Oct 27 2008
Tumbling Leaves - Tutorial #139 and Blog Candy
Hi! I’m back from the West Coast and WOW did I have a great time teaching Advanced and Beginner Brayer Workshops in California. I got to teach 3 Advanced Brayer workshops to Attendees that have taken my Beginner workshops in the past. It’s always great to reconnect with people, especially the the fun, fun ladies in California. I also taught a Beginner workshop and made some new friends, Hi ladies!!! My next Advanced workshop on the Calendar is scheduled for November 1st at Marco Paper. I also have two Beginner Workshops scheduled for November 8th at Marco Paper. Follow this link if you are interested in signing up. http://marcopaper.com/index.html or call 937-433-7030 or 1-888-733-5239. If you are on the fence about signing up, please note these will be my last workshops until after the new year.
I promise if you attend a Beginner Brayer Workshop I will take the mystery out of that tool, the Brayer.
OK, as promised I have a Blog Candy Winner! Drum roll, please . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congratulations Rockin Robin Caldwell who wrote: Oohhhh, pick me, pick me!!! What a fantastic piece with a gorgeous “California” feel to it!!! I am so diggin’ the bright, in your face colors!!! Right up my “palette” alley. I sure hope this piece will land in my mailbox. I love it!!! I hope I can brayer like you…some day (sigh….). Hisses, Rockin Robin Caldwell
Robin, please e-mail your address to me at mzindorf@aim.com and I will put this card in the mail to you.
Thanks everyone for playing along!
Now for today’s tutorial and NEW BLOG CANDY. I used a brand new stamp sheet by Innovative Stamp Creations “Autumn Leaves” in today’s tutorial and I’m giving a brand new stamp sheet of “Autumn Leaves” away as blog candy. Check out the detail in these leaves!
If you would like to be entered for a chance to win this terrific stamp sheet, please leave a comment on this post. If you are getting this blog update by e-mail you will need to click on this link and then leave a comment on this post http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/10/27/tumbling-leaves-tutorial-138-and-blog-candy/
I will select the winner on Sunday, November 2nd using a random number generator. Good luck to all!
Here is a link to Innovative Stamp Creation’s online store: http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ischomepage.html Check them out.
Now on with the tutorial!
Supplies:
| Stamps: Innovative Stamp Creations “Autumn Leaves” and ” Fancy Designs” |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Bordering Blue & Chocolate Chip |
| Ink: Distress Inks Tea Dye, Weathered Wood, Old Paper & Walnut Stain, Palette Noir Black |
| Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Versamark Marker, Sponge, Fine Detail Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun |
Stamped both leaves with Palette Noir Black ink on a 5″ square piece of Whisper White card stock.
Colored the leaves in with a Prismacolor Cold Stone marker.
Colored the dark parts of the leaves with a Muted Turquoise marker.
Added some Cerulean Blue marker to the dark areas at the bottom of the leaves.
Colored over the images with a Versamark marker.
Heat embossed the leaves with fine detail embossing powder and a heat gun.
Tip: if after you heat emboss your embossing looks pitted, color over the images again with Versamark and heat emboss again with Clear embossing powder.
Used Old Paper Distress ink and swiped the edge of the ink pad across the card stock. These distress ink pads have a raised pad so it is very easy to use them for this technique.
Swiped the edge of a Tea Dye Distress Ink pad at the top left side and the bottom right side of the card stock.
Sponged a bit of Weathered Distress ink under the leaves.
Swiped the edge of a Walnut Stain Distress Ink Pad at the top left side and the bottom Right side of the card stock.
Stamped the flourish all around the edge of the card stock with Old Paper Distress ink.
Stamped the flourish again with Walnut Stain Distress ink at the top left and bottom right of the card stock.
Sponged Walnut Stain Distress Ink all round the edge of the card stock.
Assembled card and here it is finished, measuring 5.5″ square.
I hope this tutorial inspires you to think outside of the box when coloring objects, such as leaves. They don’t always have to be green, orange or yellow. 
May your day be filled with the sites and sounds of Autumn.
Until my next post. . . . . .. . . . . .
Huge Hugs,
Michelle
What a gorgeous card! Today the wind is so high that when you step outside, all you hear are leaves flying. I have most of the Distress Inks and have never tried this technique so its off to the studio to see what I can do. I love the leaf set and thanks for showing us how to make another master piece! Glad you’re home!
Welcome home! I knew a wonderful time would be had by all–sharing a common love of art and stamping. Love this leaf card. It is so windy today and yesterday. Yesterday I was caught in a hale storm! Chick pea sized hale. Yuck. Thanks for sharing with us!
Woohoo! Welcome home! :)) Your tutorials are great as always!
Beautiful tumbling leaves.. They were really tumbling here in the midwest yesterday during trick-or-treating… I could use some leave stamps. I don’t have anything with that amount of detail. Glad you are back and sharing again…
*Happy dancing* to have you back! I love the technique you used for the background on this card. And blue leaves!! What a creative mind you have. It’s gorgeous. Great tutorial as always.
Trish
Hi Michelle:
Love your card - as usual. You always come up with great designs and colour combinations. I would never dream of using blue for leaves but what a beautiful effect. I had “Michelle withdrawal” for a few days - so glad you’re back. Looking forward to seeing your next creation! Have a great day!
Lucky folks who got to learn from you in person, but I really appreciate these posted tutorials. You make it look so easy! This stamp set is so pretty–leaves are my favorite this time of year. Thank you. Love what you created.
Cheryl Sims
I am happy your back from Cali. I missed seeing your work. Each piece is so inspiring. Thank you for sharing your talent with every one.
