Technique Thursday...

 Today I have a trio of techniques for you in one card! 

First off let me show you my card:

The primary technique I wanted to share with you is the watercolor leaves technique....but, I added in heat embossing, and dry embossing,  for some added wow.

How You Can Make It

Measurements: 

Card Base: Night of Navy: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2

Focal Layer: Night of Navy: 3 3/4 x 5 

Leaves:  Watercolor Paper

Card Liner: Basic White: 3 3/4 x 5 

Supplies: 

Spledid Autumn Bundle

Embossing Buddy

Gold Embossing Powder

Heat Tool

Night of Navy Ink Pad

Real Red Ink Pad

Crushed Curry Ink Pad

Pecan Pie Ink Pad

Waterbrush

Blooming Pearls (gold)

Instructions: 

1. Wipe the watercolor paper with embossing buddy. 
2. Stamp the leaf images 5 times using Versamark ink. 
3. Add gold embossing powder and heat set. 
4. Watercolor leaves using waterbrush and Real Red, Crushed Curry and Pecan Pie ink.  Remember ink dries lighter so you may want to do it a couple of times, depending on how vivid you want your leaves.  
5. Set aside to dry or dry with heat tool
6. Emboss the front of the card using your favorite embossing folder. 
7. Fold the card base on the score  line and burnish it flat using bone folder. 
8. Add the Basic White card liner to the inside panel. 
9. Stamp the wheat image on the focal panel using Night of Navy ink pad
10. Wipe the panel using embossing buddy. 
11. Stamp the greeting using Versamark ink.
12. Add gold embossing powder.  Remove any stray embossing powder flecks and then heat emboss.  
13. Attach the focal panel to the card front using dimensional. 
14. Die cut the leaves and add to the card front using a combination of tombow and dimensional. 
15. Embellish with gold pearls. 
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