Another Simply Leaves Card

Good afternoon to you on this gray and rainy day.  I'm glad the temps have been lower the last couple of days.  But because of the humidity, it almost feels worse than the heat.  Oh dear, that sounds like I'm complaining, and I certainly shouldn't be.  Since it's been so dry, this rain is absolutely needed!  And it means I don't have to go outside and water my flowers either!  See, it is a good thing.  Ok, enough of that.  Let's get going with another Simply Leaves card.  This one has an extra fold back to make it just a little different than a regular card.  I think these little touches are what make a card more interesting.

Is this bold and green enough for you?  It's not quite my personal style, but I try to come up with designs that are a little out of my comfort zone because not everyone has the same taste in color and design like I do.  

Start with a card base of Granny Apple Green that measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2".  It's scored at 3/4" and again at 4 1/4".  Fold the card base in half and then fold the flap back again.

Two pieces of Garden Green cardstock were cut:  3/4" x 5 1/4", and 3" x 5 1/4".  Plus, I used a piece approximately 3 1/4" x 2 1/2" to die-cut a label from the Sweet Words & Labels Die set.  

Next, a 5" x 2 3/4" piece of green print from Valley of Blooms DSP was cut.  This was attached to the larger Garden Green layers with adhesive.  Then it was attached to the card front.  That extra Granny Apple Green flap was folded back onto this to cover the edge of the layers.  I used "green glue" to attach so it wouldn't pop loose later.

Working on the focal images was the next step.  A slightly smaller label from the Sweet Words & Labels die set was used to cut a label from Basic White.  These nested together nicely.  The white was layered onto the Garden Green die with adhesive.  

I used the Two-Tone Garden Green cardstock on the light side to punch the largest leaf.  After punching, I stamped the veins using Garden Green ink.  From this same cardstock, I die-cut several leaves from the Sweet Words & Labels die set.  Both the light and dark sides of this cardstock were used to get different looks.  

The cute, checked leaves are made from one of the Simply Leaves stamp set.  I stamped one with Granny Apple Green and one with Garden Green onto Basic White cardstock.  Both of these were quickly fussy cut since there's no punch or die for it.

A large double bow was made from Linen Thread.  Then the leaves were all arranged onto the labels.  The largest was attached flat.  The two checked leaves were attached with adhesive at the stem and a Mini Dimensional at the tip.  The darker smaller leaf was attached the same way.  The bow was attached with Mini Glue Dots.  Then the light-colored leaf was attached over this with two Mini Dimensionals right over the Linen Thread bow.

The entire label piece was attached to the card front using Dimensionals to hold in place.  I kept this on the card front with nothing hanging over the open edge.

The sentiment for the card is from the Simply Leaves set.  It's stamped onto a 1/2" wide strip of Basic White cardstock using Garden Green ink.  Both of the ends were trimmed with Paper Snips.  This is attached with Dimensionals also.  This piece extends over the front edge to get close to the right edge of the back of the card.

For this card, the Holographic Gems were added to the card.  Instead of my usual three, there are five gems tucked around the design.  It seemed these gems were almost glowing on the card.  Perfect match!

The inside of the card has a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of Basic White added.  Then the 3/4" strip of Garden Green that was cut is added to the right side, so it shows when the card is closed.

The inside sentiment is from the All Aflutter stamp set.  It said what I wanted and fit perfectly.  It's stamped with Garden Green ink. 

The checked leaf stamp was used again to stamp a Granny Apple Green leaf on the bottom corner.  One of the extra die-cut light-colored leaves was used to add to the corner.

That's it for a very easy and quick fun fold card.  Just that little bit folded back on the front makes a big difference.

I'll have to spend some more time playing with this Simply Leaves stamp and die bundle to see what else can be done.  This card has an overwhelming amount of green for my tastes.  I need to keep creating with this to see what else I can do with it.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Since it's still raining here a couple of hours after I started this post, I'm thinking I should go right back downstairs and play around with my stamps some more!  Right?  Isn't that what rainy days are for?

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon