AUTUMN CARD - BrotherUSA...card front to another piece of paper to create the card. step 11. Finish the card by painting and attaching several leaves (that you had previously punched

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This would be lovely framed as a home décor project, or as a card to celebrate the season! With the ScanNCut machine to help create a leaf stencil and our title sentiment, this project can come together quickly and the results are beautiful.

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May Flaum

MATeRiAls: Brother™ ScanNCut machine, paper (green, patterned, cream,

and white [6" x 6"] for cutting leaves), 1 button, glitter,

double-sided tape, assorted acrylic paints, brown ink, orange

ink, foam to blend, golden mist.

Using the ScanNCut machine, cut

the word “Autumn” out onto cream

cardstock (size 4 1/2" x 6 1/2"). Save

the word for a future project (we’ll

be using the negative space left on

the cardstock).

Take a piece of white cardstock (I used

6" x 6") and cut some random leaves

ranging from 1 1/4" – 1 3/4" wide.

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step 4. Using a piece of foam or

make-up sponge is a great

way to gently apply ink for this

project.

step 3. Using a variety of ink colors, begin using

the white paper as a stencil to layer leaf

designs onto the cardstock that has

“Autumn” cut out of it.

step 5. Use acrylic paints and repeat the

process to add more leaves and

texture to the piece until you are

satisfied.

step 6.Once satisfied, edge the piece

of cardstock with brown ink. Use

a piece of foam to softly blend,

if desired.

Note: At this point in time, if desired, add a spritz of golden (sparkly) mist for some sparkle and added depth to the project.

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step 7. Attach a sheet of double-

sided tape to the back of the

cardstock, making sure the

entire word is covered. Do

not remove both sides of the

adhesive; only the side attaching

it to this paper should be

exposed at this point.

step 8. Pour glitter over the front of the

card and rub gently so that all

of the area within the letters is

covered. Shake off excess.

step 9.If the cardstock that you have been

working on was not trimmed down

to size, now is the time to do it.

Then, stitch to a piece of patterned

paper with a zigzag stitch.

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step 10. Stitch around the edge of a piece of

green cardstock (sized at 5 1/2" x 7

1/2"). Then, attach this to the rest of

the card front.

Note: you could use a 7 1/2" x 11" piece of cardstock, folded in half for this and it would be your card. Otherwise, you’ll need to attach this completed card front to another piece of paper to create the card.

step 11.Finish the card by painting and

attaching several leaves (that you

had previously punched out to

create the stencil) and add a

button as a final touch.