Autumn Leaf Wreath

Hello friends,

I'm here to share a card I made for the awesome Autumn Challenge at Lawn Fawn. I love the color of autumn leaves and had fun making and arranging them onto a wreath against an old, sooty wall. 

Products used:

embossed background panel, #lawnfawn dies (stitched leaves), #rangeroxideinks (for the background), #rangerdistressinks (for the leaves), gold acrylic paint (for splatters), #papertreyink (sentiment), jute & hemp cords.    

The background was an embossed brick-like panel sent to me as RAK. It was bright orange in color, so I covered it with black soot distress oxide ink until no orange was seen. The repeated applications made the panel almost lose its embossed texture, causing it to appear old and sooty. For the leaves, a panel of watercolor paper was directly inked with different autumn colors, arranged closely together. It was then generously sprayed with water until the ink started to move and blend with the other colors. Once dry, multiple leaves were cut from the panel. Credit for this easy technique goes to Jeniffer McGuire. For the wreath, two shades of hemp and gold cord were plaited, then wound around jute cord and adhered to the edge of a die-cut ring. The leaves were arranged on one side, and the wreath was adhered to the card base. Then finished off by generously splattering gold paint, the plaited hemp bow and a die-cut sentiment (adhered with foam tape).   

Challenges entered:

#lawnfaunatics - autumn

#wordartwednesday - anything goes

#diecutdivas - anything goes

#paperfunday - changing seasons

#parkhopping - harvest festival at Dollywood

#ssswednesday - anything goes

#timeout - spatter, metallic & season

Have a great Sunday.

Leanne.