Honeybee
Love this card………..I don’t own the distress inks so will have to invest in some of them. Your tutorials are fantastic……….I’m taking your beginning brayer class at Marco on the 8th…………..I’m very excited to learn the mystery of the brayer !
Tina
I love the distressed background you have created on this card, and of course I’m just dying to have a try at something similar!! I already have the Distress Inks and now that I have just bought a Versamark pen I’m ready to go!!
Angela
Michelle - I love the blue leaves and how you’ve used the distress inks on this beauty. When are you coming to Canada to teach your brayer classes? Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talent!
I love the fall leaves. and your card is so cute..
Hi Michelle,
This might be one of my favorites! I love stamping with leaf and tree designs. My husband and I have a tree farm here in Michigan, so I guess this is “only natural” to catch my attention. Thanks for all of the inspiring ideas. I hope I win this blog candy!! Kathy N.
How time flies…Glad you made it back to the land of Blog Candy! Another beautiful card Michelle. You truly are an inspiration.
Hi Michelle!
Thanks for another beautiful tutorial, and your continuing generosity by giving away all these fantastic blog candy prizes! I would love to win! (It means I could follow your tutorial
I love autumn with all the warm colours! I look every day for new cards:-))
What a beautiful artwork is your “Tumbling Leaves”card.
I’m so sorry to live in germany, so I haven’t a chance wo win that wonderful blog candy.
Best wishes and hugs,
Anja
Thank you, Michelle, for another amazing tutorial! I so look forward to seeing what you have up your sleeve. It makes my day! You are so so generous, too, for always giving away something special to all of your fans, great blog candy today!
Wow, those leaves are beautiful!!! I never see such detailed stamps in our stores around here!
Beautiful detail on the stamps they are great! Once again a wonderful tutorial. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Wonderful card once again. I hope I will this stamp set I love the leaves. Thanks for sharing.
These are gorgeous leaves! I may have to invest in some of those distressed ink after seeing this! Your techniques are beautiful and you make them look so easy with your tutorials. Thanks for giving all of the time it must take to do that!
Those are beautiful stamps! I would not have thought of using that color on the leaves…. Thanks for giving us such great tutorials and sharing your ideas.
DeniseB
Wow…I absolutely love those stamps…Autumn is my favorite time of year. I have our family Thanksgiving at our home every year and make invitations for them all. This set of stamps would be an awesome addition to my “fall” collection. Thanks so much for your inspiration, and the chance to win. PS: glad to have you back home, I was beginning to suffer from withdrawal!:) Shirley
Super card, so timely. I’d love to win the stamp set.
I love your blog and that you share so much of yourself! I’m still working up the courage to try one of your techniques myself.
Those stamps look gorgeous and definitely a must have!
Sorry I missed the previous post but this one is wonderful. I love your out of the box thinking. Thanks for introducing us to so many different stamps.
Heather
Another gorgeous card! You make it look so easy! Thanks for the chance to win this set. I was wondering what kind of cardstock you use for these techniques?
Good morning and welcome back from your trip! Glad to hear you had a good time! :0) Those stamps are GORGEOUS… and I’m crossing my fingers that I might get to be the lucky one this time around. Whoever gets these will definitely be lucky! So realistic and beautiful! And I just can’t get over how GENEROUS you are to give such nice gifts away to perfect strangers!
What a gorgeous set of stamps! Makes me want to jump right in and try this technique. Hope I’m the lucky stamper to win!
Mary
http://www.primitiveseasons.blogspot.com
great card….and thanks for a chance to win the stamps. they are great. it would be day after my birthday gift…wish me luck. Thanks for keeping us going with you beautifull work.
Glad to see you back - I was going thru Michelle post withdrawl
I love this card and the colors you used - very pretty! I’d love to win this set if ISC. Love it!!
Love the color combination. I really enjoy fall. I look forward to starting my day with your inspirational pieces.
I love this card and would love to re-create it…..please, please pick me!!!
Welcome back, Michelle! I was thinking of you on your travels this weekend. I would love to win this stamp set! Have agreat day!
Michelle, What a beautiful card! Leaves and trees are some of my favorite things and you make them look sooo beautiful! I will be trying this later this week! Thank you for the generous blog candy you offer as well as the super tutorials that you give to us. You are such an inspiration! Thank you for sharing… debb
It’s not only your brayer technique that is amazing but your ideas are incredible. How you look at a stamp and come up with your finished product is a mystery to me. You must have a great sense of humor to be able to see so far beyond the stamp.
Amazing Tutorial… I can not wait to give it a try!
Michelle great card and yet no brayer LOL Fantastic coloring!!! Love it
Oh how I wish I could attend one of your workshops because the brayer still intimidates me. However, I love, love, love what you create and am always inspired each and every time. Innovative Stamp Creation stamps are awesome to work with - I have a few sets but not this one - would love to have it. Thanks for the tutorial and the opportunity to win!
Thar is so beautiful. It is so inspireing to look at your creations.
Gorgeous as always. The detail in the leaf stamps is fantastic. Love your use of colors and highlights.
Wow! Who would have guessed you can use these colors on leaves! Beautiful! Thank you for sharing! Love the detail in these stamps.
Fantastic tutorial , like allways !! And wowww… the stamps make me just drool all over the screen
Patti xx
Amazing card! love the different look for the leaves. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Michelle, Thank you for your tutorials. They encourage me to be a better stamper! I love the blue leaves! Before I read your comment about leaves don’t always have to be green…I was thinking what a cool idea blue leaves!!!
