The Greetery {Hint of Autumn} Day 2

Welcome back for day 2 of full reveals for the Hint of Autumn Collection from The Greetery!  Thank you so much for all of your sweet comments on yesterday's post; don't forget to leave a comment today, too, for an additional chance to win one of two $50 gift certificates to the shop! Also, head to The Greetery Blog for the official "meet and greet" for each of the new products being featured today! 

My first project for today features the beautiful new Wild Wetlands Die paired with some of the other basics showcased yesterday. I also used the Autumn Herbarium 3D embossing folder on this card.

The Wild Wetlands Die comes with one main base cluster; similar to the Best Bouquet Die from the Jubilee collection. It also comes with the different flowers, some stems and leaves, and the cattails.  This allows you to create a multi-color piece with beautiful detail and dimension. Make sure to follow the assembly guide on the back of the packaging so you get everything adhered in the proper order; believe me, it's important!

I used distress oxide inks to color the image, but you could use different colors of cardstock as well. I really enjoy cutting everything from white cardstock and then adding color with ink and sponge daubers, but the choice is yours, of course!

I used a beautiful Rose Gold foil on the border using the Capsule Cameo Collection Basics Hot Foil and Die. The sentiment is from the Autumn Cameo Stamp Set and coordinating Die.

For the background, I used the new Autumn Herbarium 3D embossing folder and then added some gold ink over the raised portion to bring out the beautiful detail.

This card also features the embossing folder, but I also used the Autumn Herbarium Background stamp, stencil, and Die. I just love how they all work together to create these beautiful leaves!

To begin, I stamped the stems using the Autumn Herbarium Background stamp with gold pigment ink. Next, I added the color using the coordinating stencils. Once that was done, I lined everything up in the embossing folder. The final step is to cut them out using the coordinating die. Now, please note: you can leave them on a panel and use it as a background, or go one step more and add the embossing, but you don't NEED to cut them out if you just want a beautiful, multi-colored leafy background!

I wanted to cut them out so I could use the new Label It Die with the coordinating leaf names. My favorite part might just be the tiny pins; I cut those from gold cardstock.

I also used the new Oblong Octagon Labels Hot Foil Plate and coordinating Die. These are such great basics and I can't wait to use them on all kinds of projects!

My final card for today features the new Mushroom Meadow Stencil Collection. There is a coordinating Hot Foil Plate that gives the stenciled background additional foiled details. I didn't use it on my card, but I bet Betsy or the other designers will probably have some projects using it!

As you can see, I couldn't stop with the leaves, so this card uses those as well. I stamped the stems with a darker ink for a different look than the last card, but the process was still the same.

I really love the new Capsule Collection Floral Borders Stamp set, so I wanted to incorporate that and some hot foiling on this card as well.

This card doesn't use traditional autumn colors, but these colors are still found in the autumn landscape. I always like working with new color combinations, especially when we can get set in certain color schemes for particular holidays/seasons!

This sentiment is included in the Oblong Octagon Label Stamp Set and is heat embossed in gold on Pure Poppy cardstock. You can also see the border a little bit better here as well.1

This concluded my post for today, and for the release, but make sure to leave a comment here and on each of the designers' blogs for a chance to win one of 2 $50 gift certificates! Thanks for fluttering by!

Dana Kirby

Dawn McVey

Kelly Lunceford (you are here)

Laura Bassen

Laurie Willison

Lea Lawson

Melissa Phillips

Wanda Guess