With Every Leave a Miracle...Card using Leaves Stamp Set and Gilding Powder

The signs are everywhere, especially in Alberta where the days are shorter, cooler and the leaves are already starting to change, fall is just around the corner. There is not much I do not LOVE about fall, it’s no coincidence I was drawn to Quietfire Design’s Leaves stamp set, now available through Emerald Creek Craft Supplies.

My friend Kerry and I will be hosting a Botanical Gel Plate Printing demo for the Great Canadian VIRTUAL Scrapbook Carnival. I used one of the prints I created while prepping for the demo. I scanned this print to my computer so I can use it over and over. I really loved how it turned out and the colours are so yummy!

I brushed a bit of Perfect Project on my paper, it helps embossing powder to stick ONLY where I have ink. Using the maple leaf stamp and Ranger’s Emboss It ink, I randomly stamped my base paper. I embossed the leaves with my Copper Scroll Gilding Powder ~ this always makes me happy!

I wrapped and tied a lovely piece of ribbon to my card. This ribbon is hand dyed in small batches by my bestie Kerry Engel [ www.engelbelle.com ]. 

A piece of copper twine adds some extra texture and plays so well with the Copper Scroll Gilding Powder.

I stamped my sentiment from the same collection onto a piece of Duralar and layered it over a piece of vellum cut to the same size. It is attached with the copper twine.

I hope this simple card inspires you to pull out some fall themed stamps or maybe add some new ones to your stash! 

CHEERS to sweater weather!

SUPPLIES:

Quietfire Design Leaves stamp set

Quietfire Design Copper Scroll Gilding Powder

Ranger's Emboss It ink

gel plate printed base paper

hand dyed ribbon by Kerry Engel

unknown copper twine

You Can Do Anything Planner Layout

With Every Leaf a Miracle - Stamping on Old Book Pages

Hello, Connie Nichol here today with a card featuring the Leaves stamp set and Copper Foil gilding powder from Quietfire Design.

I started by stamping 'with every leaf a miracle' on a rectangle of cardstock (about 5.5 x 4.25") and covering with Copper Scroll gilding powder and heat embossing.   I then put a strip of copper around the edge of the card.  Just cover most of the card with a scrap of cardstock and rub embossing ink over the tiny bit of exposed edge.  Cover this with gilding powder and heat to melt.

I spritzed a bit of spray ink to add a little colour and sketched out a tree branch with a dark brown marker.  It's not fine art, just a place to attach some leaves.

For the leaves, I stamped directly onto an old dictionary page and heat embossed with the copper gilding powder.  Add colour with watercolour paint or markers or dye ink.  Let dry and cut out.

Mount some of your leaves with dimensional adhesive.  Back your card front with a piece of frayed burlap before adhering to a card base. That's it!   Thanks for stopping by and happy autumn to you and your family.

Quietfire Design Supplies used:  Copper Scroll gilding powder, Leaves (set of six stamps)

Other Supplies:  burlap, embroidery thread, Versamark embossing ink, Ranger dye ink, Kelly Creates pen, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L adhesives