With the recent wind and colder weather our garden had taken on a rather sad feel. The beautiful autumn colours of the past few weeks are all but a memory, and while there’s still some colour in the grass, even that’s not as vibrant.
Today’s project is an autumn card I made in early October as part of my personal World Card Making Day challenge. Even though I was working under the pressure of the clock, I still love how this turned out.

WOODEN BASE
I began this project with the wood design from the Come to Gather 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (DSP).
I cut one piece to cover the front of a Thick Very Vanilla Card base and attached it with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow). Next I cut a 3/4″ piece and glued that down the right side of a layer of Very Vanilla Card. This layer was then fixed inside the card base with more liquid glue.
Finally I glued a piece of the DSP onto the flap of a Very Vanilla Medium Envelope. Then using Paper Snips I cut the piece to shape using the edge of the flap as a guide.
BEAUTY OF THE SEASON
The gorgeous sentiment actually comes from the Merry Christmas To All Stamp Set.
First I wiped a piece of Thick Very Vanilla Card with an Embossing Buddy to remove any oils and static. Then I stamped the sentiment using VersaMark ink and sprinkled it with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Finally I tapped off the excess and removed a few stray specks, before melting the rest with my Heat Tool set on 2 (high).
With that done I cut out the sentiment using the #C5 die from the Stitched Rectangle Dies. Then I fixed the sentiment to the front of the card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Tip – To identify the die I use from a nesting set, I always count from the smallest up. With the Stitched Rectangles there are 3 distinct sets of nesting dies and I’ve called the set of 8 that nest together Group C. Group A is the die that doesn’t nest with any of the others, and Group B is the remaining set of 4 dies.

AUTUMN LEAVES
All I had left to do was my autumn leaf embellishments.
I started with a piece of So Saffron Card and using a piece of Stampin’ Sponge covered it with a layer of So Saffron ink. Then I sponged on some Pumpkin Pie ink followed by Old Olive. I finished my sponging with a touch of Real Red and finally Merry Merlot.
Now I had my sponged card I used Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the leaf vein image from the Colourful Seasons Stamp Set. Then it was a simple task to cut out the leaves using the coordinating die from the Seasonal Layers Dies.
With that done, I added the leaves to my sentiment using liquid glue, with Stampin’ Dimensionals where they extended past the edge of the sentiment layer.
And there you have it, a simple layout, that took less time to make than you’d imagine.
Your card is exceptional, Tracy! Amazing the results you were able to achieve working under such pressure!! I also believe that this is the 1st time I’ve seen this sentiment stamp used for anything other than the Christmastime and why NOT?! It’s quite perfectly perfect! TFS
Thank you Geraldine