Clean and Simple Autumn Trio

Kazan Clark
Lezlye Lauterbach
Carrie Rhoades
Christine Chan
Jill Hilliard
**Jenny Watson** (here)
Marty McGee
Alissa Hall

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Welcome to the FSJ Creative Team's October Blog Hop. 
You will find all things autumn on this hop. 
Enjoy!

This card trio combines three of my favorite things: the FSJ Hello Fall Bundle, autumn inspiration and clean & simple design.  Sometimes clean & simple (CAS) cards can be difficult because crafters generally enjoy embellishments and filling up space.  If you haven't given CAS a try, you should!  It's a great exercise in knowing when to stop, appreciating the white space and embellishing with respect to minimalism. 
**A list of supplies used on all three cards can be found at the end of this post.  Thank you.**

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I'm sure many of you are familiar with 'Triple Time Stamping Technique' which involves layering three pieces of card stock, stamping them all over and adding a matte to each layer.  I took this popular technique and paired it way down to give it a clean and simple look.  I think the result is very eye catching and elegant.  I started with two pieces of buttercream card stock: 4" x 5-1/4" and 3-1/4" x 4-1/2".  I temporarily taped them together using washi tape while I stamped the leaves.  To stamp the leaves from the Hello Fall stamp set, I used raspberry berry, pumpkin bread and haystack ink.  I then stamped the 'Autumn Greetings' sentiment in dark roast ink.  I removed the washi tape and added dark roast card stock mattes: 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" and 3-3/8" x 4-5/8". 

I put card front together, matching the leaves up from each piece.  Cut a piece of gold thread 13" long.  I separated the thin gold thread from the twine because I only wanted to utilize the gold thread for this card.  Wrap the metallic thread twice around the card front and tie it in a bow.  Adhere the card front to the 4-1/4" x 11" buttercream card base using foam squares.  Put a small dot of journey glaze on the center of the bow so it stays tied.  Embellish the card with fashion gold pieces.

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I wanted to give the acorns an ombré look so I stamped them in oatmeal cookie, hazelnut blend and dark roast ink on buttercream card stock.  I die cut them using the coordinating die set.  I stamped the 'Hello Fall' sentiment in hazelnut blend ink on a 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" square of buttercream card stock.  I used the FSJ corner rounder on the upper right and lower left corner of the buttercream panel and 3-3/4" x 3-3/4" corrugated stock square panel. 

I used the journey piecing mat, basics piercing template and bloom tool to create the pierced design under the sentiment.  I used foam squares to adhere the panels together and also to the 4-1/4" x 8-1/2" buttercream card base.  I added the die cut acorns above the sentiment with foam squares and covered them in journey glaze.

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My final card in the collection was inspired by the colors of the rainbow.  I stamped the leaves in pomegranate splash, tangerine fusion, summer days and kiwi slice ink.  I then die cut the stamped images using the coordinating die.  I added pool play ink right to clear block E and stamped it on a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of whip cream card stock. 

I stamped the 'Thankful' sentiment on the panel in black licorice ink.  I flicked sparkle silk on the panel from the bottom left corner to the top right corner.  I adhered the front panel to a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of black licorice card stock.  I adhered the whole card front to a 4-1/4" x 11" whip cream card base.  The leaves were adhered to the front using foam squares.  I embellished using rainbow drops adhered with journey glaze and went over the sentiment with journey glaze.  Pro tip: change the applicator tip of your journey glaze to a new tip when going over sentiments, it will make a finer line of glaze. 

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I hope you enjoyed my clean & simple autumn collection.  I would love to see what CAS creations you come up with - feel free to link them in comments on this post.

Live a creative life,
Jenny Watson
FSJ Coach 233

FSJ Blog
Kazan Clark
Lezlye Lauterbach
Carrie Rhoades
Christine Chan
Jill Hilliard
**Jenny Watson** (here)
Marty McGee
Alissa Hall

**SUPPLIES FOR ALL CARDS**
Hello Fall Bundle BD-0299, Whip Cream CS-0040, Buttercream CS-0006, Black Licorice CS-0003, Dark Roast CS-0091, Corrugated Stock ST-0124, Pomegranate Splash IP-0008, Tangerine Fusion IP-0005, Summer Days IP-0042, Kiwi Slice IP-0024, Black Licorice IP-0041, Pool Play IP-0051, Oatmeal Cookie IP-0011, Hazelnut Blend IP-0012, Dark Roast IP-0050, Raspberry Berry IP-0056, Pumpkin Bread IP-0057, Haystack IP-0154, Journey Glaze AD-0002, Journey Applicator Tips AD-0112, Sparkle Silk IP-0126, Fashion Gold AC-0292, Gold Thread AC-0205, Rainbow Drops AC-0178, Piercing Mat TO-0155, Basics Piercing Template TO-0160, Bloom Tool TO-0073, Foam Squares AD-0084 & AD-0085, Corner Rounder TO-0150, Clear Block E TO-0074, Journey Blooms Paper Trimmer TO-0039, Details Pro Shears TO-0063, Easy Glide Permanent Adhesive Runner AD-0081, Craft Glue AD-0111, White Liner Tape AD-0001, Crease Tool TO-0040, Journey Scoring Board TO-0149, Journey Platinum Machine TO-0090