Oct 13 2008
Whirling Leaves of Autumn – Tutorial #133
Autumn, Autumn, Autumn, I love Autumn! This past weekend had the most perfect temperatures, warm during the day, the sky was blue the nights were cool. We had family over for a Bonfire Saturday night. Nothing fancy, just a big pot of Chili and grilled hotdogs. Lots of hugs and laughter. It was perfect!
Of course, I am in the mood for Autumn, hence the tutorial today of these whirling leaves.
Let’s get started. 
Supplies:
| Stamps: Inkadinkado “Fall Season” & Stampin’ Up “Lovely as a Tree” |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up Baja Breeze, Basic Black, Whisper White |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Really Rust, Basic Black |
| Accessories: Tim Holtz Ruler, Push Pin, Ribbon, Silver Brads, Prismacolor Metallic Silver Marker, Coluzzle Circle Template, Sponge, Versamark Pad, Fine Detail Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun |
Stamped the leaves twice by first loading my stamp with Versamark, then loading it with Old Olive ink, used the corner of my Really Rust ink pad to add a touch of Rust on the leaves before stamping the stamp on a 3.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White card stock.
Heat embossed the images using fine detail clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
A long time ago I cut various circles of card stock out with my Coluzzle and I keep these and use them over and over again for masks. The card stock mask I’m using for this piece is 2″.
Holding my mask in place I sponge Baja Breeze ink all over the card stock using a circular motion.
Note: The more ink you use when sponging the less blotchy your sponging will look.
Ripped a piece of card stock to use as a mask.
Note: I ripped a much longer piece of card stock than I thought I would need so I can move it around and not have the same pattern each time.
Held my masks in place and sponged Not Quite Navy lightly at the masks edge.
Moved the mask and repeated.
I kept moving the mask and sponging Not Quite Navy until I got the look I wanted.
Removed the mask for the moon too. Stamped the trees at the bottom of the card stock with Night of Navy ink.
Sponged Night of Navy ink around the edge of the card stock.
Added some trees with Black ink and sponged Black ink on the very edge of the card stock.
Over Stamped the whirling leaves with Not Quite Navy and a little off center from my original stamping of them to create a shadow.
Be careful with this step. Wiped the Not Quite Navy ink from the embossed leaves. If you use a swiping motion, from left to right with your rag, it will give you streaks across your moon.
Added Silver to the edge of my piece by holding a Prismacolor Metallic Silver marker half on the card stock and half on the scrap paper and pulling it straight down the edge.
Did the same thing with the Silver Marker again only on my 5″ x 6.5″ bottom panel of black card stock.
Added a panel of Baja Breeze card stock to the black card stock and pierced holes in the top and bottom of it with a Tim Holtz Ruler and a push pin.
Assembled my card front and added ribbon and brads. Here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5.
I hope this tutorial has inspired you to try a different approach to getting some variation in your skies.
May your day be filled with sunshine and perfect temperatures.
Until my next post. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hugs,
Michelle
Links to all my tutorials can be found here: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/
Here is a link to my workshop calendar if you want to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar
59 responses so far
wowwwwwww thanks a lot !! wonderful !!
Beautiful! I love the shades of blue! I actually held this set in my hands for a long time yesterday along with a couple others…finally decided on a dotted swirl set instead of this one. Now I see I am going to have to go back and get this one. You definitely are an enabler! LOL
Thanks so much for your all your wonderful tutorials. You are my morning read as I get me ready for work and kids ready for school. Your tutorials jumpstart my creative thoughts for the day and all day I think about all the possibilities the next time I get to sit and play.
Michele, I love your work!! Thanks for sharing all of your talent. This card is really beautiful. I am new to the splitcoast community but have visited for a while. I love all the details you put into your work. I do the same.
tfs
Kim Serverius
GORGEOUS!!! Thanks!
Beautiful card Michelle. I am amazed everyday I visit your website. Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us.
