple flooring is called Cinnamon Cider.  I can never find the pieces I drop on the floor!) This time I tried to emphasize the leather look using a light sponging, not only on the Cinnamon Cider but the other colors too.
• The card sized "negative" layer is mounted onto a So Saffron card base with Multi-purpose Adhesive. I like to use Multi-Purpose Adhesive glue so that I can get into the tiny spots.  If any areas don't seem to adhere well I go back with skinny scrap of paper with a very small amount of glue.  Gently and briefly slide this under any areas that seem to pop up and you will get just enough adhesive on them to get them to adhere back down to your base.
• Add your leaves back into the Cinnamon Cider layer using that same adhesive tip as needed.
• I pulled the color combination from a beautiful fall colored plaid from Plaid Tidings in the August - December Mini Catalog. These include Cajun Craze, Pretty Peacock, Cinnamon Cider and Bumble Bee.
• All of the stitched dies blend together beautifully. This time I chose this longer shape with the graceful curves from Tasteful Labels. It would accommodate any of the greetings  and allows to add a healthy dose of the warmly colored Bumble Bee.
• The little flags in the lower right are also cut from one little Tasteful Labels die which was trimmed in half after die-cutting. I often say that DSP still makes a significant contribution to a card even if it used as more of an seasoning than a major ingredient.
• The Cinnamon Cider enamel dots emphasize the greeting.

Here is a close up of some of the details:

One more view:

Now it's time to check out the other lovelies...

 

I so appreciate that you took the time as you visit my blog today. Let me know what you think and come back again soon! Feel free to ask questions if something isn't clear.

Check out the Stampin' Up! catalogs link at the top of my blog. If you don't have regular Stampin' Up Demonstrator and would like hard copies of any of our current catalogs please feel free to email me at [email protected]

I would love to help you with your stamping journey and have you shop with me! You can click on "Shop with Chris Smith" at the top of my blog.

Chris

If you place a minimum $50 (US) order using the August host code, 4EZ74K99 , I will send you a kit to make 3 Love of Leaves cards (You provide the stamps, ink/embossing powder and adhesives. These are designed so that you can easily substitute other stamps and inks) plus a free gift.  US customers only. Customers placing an order smaller than $50 will still receive my thank you card.

If you place a $150 or greater order please don't use the hostess code. You will still receive the gifts but you will also get your own hostess benefits.

 

Product List

Love Of Leaves Bundle (English)

[155195]

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad

[153114]

Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad

[153116]

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[105118]

Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153078]

Bumblebee 8-1/2X11 Cardstock

[153077]

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119684]

Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[150880]

Plaid Tidings 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[153527]

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots

[152480]

Linen Thread

[104199]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

A Few More Leaves From Love of Leaves

We are only a few more days away from the August - December 2020 Mini Catalog going live! Those beautiful die cut leaves a showed a few days ago will be featured in there and I thought I would hop on today since I have another Love of Leaves card that I think you will like.

This card features a number of accessories from this new mini catalog:

• I pulled my color scheme from the foil embellished Specialty Designer Series Paper, Gilded Autumn. This piece has diagonal gold foil markings with Mint Macaron - not your typical fall color but oh, so elegant!
• One of the patterns from the Wrapped in Texture Embossing folders lends interest to the Very Vanilla Layer
• I used the gold (lightest) color from the Brushed Metallic Cardstock for a skinny layer between the Vanilla and DSP and also for the little leaf die cut with the stitched piece is place.  I use a post it to keep these outline and stitch dies together.  You can use the inner die to just cut the stitches in the leaf shape or combine them.  If you haven't seen my earlier card which shows this done as a background please check that out here.
  
• The larger (gingko?) shaped leaf is die cut from Mint Macaron cardstock, again with the stitched die held in place with the post it.  I sponged this shape lightly with Versamark ink before dusting it with gold embossing powder and heating it, giving kind of a verdi gris look.
• I wanted to keep the ribbon light looking so I cut the finished edge from a 6" section of Mint Macaron Basketweave ribbonand pulled off some individual threads. I added the skinny edge I'd just cut off to these and used them to tie a knot and attached them ot the stems of my leaves.
• A gold embossed greeting with Gilded Gems from the Ornate Garden Suite add a few more touches of gold.

Here is a close-up of some of the details:

 

I so appreciate that you took the time as you visit my blog today. Let me know what you think and come back again soon! Feel free to ask questions if something isn't clear.

Check out the Stampin' Up! catalogs link at the top of my blog. If you don't have regular Stampin' Up Demonstrator and would like hard copies of any of our current catalogs please feel free to email me at [email protected]

I would love to help you with your stamping journey and have you shop with me! You can click on "Shop with Chris Smith" at the top of my blog.

