I immediately thought of an old leaf stamp in my stash that I rarely use...so happy to break it out and play! It's a retired Rubber Stampede stamp called Liquid Amber and it looks very realistic. I paired that stamp along with a retired Inkadinkado Dawn Houser quote stamp entitled "Every Leaf," using lots of different shades of distress inks, misted the leaf with water before stamping, distressed the edges of the card lightly, and added a tiny raffia bow to finish.
I actually made two cards, noting that each time you ink and mist this leaf stamp it comes out different. (I also stamped some crackle background on the leaf on the right to add some more interest.) Here they are together:
Have a great day,
Judy
I love it, Judy! Perfect pairing of sentiment and image!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful leaves, Judy! Love that sentiment! :)
ReplyDeleteJust lvoely Judy
ReplyDeleteFAB leaf
Thank youi
Mandi LI?M
It looks so real ...even on my computer screen, I feel like I could reach out and touch it.
ReplyDeleteHi there Judy, Gorgeous leaves and what a brilliant sentiment too, Gay xxx
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a great stamp and I love the effect the water spritzing has made :)
ReplyDeleteThat sentiment is just so lovely too.
Jenny x
Gorgeous leaf, looks so realistic and I love the sentiment.
ReplyDeleteLynne xxx
These are just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much
Chrissie
"Less is More"
Beautifully designed. Leaves are so pretty on their own x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful Judy!
ReplyDeleteLovely card :O) Viv xx
ReplyDeletebeautiful cards, judy!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful leaf, Judy. I love the way you've inked it. I need to try that spritzing technique. It's a great sentiment, too. :) Ann Y.
ReplyDeleteBoth made gr8 cards
ReplyDeleteKathyk
That really is a great leaf stamp...and I love the different effects you got with the misting!
ReplyDeleteOh, those leaves/cards are AWESOME!! I'm lovin' how you did your leaves! I have to admit, I did think they were REAL at first!!....Thinking you just went outside and picked them up, then wondering to myself how you got them to be so flat! lol Very nice! :)
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