First let me say Thank You for the blog candy I won yesterday. I’m still in shock! Today’s tutorial is awesome. You are so generous in your description of how to do the techniques. Very clear and concise. You make it all seem so easy and most of the time it is as I follow your directions. I hope your family comes to visit you a lot so you can continue to be inspired as you were today! Families are precious and good for the soul!
Another fabulous creation! It’s amazing how you come up with so many different techniques! Thanks for sharing!
This is beautiful Michelle. Visiting your blog is such an uplifting creative experience.
Thank you for taking the time to photograph your steps as from experience I know how time consuming that is.
Thanks Michelle, this is just beautiful, and I can’t say it enough THANK YOU for the wonderful tutorials.
Glad you had a great weekend, and with your family. We are having cold weather and rain, seems like winter. I hope we have some fall weather as that is my favorite season.
Evelynn
Michelle, I love this card!! I know what I’ll be doing on my day off:) I wish Autumn would come to Austin it is still hotter than…you know what I mean!
Michelle, this is just so wonderful! Love it!
Gorgeous, Michelle! I am looking out the window right now at our 13 inches of snow we got yesterday here in NE Montana. Fall you say? It sure looks like winter to me. It is beautiful with the heavy snow on the bushes and trees and ground. I have my boots on, found my winter gear and am ready to head off for work. I walk the 3/4 mile up the hill to my school where I work! Have a great day!
This is so gorgeous. It looked like the leaves were stamped on acetate and the layer put on top of the rest until I read your tutorial. It actually still looks like that to me. Very pretty!
I love all the swirling leaves. See you in San Jose in a couple weeks.
WOW Michelle! I LOVE this! I have been wanting to do a scene with a “moon” and this has given me a GREAT idea!!!!!!!
Michelle, I love how the swirling leaves just pop off the background. This card has wonderful dimension, and I really like this sky. It’s kind of whimsical. Another beautiful card!
another beautiful work of art. Thank you for sharing. This is amazing!
I forgot to ask…I don’t have Not quite navy…What other color would you suggest?
WOW! This is so stunning and beauitful!! Love this scene!!
TFS!
Michelle – another hit! I love the Inka “swirly” stamps because you’ve shown us how to use them to the best advantage. Now all I have to do is find them. I’ll haunt Archivers again to see if they are there yet. Thanks again for sharing your talent.
Your card is amazing! I love your sky – I had not tried using the torn paper to give more definition to the land and skies. Great ideas and execution. Thank you so much for sharing.
Breathtakingly beautiful, you leave me speechless!
Very nice!!! –love the sky!
STUNNING!! I love all of your cards but this one is especially GORGEOUS! Thank you so much for showing us how you do it. You are very generous with your time as I’m sure it’s time consuming to photograph each step….but we do so appreciate it!
I love, Love, LOVE this one! Keep up the great work…
This is gorgeous! Thanks for another beauty and the tutorial!
So clever how you did the shadow effect on the leaves! There are very few teachers I can learn from anymore and you are one of two! After so many years of stamping it seems there is nothing new anymore but you prove otherwise. Thanks so much!
Totally in Awe….and equally inspired by your amazing talents!
Thanks for sharing,
Linzie
Wow Michele, You are amazing with a capital “A”. I always enjoy the beautiful fall full moons and boy yours is one of the best I’ve seen. I love how you used the Lovely as a Tree stamp as the little detail with the big impact. Great job as usual. You go girl…..you are truly “A”mazing. I can’t wait until I see your next creation. Happy STamping !!!!!!! Becky
Beautiful!!!
This is just so gorgeous!! I love that image and how you stamped it. It truly looks 3-D!! When first looking at it, I thought it was on acetate and it was creating a shadow on the card. Cool!!
Beautiful card, thanks for the tutorial.
I feel like grabbing the tail end of those swirling leaves and hitching a ride to wherever they might be planning to land! Love the variation of the sky technique. I will certainly be trying that! Thanks Michelle!