Sonya Addington
http://www.stamp2embellish.blogspot.com
So glad to see that you’re back, I kept coming back to this sight, I guess I had withdrawal. As usual, I love the tutorial, and the wonderful season it portrays. The air is a little cool today, perfect to get me in the mood for this autumn piece. I love the color combinations, so unique and detailed. You are right, these stamps are full of detail, I would love to win these. I’m sending vibes to the random drawing machine, pick me, I’ll take good care of you and use you wisely and most of all, I’ll use you often. Thanks for the tutorial,
Sammie
Wonderful card! I can’t wait to see new ones each morning. When you start a card, do you have the finished product in your head or just a general idea and play from there? Either way, they’re always great!
love this! your work is always so fantastic, and inspiring. thanks for sharing and for a chance to win some wonderful stamps to play with!
Gorgeous…leaves…one can never have too many leaves.
Gorgeous, as always. You make things look so easy, it is so good of you to share. These leaves are amazing!
Thanks, Michelle, for sharing!
Yippee, Michelle’s back! Now, who would have thought blue leaves would look so good? Love all of your work.
Hi Michelle!! You did another wonderful card! Wow! I really love the colors that you use for the leaves. What a great idea! Have a nice day!
Glad you’re back - I’ve missed your tutorials. This one is another WOW! Love the leaf images & hope I win!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!
Wow, beautiful as always. I really need to check out this company.
Welcome home! Missed your fab posts, but I know you were sharing your talents with others. How lucky they are to take one of your classes. Woo-Hoo, another chance to win … you’re the best! That leaf set is wonderful.
Jeannette
Wow I love those leaves! I’ve always liked fall, fall colours, and especially fall scenes. The cards that you do are amazing, thank you.
So glad you are back. Love these stamps, they are so pretty, I sure would like to win them.
Becky
This card is beautiful! I love how you went outside the box and used blue for the leaves. Of course I won’t of thought of that. I hope one day I will be able to have just a touch of your MOJO! You make your tutorials so easy to follow and always have a inspiring project to show us.
Also wanted to say congrats to Rockin Robin!!
I love the “swiped” look here. It gives a feeling of wind.
I look forward to your blogs everyday. You are truley an inspiration and I am awed at your talent.The way you make the stamps come to life is amazing. I have learned so much from your web-site. Keep up the good work ;0)
I love leaves! And oak leaves are my favorite! I have a friend who has a Red Oak tree, the most beautiful tree ever! Wellllll…. right up there with the California Redwood anyway. Thanks so much for your wonderful teaching out here in San Jose. I was in your very first teaching class and you were so much more relaxed and a barrel of fun at this last one. Never, never doubt your abilities as a teacher. You are excellent!
What a lovely card! But all your cards are gorgeous. I have never used a brayer but love the distressed look you get from a sponge. Keep up the good work!
It’s wonderful to have you back! I look forward to checking your blog every morning. As usual, a beautiful card! What a great stamp set. I love the different leaves and the detail in them.
Great card, great tutorial, great stamp company, great colors, great big thanks for sharing with everyone.
oh this is fantastic set of stamps! wonderful tutorial (as always)
This card is gorgeous! Love those leaves! The flourishes and the colors are just beautiful!
I love the stamps, and of course, the card you’ve created. I find I look at stamps now and think, “WWMD…what would Michelle do?”…nothing as creative as your cards ever comes to mind, but I have gotten a bit more creative with cards and ATCs. Thanks.
Gorgeous as always and I love Distress Inks! Great use of them on this one! Would love to win this one. Kathy Eddy
ooooh. Looks like it’s a rather blustery day. I know it is here in Kentuckasee (KY/TN). It’s a really great card. Reminds me of one of my favorite things about Fall — falling leaves.
Thanks for sharing.
Michelle,
I really like the colors on this card. I would not have thought to use turquoise for leaves.
Winning the blog candy sound great. I hope you’ll come to CO soon and teach a class or two.
Niki
This card is just gorgeous, Michelle. My first reaction was, how gorgeous, I have to make this ! When I read on and found you’re giving the set as blog candy, I thought, how incredible. Some lucky person will get to win the set, as well as have the tutorial ! Thank you for being so generous. Not only do you give away your tutorials for your beautiful cards, but then you give blog candy as well. Thank you for all you do.
Such a beautiful card! I never would have thought to use blue on leaves, but it works! Thanks for the chance to win these fabulous stamps!
please… i really want to win this set, they look verry beautyfull, and when you show it its getting so nice and i will start soon with making something.
thanks for showing.
johanna
I love the turning of the leaves! as always another outstanding work of art..
I never win anything so I am going to try this
PICK ME…PICK ME…PICK ME…PRETTY PLEASE
worked for the last candy winner..hope it works for me……
hugs
JoAnne
Hi, Michelle-
Love the card, as usual… colors and “textures” combination. Your techniques are just great. I absolutely adore leaves stamps and hope to win this one.
Thank you for sharing, Olga
Gorgeous, as usual. I really need to win this set of stamps, as I only have 1 leaf stamp I use, and I’ve used it so many times, I’m sure the recipients groan every time they get an autumn card from me.
I am so impressed with your color selection - I never would have thought to do the leaves in blue and gray tones! Browns and blues together are one of my favorite combos, and I love the way you gave it a new twist with these leaves!
Wow, this is gorgeous! I’m not usually a fan of antique-looking things, but this particular piece holds a lot of appeal for me. I like the use of a different color for the leaves, and the flourishes give a sense of movement to the leaves. Nice work, as are all of your creations. You must have an amazing imagination to come up with so many different ideas.
LOVE the color of the leaves and thank you, THANK you, for sharing your step-by-step tutorial for this. I would dearly love to have this set as blog candy and attempt to follow your instructions (albeit where no one would be watching … lol).
Michelle, this card is just gorgeous as is all your artwork…..I love the combination of browns and blues….and the other day I came home with a couple of exactly these leaves to decorate some windows…. they´re so beautiful… would love to be picked….gorgeous images!
I love the color of the leaves! This is awesome. Thanks for being so generous and kind. I love trees and leaves and use them often in stamping! Have a wonderful day!
I love love love all of your creations
ohhh - you have out your distress inks today - and NO BRAYER?!?!!? Love it, beautiful job - now to try it out myself …. and I must admit - I never would of thought of making leaves blue ! I love Besy’s ISC stamps, they are great and these look like 2 more great sets.
Thanks for sharing your talents!
Sandra
Another fantastic card… I wish I could go home and play this afternoon (instead of work)! I finally purchased a 6″ brayer, so I’m ready to try it out now. You have the best tutorials. And, as the others before me,…pick me, pick me!
Michelle I as so glad you enjoyed your trip and teaching your classes. As usual your card is awesome. Thank you for another chance to win some blog candy you are always so generous with your talent and great blog candy. Have a great week and TFS.
Debbie/Phx AZ
Gorgeous card!
Wow, you are generous with the blog candy! I would LOVE to have that leaf set! They are gorgeous!
Love this card. I really like the blue color on the leaves.
It was great to have you back out here in CA this weekend. Everyone had a blast and they are waiting to hear when you will be back out again - hint hint hint.
Love the blog candy! My kind of stamp set.
Lisa
http://www.flatfishpaperarts.blogspot.com
Hi Michelle
What a wonderful card again - I love all the autumny colours - thank you so much for sharing your talent with us.
Plese please pick me to receive a card :):):)
Love this card! Love the leaves. Your tutorials make everything look soooo easy.
Thank you for sharing your amazing talent and blog candy with us.
Come January I am trying to spend lots of time trying your techniques. I love them!
Love the card and the stamp set is awsome, right up my alley Fall is my favorite time of year then Winter is my next favorite. Love your work, Linda
Michelle
I have just recently found your tutorials and look forward to seeing what you will create next. I learn something new each from you each time. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful talent with the rest of us.
Those leaves are wonderful, and your card is beautiful! I am always in awe of how gorgeous your work is.
It was worth the wait this morning! Kudos again to you, Michelle!! Don’t you just love Autumn?!?
Absolutely beautiful! I’d love to re-create this card . . . Thank you for sharing your awesome work!
I love this fall card using unusual colors. Blue and brown are a great combo! It reminds me of the autumn rainy days with no sun. Your daily blogs are a highlight of my day. I love this stamp set…gotta add it to my wish list. Your techniques are amazing…Thanks!
Wow I love those leafs and can image playing with them..
Nov. is my fav month as my Bday is on the 14th and this is the month that all the leafs change and we change over to daylight savings.. I don’t know why but I love it.. because I get to catch the sun rising more often and that is one of the blessing I truly enjoy 
Thank you as always for sharing w/us all your amazing talent!
I love the leaves. I live in New Hampshire and love walking through the fallen leaves. Your cards are breath-taking, especially the autumn ones. I would love to win the leaf set. Candy for Halloween!!
I love this card and it’s a good reminder to step out of the traditional (making blue leaves). I really look forward to seeing what you’ll do next! All of your cards are awesome and I appreciate the tutorials so much.
Sandy
Oh my, I love this! And those stamps look wonderful.
This is a lovely stamp set. Taking the color of the leaves outside the box and using a different color is a great idea. The card is beautiful as they are always are.
Simply Stunning! Who would have thought leaves could be so beautiful other than from God! I look forward to your posts daily and have been ‘practicing’ a lot and maybe one day I will come close to your great designs! Nancy
Love, love, love this card!! I really like the combination of blue and brown together. My living room is currently those colors. I wish you where doing a class closer to me. I would love to take it. I am in Northwest Jersey.
Great stamp set! The card is lovely as usual. Hope you had a nivce time in San Jose! That’s my neck of the woods.
I LOVE both sets and must have both! Please help my bank account and pick me for the Autumn Leaves Blog Candy! Pretty please?!?!?!?! You inspire me - thanks so much for sharing!!
Michelle,
Glad you’re back…I miss my morning cuppa with you when you are not home. Great card today…who doesn’t just love leaves…unless you have millions to rake! LOL! I’d love to add these to my leaf collection! They are a great art form! Thanks and hope the trip was fabulous.
DOnna
Michelle you continue to inspire my and my brayering. Thanks again and please pick me to wind your blog candy today. Have a great day.
WOW!!! Wonderful work and a beautiful set of stamps! Yet another great tutorial and great information. Now I have another stamp company to look into.
Thanks again for all the wonderful work you do!
What a great card Michelle!
I just love leaves, you can do so much with them!
Thanks for all your inspiration!
Gorgeous… LOVING the blue for the leaves! Great tutorial as always!
Michelle,
I love this card! And I know you hear this from all of us, everyday I anxiously await your blog update! It is the highlight of my day. You always have the most beautiful color combinations and artistic visions!
I would love the stamp set so that I can attempt to duplicate your artwork. :}}
I just love winter, because what few trees we have down here in Florida that change colors do it in winter. We only have really two seasons here, cool and hot, and I truly would love to see the beautiful colors that alot of other states get this time of year. Awesome card, Michelle! Thanks for sharing.
Carolyn S
ceashark at aol dot com
What a fantastic card—thanks for showing how to make it.
Linda Peterson
Another beautiful card - I love how you give great detailed instructions for your cards. I have a long way to go to get my brayering to look as awesome as yours - but I will keep trying.
