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Solid Leaf Challenge

Submissions from our solid leaf challenge. Purchase stamps here.

Card 1 - Leaves by April

For brown strip, stamp solid leaf stamp with VersaMark. For leaves, color with markers, spritz with water and stamp. Cut out with deckle scissors and layer on strip. The marbled background is the baby wipe used to clean off the stamps.
Card measures 4 14" x 5 1/2".

Card 2 - Leaf by April
Ink solid leaf with rainbow stamp pad. Spritz with water and stamp on cream colored card stock. Stipple with several colors from the rainbow pad around the leaf. Layer. Add acorn embellishment. Card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".

Card 3 - Leaf by April
With versamark, stamp solid leaf onto glossy cardstock. Sponge butterscotch, terra cotta and red dye inks over leaves. Buff with a kleenex. Stamp solid leaf with rainbow pad, spritz with water and stamp on cream colored card stock. Matte. Add ribbon and metallic bow. Card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".

*the solid leaf on these samples is from Eureka Stamps (www.eurekastamps.com)

Card 4 (To Everything a Season) by Dina

For watercolor leaf background: stamp solid leaves on watercolor paper with water-based dye ink (I used Adirondack Ginger, Pesto, Currant, Butterscotch), spritz with water till the colors bleed, use a brown blow-pen over the top. Stamp Squirrel stamp as background on base panel in Currant ink. Sponge edges. Stamp verse in currant. Sponge edges. Turn panel over and score 1/8” from edge.
Sand score lines lightly. Layer panels.

Card 5 (Fall Tree) by Dina

For watercolor leaf background: stamp solid leaves on watercolor paper with water-based dye ink (I used Adirondack Ginger, Pesto, Currant, Butterscotch), spritz with water till the colors bleed, use a brown blow-pen over the top. Stamp Squirrel stamp as background on base panel in Currant ink. Sponge edges. Stamp tree in Adirondack Espresso ink. Watercolor using Derwent watercolor pencils. Ink only leaf portion of tree with currant ink and stamp on “ground” to look like fallen leaves. Turn panel over and score 1/8” from edge. Layer card, using platinum vellum under each panel. Color ribbon using Adirondack Currant marker. Use metallic Galaxy
markers to color eyelet charm.

Card 6 (To Everything a Season – clear plastic panel) by Dina

For watercolor leaf background: stamp solid leaves on watercolor paper with water-based dye ink (I used Adirondack Ginger, Pesto, Currant, Butterscotch), spritz with water till the colors bleed, use a brown blow-pen over the top. Punch corners (top layer – southwest corner punch; gold layer – insert corner into corner of scalloped square punch. Layer. Stamp verse on clear plastic (CD case packaging…or acetate) with StazOn Jet Black ink. Attach with mini brads.

Card 7 (Autumn in Cork) by Sarah

Supplies: Thin cork - Textured burgundy paper (Sizzix)
Green/sage grosgrain ribbon - Taupe cardstock - BI leaf stamps
BI Autumn Greetings - Cranberry, sage, butterscotch, brown inks

Directions: Stamp small leaves with fall colored inks onto cork that has been torn or cut with deckle scissors. Stamp single leaf in butterscotch on to smaller piece of cork, then Autumn Greetings over that with cranberry. Glue sage ribbon onto textured burgundy paper, add cork pieces and attach to taupe card.


Card 8 (Autumn Leaves) by Sarah

Supplies: Bronze laid cardstock (any earthy brown works)
Burgundy cardstock - Brown wave or brown crimped cardstock/paper
Small scrap of off-white cardsctok - 2 gold brads
versamark pad - fall color inks

Directions: Assemble small leaf stamps onto single acrylic mount, stamp with versamark onto burgundy cardstock. Stamp individual leaves with sage, butterscotch, cranberry and brown inks onto spritzed piece of beige cardstock. Emboss Autumn Greetings stamp (Biblical Impressions) onto leaves, attach to torn piece of wave cardstock with gold brads, assemble layers.


Card 9 (Happy Fall) by Sarah

Supplies: BI leaves & large acorn - BI Happy Fall, y’all
Beige cardstock - Orange cardstock - 2 large orange brads
Orange and Sage dye inks - Gold metallic ink

Directions: Stamp leaves in sage and orange onto beige panel. Overstamp acorn with gold metallic ink. Stamp happy fall stamp onto beige scrap with sage, crop with deckle scissors, mount to orange scrap, trim. Assemble card.

Card 10 (Fall Blues) by Sarah

Supplies: BI leaf stamps - BI thinking of you stamp
5.5 x 8.5 blue mica cardstock - 5 x 3.75 burgundy cardstock
versamark pad - sticky embossing powder - fashion dust in blues and silver
2 silver brads - scrap of blue mica cardstock

Directions: Arrange unmounted stamps onto a single acrylic mount. Emboss with sticky embossing powder. Generously load applicator with first color of fashion dust, dab onto leaves, don’t worry about precision! Add remaining color(s). Wipe away excess powder. Stamp and emboss with sticky powder sentiment on the cardstock scrap, apply silver. Mount to burgundy cardstock & card with silver brads.

