Today’s cards feature the LEAF COLLAGE die 99800, both as an embossed image on a card front and as die cuts adhered on top of the embossing. I had never tried embossing a regular die until I had this idea today. Easy Peasy!
I followed the directions with my Big Shot for embossing with a metal stencil, using a piece of red plumbers rubber since I didn’t have a silicone rubber mat. This is my sandwich from the bottom up: Tab 1, plastic plate, rubber, cardstock, die face down, plastic plate. I love the way the embossing came out, particularly when I used metallic papers as in the photo below.
Card No. 1: embossed Leaf Collage on gold metallic paper, die cut brown leaves adhered with popdots over the embossed image, tiny gold pearls on the leaves and in the lower right corner; this piece layered over more of the brown cardstock and aligned with the right edge of a top-fold cream notecard; black/metallic washi tape added on the left edge; three more leaves inside card and some more washi tape and stamped message from the EACH DAY IS A BLESSING Clear Stamp Set CL 5214: “THANKFUL FOR EVERY blessing” in Archival Jet Black ink.
Card No. 2: embossed Leaf Collage on brown cardstock, die cut leaves from Mango Distressed Dots Paper; stamped “THANKFUL FOR EVERY” from Each Day is a Blessing Clear Stamp Set in VersaMark ink and gold-embossed; die cut BLESSING die 99864 from more of the Mango dots paper; four small amber gemstones; this panel adhered to a piece of Mango dots paper that covers the front of the cream top-fold notecard; more mango dots paper inside for the message.
Card No. 3: embossed Leaf Collage on copper metallic paper , die cut leaves from mango and red cardstocks, panel adhered to Mango Distressed Dots Paper and then onto a red side-fold notecard… 
…more Mango dots paper inside, a red leaf, and “THANKFUL FOR EVERY blessing” stamped with Archival Jet Black ink.
These will be some of the cards I send at Thanksgiving this year, and I plan to make more. I love how the look of each one changes with the papers I select. I have soooo much paper–more experimenting ahead!
Happy Crafting!
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Yes, please show us more of your experiments! This is so pretty 🍁
How beautiful are these! Super! TFS
WOW Anne, these are just stunning! I love your experiments, unfortunately very few of mine turn out this pretty!
Lovely cards.
Beautiful, love the idea of using them for the background embossing also!
Fab cards Anne and look far more time consuming than they were to make thanks again for the inspiration.
Like how the embossing on the background looks.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Love the embossed leaves and all the pretty colors and combos !