Autumn Leaves Card

My project today is a colorful autumn leaves card with cats playing in the leaves.  For this scene I used the newly released Rubbernecker Stamps Park Bench, Winter Lamp Post and Evergreen Trees paired with the Winter Tree, Tiny Leaves, Stitched Hills, Grass #2 and Cats.  This card has lots to see and it was so much fun to make. 

The Card Base

• Use Tumbled Glass ink and a cloud template to create a blue cloudy background on the white card base.
• Cut three grass layers using the Stitched Hills.
• Apply ATG adhesive to the back grass layer and attach to the card base.
• Attach strips of mounting tape to the two front grass layers and attach them to the card base.

The Trees and Leaves

• Cut the Winter Tree using woodgrain cardstock and the Evergreen Trees using green cardstock.
• Color the tree using the direct to paper technique and an Antique Linen ink pad.  Note: swipe the ink pad directly over the die cut tree to add color.
• Use white cardstock to cut the tiny leaves.
• Apply Shabby Shutters, Fired Brick and Spiced Marmalade ink to the leaves using mini applicators.  
• Gentle form the leaves using the leaf tool and molding pad and then attach the leaves to the branches using glossy accents.
• Apply strips of mounting tape and rolled up glue dots to the back of the tree limbs and branches and attach it to the card base.
• Use pieces of mounting tape to attach the evergreen trees to the card base.

The Park Bench, Lamp Post and Cats

• Cut the bench and lamp post using black cardstock.
• Apply strips of mounting tape to the back of each, tuck in behind the grass layers and attach to the card base.
• Use white cardstock to cut the cats.
• Color the Siamese cat using Antique Linen and Vintage Photo ink and mini applicators. 
• Use a black Copic marker to color the two black and white cats.
• Apply pieces of mounting tape to the cats and attach them to the bench and grass layers.

Finish the Scene

• Attach several loose leaves to the grass area using glossy accents.
• Apply a sparkly shimmer to the leaves using a Nuvo Aqua Shimmer  Pen. 

Here are links to the dies I used for this project.

5217-05D Winter Lamp Post Die [ RBB ] 5221D Park Bench Die [ RBB ] Winter Tree Die Cut 5170D [ RBB ] 5217-01D Evergreen Tree Die [ RBB ] 5173-01D Stitched Hills Die Cut [ RBB ] Cats Die Cut 5142-09D [ RBB ] 5162-04D Tiny Leaves [ RBB ] 5210-02D Grass #2 Die Cut [ RBB ]

Here are the tools and supplies I used.

Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Easter… [ ELH ] Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock,… [ ELH ] Woodgrain Embossed 110 lb Tan – 10… [ ELH ] Solar White Heavyweight 110 lb – 25… [ ELH ] Antique Linen, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH ] Vintage Photo, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH ] Tumbled Glass, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH ] Shabby Shutters, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH ] Spiced Marmalade, Ranger Distress Ink… [ ELH ] Fired Brick, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH ] Tonic Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen 2 pk [ ELH ] COPIC Sketch Marker 100, Black [ ELH ] Cloud, Inky Antics Stencils [ ELH ] Rectangular, Ranger Ink Blending Tool [ ELH ] Mini Applicators, 12 pk, PanPastel Sofft [ ELH ] Mini Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents [ ELH ] 3mm (1/8″), Be Creative Tape [ ELH ] Scotch Foam Mounting Tape [ ELH ] Susan’s Garden Tool Kit, Elizabeth… [ ELH ] Molding Pad [ ELZ ] Precision 5 Inch Scissors with… [ ELH ] Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet [ ELH ] Mini (3/16″), Glue Dots [ ELH ] Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen [ ELH ] Scor-Pal Measuring & Scoring Board 12×12 [ ELH ] Crossover II Fabric & Paper Cutting… [ RBB ]

I hope you enjoyed seeing my autumn leaves card with the cats playing in the leaves.  For more autumn leaves inspiration click on this Pinterest link.  I appreciate you coming by and I hope you have a great day.