Thanks for the opportunity to win some blog goodies.
Oh my goodness, you could never do enough leaf cards for me — I am a leaf fanatic and never seem to tire of them. Thanks so much for the chance to win these!
Since I began receiving your blog tutorials, I have realized how much I love the leaf thing! You do such wonderful things. Not only am I stamping more with leaf stamps, I have gotten into nature printing which utilizes ANY leaf for my projects. I have to admit a weakness for pressing them, too and using them in my art. Hurray for leaves!
Hi Michelle! I want to thank you again for the great workshop this weekend and it was so great to see you and my fellow Zindorfians again!! I wish we could get together like that once a week! This new set of leaves stamps is awesome! Great tutorial too (as always).
Hugs, Harriet
I love leaf stamps, and those are some really beautiful ones! Thanks for the instructions!
You always do wonders with stamps and a little ink. Keep up the great work.
Wow, Michelle….I LOVE THIS CARD!!!! AND I WANT THE STAMPS!!!! I HOPE I WIN. Fall is my favorite time of year and the colors for this card are so pretty. Thanks, again, for sharing your talent!!!!
Love the set of leaf stamps. Please enter me in the drawing.
Another great tutorial, Michelle!
Ooh you’re right! Those leaves are beautiful! I hope I win! I am definitely practicing today’s tutorial! Thank you for sharing your creativity with all of us.
I just love the detail in the oak leaves. The card is gorgeous and such a neat twist on the colors of the leaves. Almost like the Harvest Moon illuminated them to that sort of eery color. Simply gorgeous! Your tutorial on using the distressing inks is wonderful and a must try! Then, the flourishes just added that little touch too. Thanks so much for letting us win a wonderful set.
Wow, this card is phenomenal. All of your cards are amazing, but I think this is my favorite…..so far! =]
I get so much “help” just looking at all of your creations, what a wonderful gift you have and I am so blessed to be able to take advantage of it. I love anything with leaves, this would be wonderful to win!
every time i “open” one of your emails your card takes my breathe away!! i love autumn and these leaves are very very nice! thank you for the opportunity to win them…
As always, you’ve made it look easy!
I’m so glad that I discovered your blog and the magic of clear, fine embossing powder.
Please enter me for a chance to win those beautiful leaves. Thank you.
Gorgeous card! I wish I were closer to take some of your classes, your cards are so wonderful! I *Love* the stamp set you used for this one, I love Fall, all the beautiful colors of the leaves this time of year! I could see making some really neat cards with this set and trying your techniques!
Your blog is just fantastic! I love all the tutorials you provide and it certainly has nudged me into doing more with my stamping! Thanks!
What a gorgeous stamp set!
And a lovely card, as always. I would LOVE to win this stamp set - Fall is my favorite season of all!
Oh I love the leaves (have been drooling over this set too) and the colors are great, who would have thought blue leaves would look so awesome. You have got me rolling out the brayer so often and now I can use my distress inks again too. I love those little pads and have neglected them for to long. Keep up the fall leaf theme, I need the inspiration. Betty
Wonderful Michelle,
ALL of your tutorials are so terrific! As a beginning stamper I am so grateful to have the opportunity to learn from your so very creative and imaginative offerings.
I can’t even begin to think how much time and painstaking effort goes into planning, creating, and photographing these brilliant how-to’s. But please know that you are much admired and appreciated!! Thanks!
Very best wishes,
Rochelle
Oh I just love this stamp set!! And what you do with it is wonderful!! Pick me please!!!!!!
Brenda
So glad you made it back! We needed another great tutorial!!! This one is awesome because it uses these great new leaves!!! I LOVE these stamps… and this season… so I would so love to win! But even if not… we are all winners just reading and practicing your techniques you teach on your blogs!
Ooh, I love that Autum Leaves stamp set, and I love what you’ve done with it! The leaves look so crisp and cold, like you might find after a hard night’s frost.
Thanks for sharing the tutorial and for the opportunity to win some blog candy!
Karen from Michigan
wow, love today’s tutorial!! and thanks for chance to win those amazing leaf images!
I WOULD REALLY ENJOY THIS SET. HOW IS IT THAT I LIKE EACH OF YOUR CREATIONS BETTER THAN THE LAST…TILL I LOOK AGAIN AT THE OTHERS? ANOTHER SUPER CARD! THANKS FOR SHARING.
Love what you did with this stamp set. Autumn leaves are one of my (many) weaknesses. Sure would love to win this set!
Carol
I don’t know what to say. This is stunning and I also think you are getting better every time.
Another beautiful card! Thanks for a chance at some great blog candy. You are so generous.
Kate
I just got back from a month in Ohio. I t was beautiful. Your technique make me want to go back again. Your colors are so striking. Just beautiful….keep up the great work.
Welcome back! Glad to hear you had a fun time teaching. Another wonderful tutorial today and wow those stamps are gorgeous - thank you for giving us a chance to win them.
“And the leaves came falling down”……….love the stamp set and the matching of the blues with the browns are absolutely stunning……….
I hope one day you will decide to come to the East Coast (upstate New York). Autumn is quite the colorful event here. I would love to win this stamp set……ahhh
You are my stamping idol!! I am always so amazed by how creative your cards are. You make ordinary stamp sets do magical work!! Because of you, I now think of card making as art. Thank you soooo much for taking the time to share and inspire. Your tutorials are awesome and help me believe that I can make so beautiful. Thank you.
What a great piece. Love anything to do with fall, and leaves fall into that category.
As always your work is great. Would love to be the winner of this set.
Hopefully when you get to come to Cali again, it will be to my area, would love to take one of your classes.