Chris

If you place a minimum $50 (US) order using the August host code, 4EZ74K99 , I will send you a kit to make 3 Love of Leaves cards (You provide the stamps, ink/embossing powder and adhesives. These are designed so that you can easily substitute other stamps and inks) plus a free gift.  US customers only. Customers placing an order smaller than $50 will still receive my thank you card.

If you place a $150 or greater order please don't use the hostess code. You will still receive the gifts but you will also get your own hostess benefits.

Product List

155195

$47.50

100730

$9.75

102283

$9.50

129053

$30.00

109129

$6.00

153524

$15.00

153520

$15.00

152478

$7.00

153574

$8.00

153553

$8.00

Love of Leaves ... with Triangles

I have a new found favorite combination and I discovered it while playing with today's sketch over at Paper Craft Crew.

Can you maybe guess what it is? Look at all of this Cinnamon Cider. From me, practically the queen of white space. Well, it's because I can't get enough of the look of stitched dies on this lovely new In-Color, Cinnamon Cider.

• While you don't have to take the sketch "literally" like I did with the triangles, I thought it would be fun to start my design attempting to use them. The biggest challenge is that there didn't seem to be an easy place to add a greeting unless it was in one of the those two layers. so I started browsing the catalogs and decided I liked the little "hello" from Love of Leaves.
• Cinnamon Cider was the piece I grabbed to start playing with the triangle dies and once I saw what this new color looks like with stitched dies I was hooked .  It makes me think of leather.
• The bottom layer shows off the stitched leaves dies. Each leaf has two parts inner and outer. The inner just gives you stitches. The outer cuts and adds stitches outside of the cut. You could just use the inner stitching and not actually cut them out but I wanted to get the outside stitching to show. This layer was added to a white card base - I like white insides to my cards.
• The stamped triangle - with the leaves took color inspiration from some sunflower paper in the Flowers for Every Season pack.
• The small triangle is stacked with three layers, making it look kind of like a sewn leather tag.
• A few little enamel dots finish off the card.

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I so appreciate that you took the time as you visit my blog today. Let me know what you think and come back again soon! Feel free to ask questions if something isn't clear.

Check out the Stampin' Up! catalogs link at the top of my blog. If you don't have regular Stampin' Up Demonstrator and would like hard copies of any of our current catalogs please feel free to email me at [email protected]

I would love to help you with your stamping journey and have you shop with me! You can click on "Shop with Chris Smith" at the top of my blog.

Chris

If you place a minimum $50 (US) order using the July host code, EMRNESH9 , I will send you a sampler of products from the new Annual Catalog.  US customers only. Customers placing an order smaller than $50 will still receive my thank you card.

If you place a $150 or greater order please don't use the hostess code. You will still receive the gifts but you will also get your own hostess benefits.

 

Product List

• Love Of Leaves Bundle (English) [155195] $47.50
• Stitched Triangles Dies [152710] $35.00
• 2020–2022 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153070] $11.50
• Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153078] $8.75
• Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75
• Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115] $7.50
• Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad [153116] $7.50
• Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad [153114] $7.50
• 2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots [152480] $8.00
• Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50
• White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $6.00
• Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $30.00

Love of Leaves Notecard

There is another great clean and simple vertical sketch over on the Paper Craft Crew challenge today.

Since I've been getting to know some new stamps that will be in the next mini catalog, I thought I would grab Love of Leaves to try this challenge:

• So many possibilities with these watercolor look stamps. I stamped a larger leaf in the corner of a Petal Pink card using the same color of ink.
• I used a little piece of copper foiled paper from the Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP (1/2" x 3 1/2").
• After stamping the message in Cajun Craze, I cut it out using one of the smaller dies from Stitched Nested Labels dies.
• The Stitched Leaves Dies which are bundled with the Love of Leaves stamp set cut out beautiful leaves both large and small. For this card I used the beautiful brushed Copper foil paper. These are adhered to the label die cut before putting it on the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

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I so appreciate that you took the time as you visit my blog today. Let me know what you think and come back again soon! Feel free to ask questions if something isn't clear.

Check out the Stampin' Up! catalogs link at the top of my blog. If you don't have regular Stampin' Up Demonstrator and would like hard copies of any of our current catalogs please feel free to email me at [email protected]

I would love to help you with your stamping journey and have you shop with me! You can click on "Shop with Chris Smith" at the top of my blog. Clicking on any of the items in the product list below will also bring you to my shop.

Chris

If you place a minimum $50 (US) order using the July host code, EMRNESH9 , I will send you a sampler of products from the new Annual Catalog.  US customers only. Customers placing an order smaller than $50 will still receive my thank you card.

If you place a $150 or greater order please don't use the hostess code. You will still receive the gifts but you will also get your own hostess benefits.

The product store will be changing in coming weeks and these links may not still bring you to the exact product. For that reason I am adding a list at the bottom which may be easier to copy so that you can use the item codes.