Waving hello and welcome to another Blog post, Autumn is now with us and crafters find lots of wonderful inspiration with all the colours that brings.
This week over at +papermilldirect the special offer is a really nice A4 size 270gsm Ivory Stucco card, I have a particular liking for the textured cardstocks and this Stucco effect is especially nice, very similar to the hammered effect. This week you can get your hands on a small box of the Stucco for just £4!! it is also available in the Midi box size too at just £11-50, but be quick as I believe there is only a very limited amount available (link here:)
I used my Cricut Explore and images from
within the subscription to design this leaf pennant focal point with extra leaf
and an acorn design. I have included my
Design Space link below so that you can create this card too, everything will
be sized and colour co-ordinated so it is all ready for you to cut. The card base is included in the design just
remember to insert a black pen into the pen holder so that your Explore can
write the sentiment for you. I have
‘attached’ the sentiment to the card shape and so it is all ready to press
‘go’.
After cutting you should have 1 base card
(Ivory Stucco) with sentiment ‘Autumn Wishes’ written upon it, 3 layers to the
Pennant, 2 layers to the leaf and 2 layers to form the Acorn.
Score and fold the card base in half so
that the sentiment is on the front of the card.
Glue the layers of the pennant, leaf and acorn together on top of each
other to form the 3 shapes, I used a clear drying glue to make this easier and give
a neater finish.
To add some extra definition I outlined the
cut out sections of the brown card using a versa mark pen, I did the same to
the leaf and to the acorn to add some extra detail, if you don’t have a Versa
mark pen then you could use a marker, chalk, or ink, or leave it plain if you
prefer.
Take the Pennant Shape and add a length of
Jute ribbon across the top and secure the ends on the back using double sided
tape. Wrap 2 lengths of paper twine or
cream coloured twine across the top of the Jute Ribbon and secure ends on
reverse side. Add 3D foam pads to the
back of the pennant and attach to card front near to the top, so that it
doesn’t cover the ‘Autumn Wishes’ sentiment.
Add 3D foam pads to the back of the leaf
and acorn and arrange on top of the jute ribbon, adhere when happy with
placement. I also added some of the
waste pieces of card cut from the inner leaf and the pennant background to add
some extra interest. To finish I glued 3
sequins and a little bow of paper twine.
Materials Used:
My Project Link: https://uk.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/31387757 - Cricut Design Space
Cosmic Shimmer Clear Drying Glue – Creative
Expressions
Double Sided Tape, 3D Foam Pads
Papermill Design Team:
if you have a moment, please do pop over and check out the other papermill teamies blogs and see what they got up to this week:
if you have a moment, please do pop over and check out the other papermill teamies blogs and see what they got up to this week:
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