I just had to have the Lace Leaf set from Concord & 9th! These leaves make a stunning focal point and would be great for autumn cards, but I wanted to jump ahead to frosty winter leaves! I’ve linked all supplies at the end of this post. Compensated affiliate links used.
Just look at all that lovely detailed veining on the leaves – perfect for trapping some watercolor :D I set about stamping two leaves in Versamark on Arches cold pressed watercolor card and then heat embossing with a fabulously sparkly Wow Midas Touch embossing glitter – there are flakes of glitter built in to the powder which were perfect to capture the frosty feel I wanted. I die cut the leaves with their matching dies and then simply added a quick wash of blue watercolor, allowing the paint to puddle and pool in among the embossed lines.
I layered these leaves with a bunch of other die cuts which I smooshed with Versamark and used the same Midas Touch embossing glitter to get them all frosted – the Woodland Branch, Kate Snowflake and Cottage Stems ( I watercolored the ends of these and added glossy accents before embossing the stems). I gathered everything together and layered over a Tree Ring Background embossed on vellum which in turn is layered on a Stitched Rectangle of watercolor card (so the colors all toned). This panel is mounted on a Fog card base and I added a ribbon bow to accent.
For the sentiment I paired a You die cut from more of the watercolor card with a sentiment from You Matter white heat embossed on a scrap of card I’d watercolored with the same blues as the leaves.
This card is a much more detailed and layered style that I normally reach for but it’s nice to try my hand at something a bit different every now and then :D
SUPPLIES
You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below; click on the picture or wording to get taken directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. You can read my affiliate and product disclosure here. I truly appreciate your support.
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This is a stunning card! I love this leaf from Concord & 9th and it looks so beautiful with lovely glitter and those pools of watercolour. The whole composition of the card is just amazing! Wonderful :)
Nicely done !
That is seriously one of the most beautiful and creative cards I’ve ever seen. I wish you’d done this one on youtube! I love how you used glossy accents on the cottage stem…it looks like jewelry! It makes me sad that some of the items used on this card are already out of stock. Thank you for such an inspirational card!
Hopefully things will come back in stock soon Julie. The advantage of a lovely leaf set is it can be used all year round!
Amazing card! It looks so simple, yet the combo is so creative!
I cannot even start on expressing of how much I love this card. These leaves are amazing, love their kind of skeleton look.
Your card is so frosty and freezing, it made my soul tremble. And these touches of blue are incredible, such a beautiful color!
And it matches perfectly silver glitter powder.
These are unbelievably gorgeous Debby! And this color combination really shows it off.
Wow….so glad I’ve discovered you…..what a great cardmaker. You are fabulous.