To make the frame I cut a piece of orange cardstock 3 3/4" x 4 3/4" and placed the largest of one of the straight-edged rectangle dies in the center. You could use any rectangle die -- I just happened to have the Cross-Stitched ones, so that's what I used. I can use the center (with the cross-stitches around the edge) for another card.
I then cut my card base . . .
Brown - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Patterned paper - 4" x 5 1/4"
. . . and constructed my card.
I then cut the Pumpkins and Vines die -- the pumpkins in orange and the vines in green.
Using a brown Copic marker I colored the pumpkin stems and sponged the pumpkins and vines with orange and green distressed ink. A little hint: because the pumpkins are slit, you can slip a piece of scrap paper into the slits to allow you to sponge the edges of each section separately. It gives a bit of dimension to your pumpkins.
I cut the Fall Phrases die from orange cardstock, although I am only using two of the words,
which I sponged with a little bit of brown distress ink.
I then gathered all my die-cuts and placed them on the card. I moved them around a bit until I was satisfied with the arrangement and then glued them down. As you can see, I extended some of the leaves over the frame.
My card was now finished.
CottageCutz dies used on my card are:
5 comments:
this is such a pretty fall card Lois - I like the framing over the patterned paper- it created a nice background- thanks for the hint on sponging the pumpkins
love pumpkins!
Very cute card! Those pumpkins look great with the shaded dimension! The framed design is a very nice touch too!
Beautiful card Lois! And thanks for the tip on using the slits when sponging the ink on the edges - great idea.
Colors and pumpkins are so beautiful. Nicely done!
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