When browsing Pinterest the other day, I saw a card that had a single leaf with a matte background and I thought it looked really pretty. I decided to make my own version and this is what I came up with. Firstly I die cut two leaf shapes (from GKD), one in scrap CS and the other in a shimmery vellum and then I glued them together. Then I ran it through my Big Shot using the foliage 3D folder from Sizzix/Tim Holtz. Once it was done I added some inks and while it had some shimmer it wasn’t enough for me so I added some Opal Blaze on top. In real life the shimmer is iridescent, shiny and is pretty. Also the embossing is way more prominent in reality. I took a piece of water colour paper and wet it with a spray and then using a brush I added a wash of two colours, gathered twigs and rusty hinge. I popped up the leaf on top once the ink was dry and then thought of adding some gold glitter at the top of the inked piece. Big mistake, as it looked awful and I had already added the embellishments from Trinity Designs. What to do – I could take the layer apart and create a new background or do what I ended up doing and tearing the ugly bit away. As I didn’t manage to remove all the glitter I left it but added a tiny bit more along the tear as you can see in the photo. In a way it looks like the trunk of a tree. The scrap that was torn off became the sentiment piece. For this I used 2 different stamps one from an older GKD set and the other I can’t remember and have temporarily misplaced the set. I inked the edges of the sentiment piece with rusty hinge. This works for 2 challenges, the one at JUG’s and at CYHTP. Probably my last card for a couple of days as I am weeding my garden, which means my hands will be hurting for a while and I can’t craft easily then. Thanks for sharing some time with me.
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Very different background. It does look like a tree trunk. I like the embossed leaf.
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Thanks Lisa. when I first messed up the top part of the colour wash I was pretty upset but I like my save.
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This is gorgeous! I love that soft watercolor wash and that leaf is beautiful! I love the way you “fixed” the part you didn’t like and it made for an awesome design. Thanks for playing along with us at JUGS!
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Thank you. I enjoy playing and receiving comments helps me to learn and improve too.
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Great save on your background. It definitely does resemble a tree trunk and the soft colors on your embossed leaf turned out beautifully.
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Thanks Gayle. I’m glad I could save it as I was quite upset at how bad it looked when I made the mistake.
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Beautiful! Love the colors on your leaf, and the torn, watercolored background looks great!
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Thanks so much. I like to try different things to see what happens. Water colouring isn’t my go to or forte so it was fun to see the look work, once I corrected my mistake.
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I love the ripped edge with your falling leaf as it gives a great falling aspect. This is a wonderful card. Your description of the shine involved makes me wish I could see it, but I can picture it. You come up with wonderful ideas, my friend.
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Hi Johanna, I like many others, loved the ripped edge of your card and the pretty color you chose for your leaf. So well done! Thanks for joining us at Just Us Girls for Photo Week.
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You would love the shine Golda. Its because of you that I even have the Opal blaze. I’ve found even though it has gotten hard, I can use it if I add water and use a paintbrush.
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I’m so glad you found a way to get it to work! I loved those.
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Thanks for the comments and I’m really pleased that you like it.
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Beautiful and a little different or should I say unique. The watercolor background looks great and I love the torn edge.
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Thanks Gerry
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Thanks very much. It is great when others like my cards.
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