Crisp, colorful leaves gently falling off tree branches sometimes bring bitter-sweet emotions. A.A. Milne’s characters of Winnie-the-Pooh and Eeyore the donkey are playful reminders that fun can be had even in the worst of times.

For this card I used stamps and papers from Impression Obsession featuring E. H. Shepard’s Winnie-the-Pooh and Eeyore along with leaves and sentiments designed by Dina Kowal. The images were stamped in black ink and then colored with watercolor pencils. (I elected not to water brush the coloring.) Next the colored images were fussy cut. Additional leaves were stamped on some of the matted papers used on the card front and fussy cut.

The design principle of three is floated with the leaves throughout the card. Notice that the heart shaped leaf is always pointing to where your eye should flow. Leftover paper scraps were used to decorate the card back.

For the envelope back, leaves and a quote from Elizabeth Lawrence about taking time to watch the leaves turn colors, are stamped in black ink and colored with permanent markers.

Thank you for reading this blog post. I hope this inspires you and makes you smile. Please like and leave comments 😊

Materials Used:

Stamps

• Impression Obsession – Clear Stamps designed by Dina Kowal – Pooh Window – CL1138

Papers

• Impression Obsession – 6×6 Double-Sided Paper Pad – Classic Pooh – PP004
• Park Lane Paperie – A6 Cardbase and Envelope – Ivory

Ink

• StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
• Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Watercolor Pencil- Antique Linen, Barn Door, Fired Brick, Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, Rusty Hinge, Spice Marmalade and Walnut Stain
• Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
• Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Orange and Brown
• Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Write Dual Tipped Marker – Chocolate Chip

Adhesives

• Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
• Fine-Tip Glue Bottle

Tools

• Die Cutting Machine
• Stamping Platform
• LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
• Stamping Cloth
• Scissors