Fall accents tutorial with Sheri Reguly!

Hello, Sheri Reguly here!  I’m back today to share a little tutorial to show you exactly how I embellished the leaf accents that I incorporated into my layout that I shared with you on Monday. I also have a new card to share with you today as well.

If you’ll recall, I started off with three simple leaves that were punched from various patterned papers.

 

There are several different products that I could have used to give my leaves an autumn glow, but I opted to use Heidi Swapp’s Color Shine in Gold. Any spray mist in gold would give similar results, as would a gold toned ink pad, or even a gold craft paint.

 

 

I started off by giving each leaf a spritz of color.

 

 

Next, I blotted the leaves gently with a tissue. The amount of blotting, combined with the amount of time you allow the mist to actually sit prior to blotting, will directly affect your results. A soft spray of color immediately followed by wiping away the excess will result in a subtle golden sparkle, whereas a more generous misting, and allowing the mist to sit for a few moment prior to blotting will result in a bolder, marbled effect.

 

 

After the leaves were dry, I added a simple stitching detail lengthwise down the center.

 

 

For a little bit more dimension, I gently rolled up the edges of the leaves, and adhered them to my page using adhesive foam.

 

After creating my tutorial, I had a few extra leaf accents on hand to play around with. I couldn’t resist incorporating one into a simple hello greeting that I thought I’d share with you today as well.

 

(Supplies: Patterned Paper, Paper Leaves: American Crafts; Tag, Rub On Sentiment: Pebbles ; Paper Flowers: Bazzill Basics; Color Shine: Heidi Swapp)

Thank you so much for joining me, and have a wonderful day!

~  Sheri Reguly

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Mixed Media Tag class

Comments

[sharla~]

Fun tutorial, absolutely LOVE the hello card!

[Kathleen Spaeth]

How wonderful to see Heidi Swapp's Color Shine in action. We were just talking about this spray in my Kit Club Meet-up this morning. Wow what perfect timing! Love the leaves in the layout and the card.

[coulifraise]

c'est une belle idée , merci ♥

[Amante del Papel]

Thank you for this fantastic tutorial, is amazing!!!

[Linda Johnson]

Just the inspiration I needed on a rainy fall day! Thanks!

[Lillie Keeton]

Love how you showed us how to make the leaves! Thanks

[judith smith]

I thank that you do grate work. I injoy your work thank you judith

[TracyM #6773]

WOW!!!
Thank you for the inspiration!!!