Alcohol Ink Gel Pressed Leaves

I had the pleasure of hanging out with crafty friends at the Scrapmania Retreat House.  I spent most of my time showing them how to Gel Press with Alcohol Inks.  I made several pages using different shades of oranges that I pulled with a super-fine gold paint. 

They reminded me of the glory of Autumn colors, so I couldn't resist die cutting some leaves with new Spellbinders Autumn Leaves Etched Dies and the Spellbinders Mini Fall Blooms Etched Dies.  I loved how the etched cuts on the inside of the leaves made them look so realistic.

 

 

I started with The Paper Players Tic Tac Toe with a vertical down the right side with die cuts, leaves & embellishments for my design.

 

 

Next I pulled in the colors from this week's Color Throwdown Challenge.

 

 

Finally I used the Layout from Freshly Made Sketches with 1 1/2" dark brown squares on my kraft card base to catch the falling leaves.

 

 

For my embellishments I added clusters of brown gems.  I finished with a sentiment from The Stamp Market Tons of Type.

 

Comments

[Amy O'Neill]

I love all of these gorgeous leaves! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

[Ann Schach]

Beautiful, Stephanie! These leaves are absolutely stunning. The clusters of brown gems are the perfect embellishments. Thank you for playing in my Tic-Tac-Toe challenge at The Paper Players!

[Jen Timko]

Those leaves are just amazing! The depth of color is fantastic. So glad you joined us this week at FMS!

[Broni Holcombe]

What beautiful leaves!!! Thanks for joining us at the Color Throwdown this week!

[Anne Marie Hile]

Oh I just love the vibrant colors in those leaves! The gems are the perfect finishing touch. Thanks so much for joining us this week over at The Paper Players!