Kim
Another gorgeous card! I have definitely started thinking “out of the box” since discovering your blog! Autumn is my favorite time of the year, but unfortunately here in Southern California we don’t experience much of one! I would have LOVED to have attended one of your brayer workshops, but California is a huge state and I wasn’t that close to your latest workshops. Thanks for the tutorials- they keep inspiring me!
Hi again- If you grant Julia her wish to come to upstate New York, you should cross the lake and go to Vermont. I would love to attend one of your classes!!!
Great stamp set and card!!! Please enter me also! Thanks for always sharing!
Terr
Oh man I hope that this leaves set ends up in my mailbox! I do not buy leaves because we do not have a fall around here! We have only palm leaves! So I find it hard to convince myself to buy a set of “Up North” leaves!
I love your blog and only wish some day to be a brayer only half as good as your!
Denise W
mamascollections@aol.com
This stamps set is great and you’ve done a beautiful card (as usual) with it. Thanks for the tutorial and a chance to win this stamp set.
I think your work is utterly outstanding. Your colors are to die for. Fact is I went and bought all the Stampin Up pads after looking at your wonderful tutorials.
Keep up the good work you are an inspiration to us all.
Phyllis
As usual, blown away by your creativity and results. I would love to win the set and try to deplicate your beautiful card. thanks for the chance.
Another stunning piece of art! I love the contrast of the cool blue on the leaves with the earthy, rustic shades in the background. Great job!!!
Wow what a beautiful set of stamps! Love what you did with them. Thanks for the chance to play!
I love using leaves on cards. I have punched leaves this year and would dearly love some stamps to use as well
Oh my, you sure do make magic happen on paper. Great tutorial .Ty you for sharing.
I love when you use a leaves for your card. That’s wonderfull.
I do keep trying to accomplish a look “at least similar” to yours…the key word is trying!
I would love the leaves stamps. Thanks for the tutorials and the chance at the leaves blog candy.
Absolutely Beautifully, Michelle!!!! Choose me! Choose me!!! I will give these stamps a wonderful home. Blessings….
I love how when you dragged the distress ink over the paper it gave it a woodsy feel. The card is beautiful and I really like the blue leaves.
I love the detail in the leaves. What a great set to have in any one’s collection. Your tutorials are the best, I keep trying to get that look and I’m almost there. Thanks so much for all your “help” and the “candy”.
Jannette D.
I’ve just recently discovered your blog and I have been so impressed and inspired! Studying and trying out your techniques has made me more productive with my stamping than I have been in ages! Your work is beautiful and I love emulating your techniques. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Michelle,
Love this card, all the ink distressing - one of my favorite things to do - very beautiful!Thanks for taking the time to do your tutorials, I enjoy every one of them!
Lisa
Your technique makes the leaves look like they are actually moving with the winds that we have had. I can’t wait to try this one. You are so talented and give me withdrawal pains when you go away and can’t gives us a tutorial. I would love to win these stamps!
WOW and what else could you say. I love it and would make a great Thanksgiving card for out of the box. I have done a few so far of some other cards for Thksgiving and so much fun. I love to CREATE and Thks for the candy.
Awesome set, I have been looking for one with natural looking leaves to do a bunch of projects for the kids, and what great masculine cards they would make!
As usual, your card is phenominal.
What a gorgeous card! Thank you for the tutorial and for the chance to win the fabulous stamps you used. I promise, I’ve a good home waiting for them if I’m picked!
Leaves are one of my favorite images and you’ve handled them so beautifully. Thanks for another super lesson. Sure hope I’m chosen for the blog candy. It would really be terrific.
I love swirly designs:) Thanks for showing a new way to use them, off the edge of the corners like that, now if you’ll excuse me…(runs off to go try this idea)!
Do you have any idea how excited, and appreciative, we are with each tutorial you post? You are so generous with your time and talent! Thank you, thank you! I feel I should be sending you something! Thanks also for a chance to win this awesome set. You rock!
Hi everyone… well Michelle has managed to knock our socks off again. I adore leaf stamps; however, if the RNG picks me and I sure hope it does, I plan on giving the set to my newest SU downline (as of Friday, Oct. 24th). Her name is Sylvia and she’s not only a breast cancer survivor but she’s a breast cancer thriver (as Olivia Newton-John says). She is unbelievably inspiring and I think likes leaves even more than I do. For all she gives for others, I want to give this set to her as my way of saying thanks. If I don’t win perhaps I can talk Michelle into selling me a card like this for Sylvia - yeah!
Wow another great tutorial. Someday I hope to be able to take one of your classes.
Please sign me up for great stamping set.
MaryS
Great set and card. I love the leaves, so many possibilities. I do believe you could take even the worst image and turn it in to a great card.
Paula
This is such a beautiful card! I love your tutorials and I wish you could do a class in the St. Louis area. I’d be there in a heartbeat! Thanks for the chance to win the stamps
Oh Michelle, this is wonderful! I would NEVER think to color leaves any color outside browns/greens or the autumn colors of red and orange. The blue is fabulous! I also love ISC stamps! Betsy does such a wonderful job with her stamps! Thanks for sharing your artwork with us and the opportunity to win some blog candy!
Welcome home Michelle!! I would LOVE this set, because I LOVE fall and nature! I can’t wait to meet you on November 8th! I promise to be on my best student behavior…well, the best I can be!
By the way great card!
Thanks for the knock in the head — of course leaves don’t always have to be the same colors. Why didn’t I think of that. The blue is just beautiful and such an inspiration.
Hi Michele,
The leaf stamps are phenomonal, I can see where they would be wonderful for shading and very 3 dementional. Always looking forward to your posts. I have learned a lot from you.
