Hi and welcome to the Crate Paper Blog. It's me, Sandra from the Crate Paper Design Team. Today I'm sharing a collection of handmade decorative fall leaves. The leaves are great for adding something special to cards, plant pots or presents.
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To make the leaves, I used patterned paper from the Heritage Collection, acetate foil, and transparent paper. And I added a variety of embellishments: chipboard stickers, puffy stickers, stickers, alphabet stickers, paper flowers, and sequins. As a special detail, I sewed lines onto the leaves with my sewing machine.
To start, I cut leaves in different shapes from patterned paper and also coordinating leaves from acetate foil and transparent paper. I used cut-files and a cutting machine. You can also download ‘leaf’ templates from the Internet, transfer them onto your paper with a pencil and then fussy-cut the leaves with your scissors. The leaf below is made from patterned paper and a sheet of coordinating transparent paper. I glued the embellishments onto the transparent paper. And then, using my sewing machine, I added a few lines to attach the decorated transparent paper onto the paper leaf. The decorated leaf looks nice on the front of a plant pot.
Another idea is to create a ‘shaker’ leaf. To make the shaker leaf, I used a paper leaf and an acetate leaf. First, I placed sequins and other embellishments onto the paper leaf and then glued the acetate leaf onto the paper leaf. In a final step, I added sewn lines along the edge with my sewing machine.
TIP: You can also add titles or messages with alphabet stickers as shown in the photo below.
Maybe you’re planning to give a plant as a gift to someone?! Today’s handmade leaves will add a special something to your gift.
I hope you like my Hello Fall inspiration with the Heritage Collection. Have fun creating your own Fall leaves to decorate plant pots, cards, or present.
Have fun creating today!
Yours, Sandra
Supplies: Crate Paper Heritage Collection - 12 x 12 Paper Pad (350957), 12 x 12 Chipboard Stickers with Gold Foil Accents (350944), 6 x 12 - Stickers (350945), Clear Sticker Book with Gold Foil Accents (350947), Ephemera Pack (350948), Thickers - Phrase - Heartfelt - Puffy - Gold Foil (350950), Paper Flowers and Gold Leaf Sequins (350951)
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