Oh wow I’m speechless!
Michelle, I just don’t know how you do it. you keep creating the most beautiful cards and to top it all you take the time to bring us your tutorials.
Christine
OH MY OH MY!!! This is a BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL card!!!!! Love your work!
Such a beautifu card! I love the way you used the torn paper to make the sky. I ordered this set of stamps from US some days ago and run to the mailbox every day hoping that it will arrive soon. Thank you for sharing your artwork with us!
Gorgeous..gorgeous..gorgeous!!!!!!
I have just found your site via a link from another blog, and WOW, so cool. Love what you do.
Lorraine asked “I don’t have Not quite navy…What other color would you
suggest?”
Lorraine, You can use any colors. I always pick a light, medium and dark of the same color family.
Oh Michelle, it’s just gorgeous! You make it look so easy!!!
I don`t think I have ever not loved your cards but this one just move to the top of the list. I just adore this card. I love the way you used the two inks on the leaves and how you created the shadow. Thank you so muchfor teaching me how to do it right.
Heather
I just love what you are doing with these “swirl” sets! Thanks so much for taking us step-by-step through the process. Your work is lovely
Hi Michelle! This card is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I so wish that my cards would turn out half as pretty as yours! Thanks for sharing your work and for the detailed tutorials…I really appreciate them!
Hugs,
Priscilla
Another great tutorial, Michelle :0)
I seriously need to buy some of these stamps :0)
**Hugs** heather x
Beautiful card Michelle. I will be CASEing this one! I have this stamp set but loaned it out recently. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, another jaw-dropping card Michelle!
Michelle, I love the depth and movement in this card – also the unexpected use of many shades of blue in an autumn scene. You continue to inspire my creativity and amaze me with your talent.
Many thanks,
-mary
Michelle, I don’t know how you do it — I feel like each card is prettier than the one before!!!
You were the Runner Up Tutorial of the Week at Card of the Week.com. You can see the original post here.
I did use a picture from your post, with links back to the site and the original post. I hope that is OK. Please feel free to email me if you need me to change anything.
I also have an “I was featured” on badge for you if you want it
Thanks again for sharing!
Michelle, Fall Season has to be my favorite set of stamps that you use. I went to several stores in my area and couldn’t find it, but to my complete surprise this weekend I was able to buy it online at http://www.inkadinkado.com. Now I just have to wait for it to arrive! …must be patient… must be patient…
Wow, this is a gorgeous card! Thank you for sharing your techniques!
I don’t think you could ROCK anymore if you tried!! Your generosity with your time amazes me. Thank you SO much for all that you do.
hugs,
Brandi
Another gorgeous card! Wowser!
Just gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing!!
smiles,Deena
WOW! That is BEAUTIFUL!! Thanks for sharing the steps….
Beautiful work, I just can’t get over the depth you can give something just by stamping!
Everytime I visit your blog I am left speechless. Your talent is awesome and thanks for sharing it with everyone.
Ohh Michelle!
This is so beautiful! I read through this tutorial and I must try this technique! It is so cool! I don’t have many SU colors, but I just ordered Baha Breeze! I have to go slow because of budget issues, but I figure one at a time!!
I really love your tutorials, I learn so much! I played around at some fall leaves the other day, and it took awhile for me. I really liked some of the effects I tried! I would never have known how to do any of this had I not discovered your tutorial website!!
I really like emboss resist techniques now!
The first one I did I showed my male family members (the dog and I are the only females)! But even my male sons and husband were impressed! And I am not that good! My first card of emboss resist went to my Father-In-Law, and he was very appreciative!
So Thanks a million for your tutorials!
I really, really love them!
Your tutorials are full of wonderful info and the pictures really, really help!!
I love your touch of humor too!
God Bless You!
Gillian Walker
First time visiting and LOVing that card!
Thanks for the visuals and tutorial. I am in a remote area and appreciate seeing how these things are done back “home”.