Not just for scrapbooking! Easy card ideas using Autumn to Remember

I love trees, and I love the colours of autumn, so needed no further excuse to make these cards using Stampin’ Up!®’s Autumn to Remember stamp set. 

This first card is a celebration of circles, with a touch of mixed metallics for some autumn warmth.

I began with the three trees stamp from Autumn to Remember, inking each tree individually using a sponge dauber and a different ink pad. I used Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive. Yes, there’s some colour crossover but I don’t mind that because that’s how trees work in autumn. 

 

Across the bottom of the circle I swiped a swish of Copper Metallic Enamel Effects using a Stampin’ Up!® Blending Brush. 

TIP: For the circle arrangement, I applied Stampin’ Dimensionals around the edge of the back of the stamped circle, then applied the coloured circles from behind. By holding the stamped circle in the air, with the image facing you, you can see where to apply the coloured circles easily. 

And here’s a secret: They aren’t all full circles. Punching part circles enables you to use up scraps, and nobody will know because they can’t be seen. 

 The cream background panel was first stamped using Cherry Cobbler and a simple “hello” then embossed using the Birch 3D Embossing Folder. I like to emboss a stamped area as it gives the card an element of “how did she do that?”

It’s mounted onto Cherry Cobbler cardstock and a Vanilla card base to finish. 

This is one of the cards we made at this month’s WI class. For a slightly stepped-up version, I used Timber 3D Embossing Folder for variety, splashing it lightly with some diluted Copper Metallic Enamel Effects. 

 

I wasn’t sure if this would work as I didn’t know if this product is water based or not, but it did... to a point. The ink did blend well with the water but the result has definitely lost its sheen. 

 

The circle element is punched from Basic Beige instead of Vanilla and the other element I added to this slightly stepped-up version of my Autumn to Remember card is some Natural Tones Linen Thread in Cajun Craze. Swirling it around behind the main element is quite a skill – and not one I find easy – so I didn’t inflict it on the WI ladies. 

 

For my second Autumn to Remember design, I used a stamped leaf. This was inked up in Pumpkin Pie, then some Pecan Pie ink added around the edges of the leaf using a Sponge Dauber. I fussy-cut this out. 

 

The white panel features a swish of Copper Metallic Enamel Effects applied with a small Blending Brush. This dries really quickly when applied thinly like this.

The gold leaf is punched out using the Bough Punch (157711) and some retired Distressed Gold Speciality Paper. The wooden Textural Elements (159966) are the perfect addition to this type of project, and here I have dyed them Cherry Cobbler using my ink pad and a sponge dauber.

For my version of the card, I used a Basic Beige card base (164512), with a Pecan Pie layer.

For the WI ladies, we used some retired Texture Chic Memories & More cards as they do love a fancy envelope. 

 

I hope you like my Autumn to Remember projects and are tempted to add some of these products to your next Stampin’ Up!® order.

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