How to Use Rustic Foiling to Distress your Autumn Cards

Lean into the distressed look for your Autumn projects by adding a bit of gold foiling. This card is GOURD-GEOOUS and you don’t want to miss it!

Today we have an absolutely stunning card creation from our designer Kassi, who says, “I love leaning into the distress look for autumn projects! If you are willing to get your hands a little messy, and embrace imperfection, this rustic foiling technique creates absolutely gorgeous fall cards!” Follow along for details on how to create this fabulous design!

Die cut all 3 pumpkins from 5919-05D Simply Pumpkin, and 2 leaves from 5946-02D Fall Bouquet from whatever paper is appropriate for your coloring medium. I used watercolor paper
Color as desired. I used various watercolors
Adhere the shadow layer on each pumpkin, and a stem to just the tall pumpkin
Using your finger, rub small amounts of Gina K. Designs Connect Glue on the pumpkins. Let the glue dry slightly (you need to catch it when it isn’t wet, but isn’t quite dry yet either- that in between state with this particular glue is nice and tacky) and firmly press toner reactive foil onto the glue. Allow to sit for a few seconds then pull off. (The foil coverage will NOT be perfect. This technique embraces the distressed look.)
Ink 38042 Distress Diamond Background with Chill ink from Color Fuse #12. Mist the inked stamp with water, then press a piece of watercolor paper onto the stamp (Tip: It is easier to leave the large background stamp on the index sheet, and press your paper onto the stamp instead of trying to press the stamp onto the paper)
Die cut the stamped background piece using the largest rectangle from 5013 Nested Rectangle Sm Stitch
Ink the edge of an A2 card base with Chill ink
Die cut white cardstock using the 8th largest oval in 5941-05 D 5×7 Nested Classic Stitch Oval
Wrap a burlap ribbon around the stamped background piece, then layer an orange ribbon over the burlap ribbon
Adhere the background the the card base
Adhere the oval to the card
Adhere the pumpkins in a stack, and tuck the leaves in between the pumpkins
Add rhinestones as desired