Tips to Take Your Fall Cards to the Next Level

Looking for a Fall card design that embodies the season, is unique and full of layered goodness? Here are some tips to add some fun touches to your design.

It’s apple picking season! Time to bake pies…..or even to create punny pie cards. This 5×7 card by our designer Christine, features a brand new rustic harvest basket from our NEW “Autumn Tapestry” Release, some adorable apples from a fun foodie set and two new fall vibes 6×9 paper pads. Christine does an amazing job utilizing some basic shapes and alphabets to bring this card to the finish line! We love her layers and all of the sweet little details she puts in her cards. Check out these card details and a handful of tips she shares to take your cards to the next level!

Some basic tips to take your card to the next level:

Starting with a woodgrain cardstock, gives you a leap towards realism. The final basket was ink blended and then white penciled to create depth and to stand out a bit more.
Using a glaze glue to add a chunky “sugar” embossing powder to the pie tops.
Sanding edges of the paper pad papers, allows for a rich or darker color of ink to add depth and make the shape appear more dimensional- apples and card base. Completely changes the overall look from clean to more vintage or rustic.
Die cutting the handles and pie pans from metallic cardstock is another way to achieve realism and fun color.
The use of alphabet dies gives tons of freedom in your card saying what you wish it to say. Fun paper were used to give color variance.
Use of a sewing machine and twines can give fun, fall, rustic vibes.