Card 11 by Jacki
The purple cardstock was repeatedly and randomly stamped with 4 different solid leaf stamps all in White Colorbox Pigment ink. Corner punch on corners and 1/8 punch to create notches for ribbon.
Charm attached to ribbon with jump ring.


Card 12 by Jacki
The white panel was repeatedly and randomly stamped with 4 different solid leaf stamps then smudged with ink. All inks are Fresco chalk inks. It's hard to tell, but the burgundy panel is also stamped with the solid leaf stamp.


Card 13 by Jacki
The white panel was repeatedly and randomly stamped with 4 different solid leaf stamps, then cut into four strips. While I was stamping, I stamped one of each leaf on a separate sheet of white cardstock. The strips were stuck to a 5 x 6 inch sheet of burgundy cardstock. Then on a separate white panel, I stamped the verse and trimmed it to 1 1/4 x 5 That strip was centered on a 1 1/2 x 5" burgundy strip of cardstock. Brads were used to attach it to the cardfront. I roughly cut out the extra leaves I stamped and adhered them to the cardfront with dimensional dots.

Card 14 (no instructions)

Card 15 (Love the Lord your God) by SarahCard 18 (Happy Fall Ya

Supplies: BI leaf & acorn stamps - BI Deuteronomy 6:5
Cardstock in burgundy, gold, green - Burgundy mulberry paper
Versamark pad - Sticky embossing powder
Bling dust OR gold leafing - Gold embossing powder

Directions: Emboss scripture in gold onto green scrap. Mount small leaf stamps close together on acrylic mount, stamp with versamark on top. Attach to mulberry scrap. Remove stamps, remount a little further apart (add acorn) and stamp with versamark. Sprinkle sticky embossing powder on, tap off excess, heat. Apply bling dust or gold leafing. Assemble card.


Card 16 (Maple Hello) by Sarah

Supplies: Leaf stamps - "just wanted to say hello"
Autumn Hello - *White glossy cardstock - Gold cardstock
Burgundy Cardstock - Versamark pad
Jumbo mountain Meadow pad, or individual fall colored ink pads
Gold embossing powder

Directions: Stamp leaves with versamark pad onto glossy cardstock, leaving a couple of inches blank. Heat set briefly. Roll jumbo roller inked with Big&Juicy pad or sponge fall colors over entire piece, briefly heat set. Trim off the blank portion, emboss two gold leaves, then the sentiment (Biblical Impressions) onto cranberry cardstock. Cut images out, mount onto leafy panel, assemble card. (*If you use photo paper for the glossy and your versamark images do not "pop out", you need a better quality paper. "Staples" brand, for instance, will not work well, but I used Kodak for this card)


Card 17 (Fall Thank You) by Sarah

Supplies: BI small leaves and small acorn - BI thank you
Tan Card - Dark green cardstock - Scrap of clear or frosted vellum
Dark green organdy ribbon - Gold embossing powder
Versamark Pad - Sticky emboss powder - Bling dust

Directions: Randomly stamp leaves on green cardstock, heat set with sticky powder, apply bling dust. Emboss text in gold on vellum scrap, attach to leaf card (I recommend using a two-way glue stick, solid type, not liquid). Glue on ribbon, attach to card.

Card 19 (Bargello Leaves) by Sarah

Supplies: Solid leaf stamp, maple (or oak) - Outline leaf stamp, maple (or oak)
Glossy cardstock - Purple cardstock - Tan card
Small circle of teal mica - Slightly larger circle of dk peach cardstock
Versamark pad
Jumbo mountain Meadow pad, or individual fall colored ink pads
Stazon black inkpad - Tan grosgrain ribbon

Directions: Stamp solid leaf randomly with versamark ink onto glossy cardstock, heat set briefly. Roll jumbo roller inked with Big&Juicy pad or sponge fall colors over entire piece, briefly heat set. Stamp outline leaf randomly with Stazon black (try not to fully overlap solid images). Cut panel into thin, uneven strips. Glue strips, alternating heights, to a thin piece of cardstock that has three bands of double stick tape across it. Layer onto purple cardstock, attach ribbon. Stamp text onto teal mica circle, glue onto peach circle, attach to card. Afix all to card.


Card 20 (metalic flakes leaves) by Sarah

Supplies: Rust card & scrap - Silver textured cardstock (i.e.: Constellation)
(this is assuming you have silver in your foil, if you have more of a gold, then use gold cardstock) - Sparkle or plain black cardstock
Metallic Flakes - Silver embossing powder

Directions: Mount small leaf stamps close together on acrylic mount, stamp close together with versamark on black. Cover with sticky powder, heat just until melted. Apply fashion flakes, brush off excess. Stamp text on black scrap with versamark, emboss with silver. Trim to desired shape, attach to scrap of rust, trim rust to match text scrap. Assemble.

Remaining cards, no instructions included.

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You may want to view the following sections to find other stamps used.
Fall Section - Squirrel by Wendy Francsico - Nature Section - Bookmarks
Greetings - Verses
Some Greetings are from DelRose Stamping (coming soon!)