Sweet Poppy Stencils "Autumn" Card

I was up early this morning making this Autumn card - I think the drizzly weather we've had the last day or so is rubbing off on me!

I started by positioning the Sweet Poppy "Rose Aperture Stencil" over a piece of white card and going around the edges lightly with "Peat Moss" Ranger Archival Ink.  

Next, I lay the Sweet Poppy "Plaid Back Plate Stencil" over the top of the leaf stencil, securing with low tack tape.  I then applied several shades of Ranger Archival Ink through the stencil using a blending brush.  The colours I used were : Tea Rose, Monarch Orange, Fern Green and Sepia.

Removing the Plaid stencil, I then lay the Sweet Poppy "Maple Leaf Stencil" over the top, using "Plum" Ranger Archival Ink through the stencil with a blending brush.

I used Versafine Clair "Chianti" dark red ink, to stamp the Autumn verse, which is part of the Sweet Poppy "A6 Season" stamp set.  Finally, adding extra detail using a gold metallic pen.

Sweet Poppy Stencils "Leaf Aperture Stencil" Life Is A Journey Card

Today, I received my order from Sweet Poppy Stencils, which included their new "Rose Leaf Aperture Stencil".  I obviously wasted no time in trying it out, making this quick card.

I used a page from an old road atlas as the base for this card.  Laying the "Rose Aperture Stencil" over the top.  I applied three shades of Versafine Clair green inks to the leaf shape, starting with "Verdant", the lightest, then "Shady Lane" and finally "Rain Forest".

I then stamped the "Life is a journey" sentiment over the top using Versafine Clair "Rain Forest" ink.  At this stage, I realised that the atlas page was behaving a little differently to the card that I normally stamp on.  The ink was sitting on top rather than being absorbed and drying.  I wafted my heat gun over the surface then set it aside for a couple of hours.

Returning to the leaf, I used a fine tip black pen to outline the leaf.  I then mounted it on to a piece of green card and then on to a white card.