Autumn Leaf - stencilling and masking, embossing

Autumn is my second favourite season. I love the vibrant colours in the changing of the leaves and am so happy I live in an area with spectacular displays of those changing leaves. My Autumn card features stamps and inks from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and a stencil/mask from Dyan Reaveley.

Putting It Together

One of the challenges for the Kraftin' Kimmie Inky Weekend is to make an inky background. My thoughts turned to a set of stencil/masks I have in my stash which includes as a large leaf. I decided to combine it with Kraftin' Kimmie inks.

The Dyan Reaveley set has masks to fit into the stencil. I arranged the leaf stencil and mask on a Bristol panel and anchored it in place with Post-Its.

I removed the mask to reveal the leaf shape.

I used the blending tool to add the Pumpkin Patch ink. I intentionally made it blotchy rather than smooth to emulate real leaves.

I used a stippling brush to add Raspberry Rose.

I also added Marvelous Mocha with the stippling brush.

I put removable adhesive on the back of the leaf mask and put it into place in the stencil.

I then removed the stencil to reveal the clean card.

I used the stippling brush to add Yummy Yellow, brushing from the leaf out to be darker at the left edge and surround the leaf in a halo.

To finish the inking, I used a blender to distress the edges of the panel with Marvelous Mocha.

I used gold embossing to add the sentiment to the front. Even though I had heat set it before stamping the Versamark, the embossing powder stuck to some of the Krafty ink as a light fuzz around the stamping. At first, I was devastated, but then I realized it added an interesting texture. After embossing, I added dusting of embossing powder to other parts of the panel.

Inside, I stamped a sentiment and a vine of leaves.

Supplies

Challenges

Kraftin' Kimmie Inky Weekend: Inky Background
Outlawz Festive Friday: Theme - Anything Goes
Crafty Friends: Embossing

A Bit More Time to Craft: Anything Goes
Love to Scrap: Anything Goes