Autumnal Cards - Embossing Resist with Watercolours

Hello!

It´s Melina here today with a card tutorial for you, 

using the wonderful I Love Leaves stamp set.

Here´s what I did:

I stamped some different leaves from the stamp set onto watercolour paper and 

embossed them with gold embossing powder.

I did the same thing on a card panel, also watercolour paper, but this time 

I stamped the same leaf several times. 

I used watercolours from Prima and Winsor & Newton.

For this card I went for a background with cold colours to make a striking contrast

against the warm colours of the leaves that I´m planning to make.

For the second card I´m planning to cut the leaves out, so I´m not really 

bothered to colour them inside the lines.

When the blue colour of my first card is totally dry, 

I continue to colour the leaves in.

When the watercolour on the leaves is dry, I give the leaves a gentle rub with a dry cloth 

to take any extra pigment off the gold embossed areas.

I used words from the Beautiful Words stamp set, backed my card panels with black cardstock

and adhered onto card bases.

On this card I used Old Book Page in the background, and yes, it`s upside down ;)

I also added 3D tape under two of the leaves for some dimension.

Thank you for stopping by today, and hope you all get a 

wonderful, creative weekend!

xx Melina

Rubber Dance stamps used:

I Love Leaves

Beautiful Words

Old Book Page