Fall Cards

I needed to make a couple of birthday cards, and my cards in the fall usually have to have something autumn-related (colors or theme) to make me happy. So the birthday ladies today get a jar full of leaves.

I used 8 Fall Leaves (ID# 13190) and Jar (ID# 21430) from the Silhouette Design Store.

I can’t seem to make cards identical; I guess I’m always looking for alternate ways to make it better, so that’s why I’ve got to show all three. I like the hand-drawn outlines in black on the top card but didn’t feel like they “popped” enough, so the bottom card has the lines drawn with a metallic gel pen.  The backing from the middle card is a paint-chip sample from Home Depot, cut down to the right size and mounted on a white card base.

The jars themselves are printed on Grafix inkjet transparencies using Silhouette’s print and cut feature.  One side has a bit of texture to accept the printer ink, so I flipped it over for the shiny side to be facing up.  I cut out all the leaves on pattern paper scraps and inked the edges with a tan-colored chalk inkpad.

Here are some views showing the glassy sheen on the transparency:

I adhered the leaves onto a white blank jar, also cut with the Silhouette, then placed the transparency on top. I used a thin strip of double-sided tape to hold it at the neck of the jar, then covered that part with the ribbon so you couldn’t see the tape.

Happy birthday, Mom and Becca!

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