I have had a set of Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fall Foliage dies for EVER and use them only rarely because I do not like how solidly monochromatic they look when cut from card stock. I pulled them out while looking for something to use with my Crackling Campfire Distress Oxide and duh! why did I not think of inking them before????? I had the most fun getting inky and experimenting with a little of this color and a smidge of that with no clear idea what I was going to do with the finished leaves.
Then I noticed the scrap paper I had been using under the maple leaves and loved, loved, loved how CCDO looked when layered over randomly placed leaves. So, I did this - intentionally!
You cannot mess this up! It looks amazing every time. (Well, I think so!) I cut the background paper up and found a new-to-me card technique (from Splitcoast Stampers) called a spanner card. (Pinterest tried to insist that I meant 'spinner card' but it really is called a spanner card!) So easy to do and lots of hidden areas to decorate.
And, since it stands up like a regular card, there's no need for the complicated instructions I have to include with easel and bend cards. So many ideas... Please stay safe! : ) Christine
