This card is part of a series of cards I made for my stash. I did the first steps - large cards, backgrounds, punched and embossed tag elements in a bit of an assembly line for all the cards - six in all. It was time saving to make them this way as all the tools were used for each step for each card. Not my usual way of making cards but I am very happy with how they all turned out.
For this card I started with a large green card and added a leafy background (colour printed digital). I dug five scraps of green cardtock from my stash and punched leaves from all of them. I embossed all the tags and then reinserted the leaf punchies into the openings of a different tag which provided contrast in both texture and colour. I used regular tape to secure them in place. I played with the tags until I was happy and adhered them to each other using regular tape. I added a length of wide brown grosgrain ribbon tucking the ends to the back before adhering this large element to my card front. For my focal element I die cut a large maple leaf (SIZZIX) from green white core cardstock, embossed it with a tree embossing folder and sanded it. I used watercolour to highlight the sanded areas and then added a bit of yellow using a stamp pad. I found the small leaf in my stash and thought it would make a beautiful accent for my large leaf. It is a punchie which I embossed, watercoloured and thermally embossed in gold after it was dry. I layered the little leaf on over the bigger one and then tied their stems together using brown crochet thread. This large element was adhered to the front of my card over the ribbon using 3D foam tape. Therese