Marilyn Kay
What a beautiful, beautiful card. I don’t know how you keep doing it, but I hope you never stop. Your shading and shadowing is wonderful. Thanks so much - you are such an inspiration!
I would love to spend a day in your craft room Michelle!! You must have hundreds of ink pads! I love this card. Thank you for your endless inpsiration. My cards have definitely taken on a new twist since I’ve been a regular visitor to your wesite!! You are awesome!!
OH MY, WHAT CAN I SAY??? YOUR CARD IS BEAUTIFUL AND THE STAMPS ARE UNLIKE ANY I HAVE SEEN. SO LARGE AND LOOK LIKE THE REAL THING.
FALL TYPE STAMPS ARE MY FAVORITES. I AM VERY MUCH A FALL “BABY’.
SURE HOPE I WIN—–YOU KNOW SOMEONE HAS TO LOL.
I REALLY MUST CHECK OUT THE MAKERS SITE.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND LORD BLESS, TOMI JO
Oh pick me! I olove the way the leaves look like they are floating in the air!
Carol
I love your work. It is like little pieces of fine art on a card. I only hope I could make something half as wonderful.
Thanks for sharing your work and techniques with us all.
Stacey
Wow, beautiful card. Love leaves–all colors!! “Fall” doesn’t usually last too long here in Montana, but we are having a spectacular one this year!! Kathy
I love the leaves!! Thank you for all you inspiration!!
Beautiful as always. Those stamps are awesome. I love the fall of the year and have no leaves in my collection. Can you believe it? Would love to win these.
Thanks for the chance.
Angel hugs
Debby
Welcome back, With all the heavy winds and rain, we have alot of leaves on the ground now. So Pretty! I like how you used the distress ink to create your card! Just gorgeous as always. Thanks for the chance to win!
Beautiful leaves, what a fabulous card. I have oodles of leaf stamps but none like this wonderful set. Thank you for the opportunity to win them.
The detail in these leaves is awesome! I would love to win this blog candy! Thanks for the great tutorials. I can’t brayer or sponge like you, but I’m getting better! Thanks again!
Please, Please pick me! I would love to use those stamps for my paper crafting but also when I do my pottery. They are a fabulous size and the detail is incredible. Welcome back from the west coast!!
Adrienne Olson
Welcome back, missed you this weekend. Just started doing cards and love your “tumbling leaves” I must get some leaf stamps so I can try this card out.
Thank you…..
Beautiful as always. Wish I lived near you. Someday I buy that brayer and good inkpads and try this myself. Untill then I’ll follow your tutorials and try to learn.
Eveline.
Oh, I love these leaves! They are so realistic. I would love to win a set. Thanks for the chance. (My fingers, toes, and eyes are all crossed!)
I love what you did with this set! . . . . with this card. I really like ‘outside the box’ ideas. Thanks again for a great tutorial.
Doris
Your card is just breathing…. I follow your tutorials all the time… only I call them my “On Line Classes”…. My husband and I look forward to seeing your works of art each day when I open up your e-mails… All I can say is keep em coming, so I can keep on learning..you have openned my eyes to a whole new way of stamping, and I thank you each and every time I try something new
Thanks so much
Debbie
Those are wonderful leaves. I’m not one to normally wander too far from the realistic so this tutorial definitely stretched me. However, the blue reminds me of the cool crisp autumn weather. Thanks for giving me something to think about and for the chance to win those great stamps.
Sign me up! Your blog is da bomb baby! I love your techniques and the way you inspire me! Thank you so much! kt
I really love this tutorial! I also think it would be great to win the new stamp set - the leaves look so realistic. Once again, a gorgeous creation from you, Michelle. I am so glad you are back as I love receiving emails from you often. Wish I could get an in person class from you, but I’m too far away.
Ohhhhhhhhh More blog candy - you are soooo generous !!!!! Pleeeease make it me this time - I so neeeeed larger leaf stamps.
Thank you for all your tutorials - they really stretch me
Michelle - another stunning piece!! The design is so simple and elegant. I love the use of non-traditional fall colors. Thanks for the inspiration!!
The card is beautiful. I finally have most of what you used. I sure wouldn’t mind winning the stamps either.
Another wonderful tutorial, Michelle! This matches the weather we are having here…oh so very windy and chilly. I got up and made a fire this morning before even putting on water for tea. I’d love to curl up with this stamp set and just go wild. Thanks for teaching us so much and offering great blog candy!
They say never give up so here I am.Your work is wonderfull.
I’m so glad you had a safe trip. I surely hope to attend one of your classes some day. I love the leaf stamps. Fall is my favorite time of the year!!
Thanks for another day of inspiration..
Hi Michele, This is gorgeous as usual. Gee, just how much ink do you go through in any given month? Seriously, any chance you might include Arizona in your schedule in ‘09? You are tied for 1st place in my dreams to either become a ceritified Copic artist, or a “certified Brayer Boomer.” I’d love it if you were to make my dreams come true.
Erica
P.S. I believe you had a post requesting any knowledge of where you can get a new stamping pad. I couldn’t locate that post so if I’m wrong, don’t read another word.
Anywho, I found one at Jo-Ann’s. It is called, “Rubber Stamp Pad,” by Darice and measures 11×17. It’s washable & durable. Color is maroonish. It retails for $5.99 and it was on sale for $3.79. Of course, I had to have it as I need to be ready for my class. Already have my brayer.
Ever since I came across your blog, I am hooked!!! Since fall is my favorite season I would love to win this set.
Fall is my favorite season… the changing colors of the leaves, the cooler weather… It makes me feel so alive!
