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Still Falling For You Card Made With Watercolors

October 13, 2014 By Kelly 38 Comments

Still Falling For You Card by Simply Kelly Designs #fall #cardmaking #silhouette #watercolors #fallleaves #cards #silhouettechallenge

I love to sneak a note or a card into my husband’s lunch or laptop bag just to tell him how much I love him. The idea for a “still falling for you” card has been swimming around in my head for a few weeks. I searched the Silhouette online store for a realistic leaf design and found the perfect set of leaves. I went to the designer’s website and found her tutorial on how to use watercolors to make the leaves look more realistic.

Supplies:

  • 1 sheet of watercolor paper
  • 1 sheet of 8.5×11 cardstock in tan, cream, brown and yellow
  • autumn leaves design (affiliate link) by Tanya Batrak from Silhouette online store
  • Silhouette Portrait (affiliate link)
  • Silhouette mat (affiliate link)
  • Xyron 510 creative station (affiliate link)
  • Xyron permanent adhesive (affiliate link) or other paper adhesive
  • watercolors
  • watercolor brush
  • paper towels
  • spray bottle with water

Directions:

1.Buy the autumn leaves design from the Silhouette online store.

2. As a former engineer, I love to be exact on all my measurements. I used the Silhouette to design the card and size the leaves. I nested rectangles and grouped them to create the different cuts that I needed. Rectangle sizes are indicated in the image below.

Still Falling For You Card by Simply Kelly Designs #fall #cardmaking #silhouette #watercolors #fallleaves #cards

The Windsong font can be downloaded here for free. The font is not free for commercial use so I am not providing a cut file.

To make a rectangle shape of a specific size in Silhouette Studio version 2:

  1. Choose the rectangle tool from the toolbar and create a rectangle of any size.
  2. Select the scale window.
  3. Specify the the width and height. Press Apply.

Still Falling For You Card by Simply Kelly Designs #fall #cardmaking #silhouette #watercolors #fallleaves #cards

3. Use the Silhouette to cut the leaves out of the watercolor paper. I cut two each of two of the leaf designs. I started with the built in cardstock setting for the Silhouette. Then I slowed down the speed from 3 to 2 because of the intricate design. I started the cut on my Silhouette before I jumped in the shower. When I got out of the shower the Silhouette was still cutting! The cut looked really rough when it was done but it weeded just fine.

Still Falling For You Card by Simply Kelly Designs #fall #cardmaking #silhouette #watercolors #fallleaves #cards

4. I couldn’t find my watercolors so I used my children’s Crayola watercolors and brush. I sprayed water on the leaf with a spray bottle before I painted it. I tried several painting methods.

Still Falling For You Card by Simply Kelly Designs #fall #cardmaking #silhouette #watercolors #fallleaves #cards

I painted the entire bottom left leaf with yellow, allowed to dry and then added brown highlights. The top right leaf was painted with yellow, allowed to dry and then painted with orange. The bottom right leaf was a combination of orange and red painted at the same time. The method I liked best was painting most of the top left leaf red but leaving a few smaller empty areas. I waited for the leaf to dry and then went back with orange and yellow to fill in the empty areas. This method gave the leaf the most color variation. I chose the top left leaf for my card. The other leaves were used as props in my photo of the card at the top of this post.

5. Use the Silhouette to cut out the card base and nested rectangle frames with cardstock.

6. Use print and cut for the rectangle with the “still falling for you” sentiment. Remember to either set the “still falling for you” to no cut or remove it off the mat when you go to cut or the Silhouette will cut out the letters for the words.

7. Use the Xyron 510 creative station and Xyron permanent adhesive refill to add adhesive to the sentiment rectangle, two rectangular frames and leaf.

8. Fold the 10×7 piece of cardstock in half and assemble the card as shown.

Still Falling For You Card by Simply Kelly Designs #fall #cardmaking #silhouette #watercolors #fallleaves #cards

Still Falling For You Card by Simply Kelly Designs #fall #cardmaking #silhouette #watercolors #fallleaves #cards #silhouettechallenge

This card is now ready for a stealth mission to work with my husband!

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Comments

  1. Brittany @ DIY Just Cuz says

    September 18, 2015 at 1:55 AM

    This is SO sweet! I have been wanting to do something sweet for my boyfriend and I think this is just the thing!!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      September 18, 2015 at 8:45 AM

      That is so thoughtful Brittany! I am sure he will love whatever you make him.

      Reply
  2. Ginger says

    September 16, 2015 at 9:06 AM

    You are so talented! These are beautiful! 🙂

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      September 16, 2015 at 10:30 AM

      Thank you Ginger! That is a great compliment coming from you.

      Reply
  3. Christine | Where The Smiles Have Been says

    September 14, 2015 at 2:46 PM

    This is such a sweet little DIY project and I’m sure it put the biggest smile on your husband’s face when he saw it! Now you’ve got me wanting to give sweet little somethings like this more often to my husband….and give watercolors a try!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      September 15, 2015 at 1:30 PM

      Thanks Christine. I need to make my hubby another card soon.

      Reply
  4. Emily @ Two Purple Couches says

    September 13, 2015 at 10:49 PM

    This is a beautiful card and such a sweet message! I love all of the different watercolor techniques you tried; the effects are so pretty!

    Reply
    • Kelly says

      September 14, 2015 at 7:06 AM

      Thank you Emily! I need to involve watercolors in more of my crafts and make my husband another card soon!

      Reply
  5. Lindee Katdare says

    October 15, 2014 at 7:04 PM

    Oh Kelly! This is so nice! I love watercolors. I also really struggle with using my Silhouette 100% and that was an expensive piece of equipment. The tutorial is super helpful. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      October 15, 2014 at 8:17 PM

      Thank you Lindee! I always feel like I am learning something new with my Silhouette. There is so much that can be done with it!

      Reply
  6. Helen Gullett says

    October 14, 2014 at 1:20 PM

    Kelly, these leaves are gorgeous! I love the style and coloring… they look real!

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      October 14, 2014 at 5:46 PM

      Thank you Helen! I am happy the leaves turned out even better than I imagine. I’m trying to think of another project where I can use this same technique. Thanks for visiting.

      Reply
  7. Happysuz says

    October 13, 2014 at 10:32 PM

    The water colors make it so real looking! Nice job! I love the idea of a card tucked into hubby’s briefcase! I am so doing that soon!

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      October 14, 2014 at 5:45 PM

      Thank you! I know your husband will love being a surprised by a card from you. I have waited days before for my husband to find a card.

      Reply
  8. Meredith @ unOriginalMom says

    October 13, 2014 at 7:46 PM

    These cards are just SO beautiful! I can’t get over how lovely they are. The leaves are just stunning, and the card sentiment is so sweet. Great project!

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      October 14, 2014 at 5:44 PM

      Thank you Meredith. I actually have had this card idea in my head since August because I thought the September theme was fall! I’m glad it came out even better than I expected.

      Reply
  9. Bess says

    October 13, 2014 at 6:56 PM

    How beautiful! Watercolor paper! I would have never thought of doing this but now I can’t wait to try!

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      October 14, 2014 at 5:43 PM

      Thank you Bess! Sometimes I feel dressing up a die cut is difficult so I think I will try this technique more often.

      Reply
  10. Dawn Marie says

    October 13, 2014 at 1:49 PM

    This is such a beautiful card

    Reply
    • Kelly Hedgespeth says

      October 14, 2014 at 5:42 PM

      Thank you Dawn Marie. I appreciate you visiting and leaving a comment!

      Reply

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