Happy Friday everyone. It's Week 30 of the Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge. This week we are showcasing Gray Granite from the Neutrals Collection. This wonderful gray is so versatile and perfect for masculine card designs. With all the heat we have been experiencing lately, I decided to create a Fall card design to remind me that cooler weather will soon be here.
Today's card clean and simple card design features the Autumn Leaves stamp set and coordinating Autumn Leaves Dies to create a masculine design. I love the texture in the images in this stamp set and the wonderful detail in the dies. To add some subtle texture to the background, I used the Leaf Fall 3D Embossing Folder. For a pop of color, I added Copper leaves to step up the design.
Products Used:
Autumn Leaves stamp set (item #162179)
Autumn Leaves Dies (item #162185)
Leaf Fall 3D Embossing Folder (item #159847)
Textured Metallic Specialty Paper (item #163772)
Gray Granite Cardstock (item #146983)
Very Vanilla Cardstock (item #101650)
Gray Granite Classic Ink Pad (item #147118)
Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (item #154886)
Pearl Basic Jewels (item #144219)
Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)
Measurements:
Gray Granite Cardstock
Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")
Large Leaf die cut with the Autumn Leaves Dies
Very Vanilla Cardstock
Card Front - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Embossed with the Leaf Fall 3D Embossing Folder
Large Leaf die cut with the Autumn Leaves Dies
Copper Texture Specialty Paper
2 Medium Leaves die cut with the Autumn Leaves Dies
Creating masculine cards is something that I enjoy and I love the challenge of coming up with something new and different. Gray Granite is a great color for masculine designs and I wanted to show how you could create a clean and simple design that wasn't too drab and dreary. I love the detail in the images in the Autumn Leaves stamp set and I used the largest leaf image to create a tone on tone leaf stamping Gray Granite Classic ink onto Gray Granite cardstock. I then repeated the process by stamping the image with Gray Granite Classic ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock to create a lighter tone for the second leaf. For the background, I embossed the Very Vanilla card front with the Leaf Fall 3D Embossing Folder to add subtle texture. The Copper leaves add a pop of color and a touch of elegance that helps lift the design. I stamped the sentiment with Gray Granite Classic ink onto the sentiment label and added several Basic Pearls that I colored with the Dark Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Marker to coordinate with the card design. I added the sentiment with Stampin' Dimensionals to pop it up and add dimension to the card.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore adding Gray Granite to your projects. This wonderful neutral is so versatile and works well for projects all year round.
Please take the time to visit this week's Monochromatic Insta Hop to see the amazing projects featuring Gray Granite. You can get started by click here. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects.
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Tricia Butts
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