I love these images from ISC. I would love the chance to give them a loving home. Thank you so much.
Beautiful Michelle! Love how you used these leaves. It is definately fall here…and the leaves were tumbling for sure over this past windy weekend. We even had some hail to boot.
Thanks for another beautiful tutorial. I just bought some of this ink…now I know how to use it.
Michelle - I just love your work. I hope to someday master the brayer, but until then,
I keep practicing! It just amazes me how truely realistic your cards are. Thanks so
much for another chance to win.
Such a simple design but the details make it new every time you look at it. Thanks for another inspiration!
Love your blog and love the leaves! Pick me! Pick me! Pick me! Keep up the great tutitorials.
Fantastic, I love all of your cards. Thank you for sharing all the tutorials, and for some great candy.
Today is so cold here it’s definitely winter. Love this card, love the stamps, Random Generator pleae pick me !!!
Great card, love the tones. Great tutorial, very inspiring. How great are those leaves, thanks for the chance.
Love, love, love your work! I look forward to your amazing tutorials…such inspiration. Thanks!
Wow! What a beautiful card!! I love those leave stamps too!!
I love your talent!
I can’t wait to see what you have created.
Your site is the first one I go to everyday.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Shelley
Oh my…I’ve had to curtail from buying leaf stamps because I have so many and need something other than leaves…but I sure hope I win this set! The detail is awesome and the way you use them outside the box is inspiring! C’mon random number……
LOVE the card!!!! I would really enjoy trying my hand @ making it so…..PICK ME!!!!
Love those autumn leaves…and your colors capture the colors of autumn, the leaves and the blue clear sky, in poetic order.
This is beautiful. Thanks for another great technique. I love the leaves…..they make me think of fall. Something I am lacking here…..we have 2 seasons Hot which lasts 8 to 9 months of the year and then slightly cooler.
Welcome home Michelle. Great card! Thanks for the opportunity to win blog candy!
Wow! What a beautiful card! Thanks for all your instruction…..I’m learning a lot!
I love ISC stamps also! Betsy does a great job….I’d LOVE to get these!
Hi Michelle,
I’m soooooo glad that you’re back. I really miss your emails. You’re my favorite Blogger. I know, get a life right. hehehe. I love that stamp set. How nice of you to do the blog candy. I’ve never won anything before, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Hugs,
Alena :o)
Hi Michelle! Welcome home!!! Love this card! So beautiful! After I attend your Brayer class, I’d like to sign up for “Dragging Your Pad Across Cardstock” class!!! :)You make it look so easy…just one more of your fabulous talents!
As usaul another beautiful card! I love all your cards. Welcome back.
what a huge blogcandy and a wonderful card again you made. I love comming back to your blog every possible day to see what fantastic work you do.
take care!!
Best wishes
Cleo
I love the fall and all its color. But yet again you have dazzled me with this color combo. I hope I win this set it looks great. Thanks for the opportunity.
Another beautiful card. I enjoy the level of detail you provid in your tutorials. Thanks for sharing with everyone what you do so beautifully.
Michelle, I love your work and was overjoyed to find some of the stamps that you have used in your projects at my local Michael’s Store…. but I have not yet found this stamp company here in Canada yet…. but I will keep looking as I love the leaf images and so will my Sister!
Thanks for all of your inspiration!
Leslie Canuel
Edmonton, AB, Canada
WOW! What a beautiful stamp set. Fall is my favorite time of the year and I would love to add more leaf images to my stamping supplies! Thanks for showing us a different color to use on leaves - I would have never thought to use that combination.
Oh I love how you didn’t color them orange or red or green..they look just lovely! As always! Beautiful work! Thanks so much for sharing and inspiring us all daily!
Great card and beautiful stamp set. I love your blog and your tutorials are great…I just wish I lived closer so that I could take a class.
Have a great day!
Tammy Workinger
Tyrone, Pennsylvania
I love the leaves!! The possibilities are endless! I hope I get a chance to give them a try!
Wow! I ‘m in love with that card. Fall is my favorite season and I never get tired of making fall cards. I can’t wait to try taht technique. Thank you for the inspiration!
You do some of the most stunning work!! Someday I am going to grow up and be like you!!…..(I am probably already older……lol)
Oh! How beautiful. I love fall and the leaves as they are falling. I love the look of your card. Thanks for a great tutorial. It looked hard but your step by step directions look like they would be easy to follow. I don’t have any leaf stamps so I can’t try this. Maybe you will pick me to win this wonderful set. If not I will have to try to buy them. Thanks for sharing. Mary
Well I couldn’t believe it when my good friend Emmy won last week, so now i think it is my turn! Your card is so wonderful and I love the way you used the swirling stamps to enhance the idea of swirling leaves. Just BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Love love love your tutorials…always so beautiful!
Janet
These are gorgeous stamps! I would love someday to take one of beginner brayer classes. Do you any plans to come to the Southeast?
loving the leaves!!! Love the techniques!! Luckily for us here in Wisconsin–it is starting to snow here just a bit! soon we will be up to our knees in it and dreaming of warmer days!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Wow, I am always in awe when I look at your tutorials. I wish I lived closer so I could go to one of your workshops!
Robbie
Hi Michelle
Thanks so much for all the inspiration! this is another card that I will have a go at. Part of my problem is getting hold of some of the Stamps over here in England. I’m trying to find worthy substitutes. You will see if you take a look that my blog features lots of cards inspired by you. Thanks again!
This is a beautiful stamp set! I just love leaves….and this one is nicely detailed. Would never have thought to use the colors you did ….it looks GREAT. Thanks for ALL your tutorials.