French Foliage is one of my favorite Stampin’ Up! sets with leaves. It has a variety of leaves and a nice script image too. This card came about because of a request from a friend, Rose Conkwright. She wanted to learn how to do the triple time stamping technique and said I could put a twist on it if I wanted. So here is my triple time stamping technique card with a twist!
The twist is that I added sponging to the card. It allowed me to vary the color in the background rather than just having the color of the card stock. One of the things I like about fall is all of the different colors in the leaves.
To make this card, first cut 3 pieces of Very Vanilla card
stock in the following sizes:
5 1/4 x 4 inches
4 1/4 x 3 inches
3 1/4 x 2 inches.
Then cut 3 pieces of Midnight Muse card stock in the
following sizes:
8 1/2 x 5 1/5 inches and fold for the card base
4 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches
3 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches
You’ll also need a scrap of Very Vanilla card stock that is
big enough for the largest leaf in the French Foliage stamp set.
Layer the three Very Vanilla pieces of card stock from
smallest to largest. Lightly tack the
three pieces together well enough to sponge and stamp on. Remember that you’ll have to take these
three pieces apart later.
Sponge these 5 colors:
More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy and Cherry
Cobbler on both the layered pieces of Very Vanilla card stock and the scrap. You can use other colors that
you like as long as you avoid mixing colors that make a muddy brown.
More Mustard is the color that you will use the most. Notice that the color is sponged on unevenly
and that several spots do not have any ink on them. I recommend keeping it
light when you first start. Remember
that you can always add more ink to make the card darker, but you can’t take
off ink to make it lighter.
Add Pumpkin Pie.
And then Old Olive.
Add just a little bit of Not Quite Navy.
And use Cherry Cobbler lightly too.
Still keeping all three layers together, stamp the following images in these colors:
Oak leaf and sentiment of your choice in StazOn Jet Black
Small leaf in More Mustard
Middle Leaf in Cherry Cobbler
Script in Always Artichoke
Make sure your leaves go in different directions. I stamped three of each leaf. Don’t worry if there is a little gap in the stamped image between the layers. It will be covered up when you add the Midnight Muse layers.
Stamp the oak leaf on the scrap piece of Very Vanilla that you sponged. Cut out the leaf.
Pull apart your sponged and stamped layers. Add the leaf and Midnight Muse ribbon to the top layer. I
used Stampin’ Dimensionals under the oak leaf.
Here is a different version of the same card.
Stampin' Supplies
| Item | Description | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 121166 | French Foliage Stamp Set | $14.95 |
| 126707 | Sassy Salutations Stamp Set | $17.95 |
| 101406 | StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad | $7.95 |
| 126964 | More Mustard Classic Ink Pad | $5.95 |
| 126945 | Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink Pad | $5.95 |
| 126953 | Old Olive Classic Ink Pad | $5.95 |
| 126971 | Not Quite Navy Classic Ink Pad | $5.95 |
| 126966 | Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink Pad | $5.95 |
| 126972 | Always Artichoke Classic Ink Pad | $5.95 |
| 126847 | Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon | $8.95 |
Creatively yours,
Sharon Cheng
Richland Hills, TX
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