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Kittie Caracciolo (you are here)
My project today was made using the new Watercolor Oak image and Leaves die set. I love making fall cards almost as much as Christmas cards. It brings back wonderful memories of the beautiful colored leaves during the fall where I grew up in West Virginia.
I started by inking up the stamp with really rust, misting lightly with water, stamping it on vanilla cardstock and attaching to the card base. I created a double matted frame and mounted over the leaf image with mounting tape.
I cut several leaves and added color using my Pan Pastel. You can check out a few step by step photos on my Leaves with Pan Pastel here. When I finished coloring the leaves I applied versa and embossed them with clear embossing powder to add shine. Here’s a closer view.
I love the clean and simple framed image with the pop of dimension leaves as an embellishment.
Thanks for stopping by. Have fun checking out all of our design team beautiful projects.
Stamps: Impression Obsession Watercolor Oak Paper: Really Rust, Vanilla Ink: Distress Ink Rusty Hinge Accessories: Impression Obsession Leaves, Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large and Small, Susan’s Garden Pan Pastel, Sizzix Accessory Tool Kit, Clear Embossing Powder, Versa, Glossy Accents , Mounting Tape , Paper Piercer , Metal Adapter Plate , ATG , Big Shot , Teflon Bone Folder , Guillotine Paper Cutter
Beautiful card, as usual. I always love your cards, Kitty! The leaves look so real!
Your leaves look so real Kittie! Lovely card. Fall is my favorite time of year. Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.
Jess
Beautiful card for Autumn. Love the added dimension.
Love your frames! The leaves that you embossed are phenomenal!! I always learn so much from your blog. TFS
Beautiful, Kittie. Framed and stamped beautifully. The added leaves are the perfect touch.
Lovely card! the extra touch with the die cut leaves is perfect and the cut out adds lots of dimension to your card.
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Love the Pan Pastels, and your card. The IO stamps are so beautiful.
Love your card!Beautiful fall card!!!
Wow, what a pretty card. Your leaves look so real. Great work as always.
Oh my gosh, those leaves are the bomb Kittie! Most realistic dies I’ve seen yet. Gorgeous card, love the stamp!
love these new stamps, the freedom of the watercolor look is so appealing to me! thanks for sharing. well done kitty.
Beautiful card, as always!
very different love it
Kittie I love folling your blog. THank you
Your frames are beautiful. Everything is just exquisite!!
wow, i love it! the dimension of the die cut leaves, with the added shine, is gorgeous.
Beautiful card – love the leaves you used as embellishments!!
This is gorgeous! Love the shine you added to the leaves.
What a wonderful way to bring in the fall season with such vivid colors that we see in nature.
Beautiful card by one of my favorite crafters. Love the stamps and the colors Kittie, Fall is my favorite season.
The die-cut leaves are stealing the show here, the embossing is making them pop even more.
Great card, colors, and leaves.
Delightful! Love the details that makes this beauty stand out! Thanks for the step by step!
What an elegant FALL card! The leaf embellishment is stunning!!!
Lovely card. I love those embossed leaves. I will have to find out about the Pan Pastels-they are new to me.
Beautiful image! I love the kind of splatter/mist that is part of the stamp.
Pretty card….I just purchased Pan Pastels, and just used the leaf dies myself for a guest design post for next month…so fun to see them used in a different way!!
Lovely fall card. I like the shiny leaf embellishments.
Always love what you create. The watercolor oak looks like a great stamp and you’ve given it the attention it deserves. Your tip about making the leaves die-cuts shiny is wonderful – thank you.
I just recently purchased some pan pastels and was looking for some “direction” on how to use them on my card creations. thank you so much for sharing the “how to” on those shiny leaves … your card is so very lovely!
Beautiful card, as always. The leaves look so real. I love all your cards. Your are such an inspiration!
Fabulous card Kittie. Love that leaf stamp – perfect complement to the leaf dies.
Lovely Kitty especially with the die cuts added! warm greet Miranda
Beautiful colors – very elegant!
Kittie, those leaves in the corner are so realistic looking. This is a beautiful card.
I love your matting, it frames your stamped images so beautifully, and adding the embossing powder to the leaves is a great idea.
I love looking at fall leaves, not raking them 🙂
Your frame really sets off the image. Lovely card.
I love creating for fall! What a beautiful creation, as always! Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous card. (McStamper)
Beautiful!
Love this stamp!! I still have those leaves on my wish list as well! Wonderful Fall card. Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
Love the stamps and your card is fabulous!!
As always, your cards are beautiful! tfs
Beautiful card! Love the stamp and dies!
Another lovely card, Kittie. I like what you have done with the cut leaves and the framing. I am always learning from you!
stunning card! Those embossed leaves look so real! Nice!
A gorgeous card! Those leaves look like real ones and the colors are so rich and beautiful!
So elegant and beautiful! Love the splatters and the leaves!
Gorgeous Kittie! Love the added shiny leaves. TFS
This card is fabulous. Can’t wait to try pan pastels. What a wonderful coloring they produce.
This is absolutely gorgeous! Beautiful card! 🙂 Nancee
Love the texture and color you got on the leaves
Those leaves are gorgeous and look positively real.
great colors
Love this leaf card – says that fall is soon coming! Nelda Deakins
Those leaves look so REAL. They are a must have for me!!
very pretty!
Sandra ltb
Love the simplicity, yet elegance of this card…
Lovely card. Leaves are my favorite.
PH