Fall Step Card

Today' project is an awesome fall Step Card. Elements of a fall card include the color scheme, leaf imagery and lots of layers and depth.  In addition to all the layers with the die cuts, a step card certainly offers depth.

Where do you draw your inspiration for a project. Nature certainly offers choices. Sometimes we're inspired by product, for example I have these awesome new Basic Border Dies that I wanted to play with.I've also been enjoying the Beautiful Trees Dies. Then when I came across Joy Nelson's beautiful tree card made with scraps I knew exactly how I wanted to combine the two dies.

I could have just cut curves for the hills, but I like the look of the edge from the Basic Border Dies.

The tree has lots of layers too. The branch die cut is sandwiched between the sparkly foliage layer  and a back piece die cut from vellum. Can you see the color variation in the foliage? I used some Ombre Specialty Paper - perfect for fall, right? 

You can never have too many layers on a fall card, right? lots of depth and texture.  So speaking of inspiration, I decided to turn this into a Step Card when I saw Laurie LaRose's beautiful floral Step Card. 

 

Laurie's project is horizontal, mine is vertical. Hers is a center Step with 3-panels. Mine is a side Step card with 2 panels. If you like step cards check this horizontal Halloween Step Card. Bottom line is I liked it so much I made 2!

 

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you've been inspired to go play. Between my card and Joy's and Laurie's cards you've got lots of ideas to work from. Leave a comment, we'd love to know what you think of our cards.

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Beautiful Trees Dies [155840] $36.00	Stitched Greenery Die [155451] $32.00	Ombre 12" X 12" Specialty Paper [155784] $10.00	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856] $10.00	Early Espresso 1/4" (Faux Suede Trim [152472] $6.50
So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105118] $8.75	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199] $8.75	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131201] $8.75	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676] $8.75	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $8.75