Autumn Card

Good Morning.  Our weather has turned to perfect Autumn temperatures which inspired me to create an Autumn card.

I used the Elizabeth Craft Designs Floral Foliage 1 die set which includes the wooden barrel, birdhouse, birds, bare branches and large leaves.  I also used the Floral Greenery 2 and Wild Flower 4 die sets.  

Using a piece of woodgrain design paper the barrel and birdhouse were die cut.  They were layered onto another die white die cut for strength because they were attached with dimensional tape.  Elizabeth Craft Design Soft Finish Cardstock was used for all the die cuts.  Before assembling the barrel, I used a pencil to emphasize the slats.  Then using distress ink, highlighted around each slat.  Tiny black embellishments were glued over the die cut holes in the barrel bands.  The birds were die cut and color sponged on them and attached to the birdhouse.  

The branches were die cut from the Floral Foliage 1 die set and colored using Ranger Mica Spray.  The large Maple Leaves from the same die set were also colored using Mica Sprays.  

The foliage (leafy branches) were die cut using the Floral Greenery 2 die set and colored using Distress Inks. 

The flowers were die cut using the Wild Flower 4 die set.  They were colored with Distress Inks.  I use three of the smallest flower die cuts for each flower.  

The Floral Foliage 1 Die Set is perfect for creating beautiful Autumn Themed cards.