Lawn Fawn Fall Inspiration & Release Week – Happy Leaves Washi Tape Sending Big Hugs Card

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We’re continuing with the Lawn Fawn Fall Inspiration & Release Week, and this project features the new Happy Leaves Washi Tape. I normally use washi tape mostly for sealing or decorating envelopes, so I wanted to find a different way to make it part of the actual card design.

I kept this card fairly simple, but incorporated a few fun techniques along the way. The colourful washi tape became part of the large Sending Big Hugs sentiment, while a stencilled embossed background and some happy little leaves added extra texture and personality.

Let’s take a closer look!

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About This Project

I started by adhering several strips of the new Happy Leaves Washi Tape onto white cardstock, making sure I covered a large enough area for the centre section of the Sending Big Hugs die. I then die cut the entire sentiment from this prepared piece, which gave the large “BIG” letters their colourful leaf pattern.

To add a little more contrast, I die cut the sentiment again from the new yellow paper from the Stripes ’n Sprinkles Autumn Petite Paper Pack and trimmed away everything except the word “Sending”. I did the same with red patterned paper for “Hugs”, carefully cutting the letters free from the rest of the die-cut piece. I then layered both words directly over the original washi-covered sentiment. This way, the colourful washi tape remains visible in the large centre letters, while “Sending” and “Hugs” stand out in their own coordinating colours.

Around the sentiment, I added several die-cut leaves in matching shades and gave them little faces for some extra personality. Lawn Fawn includes lots of tiny smiley faces throughout different die and stamp sets, so I simply picked a few from my stash that fit the leaves.

For the kraft background panel, I used a different way of adding texture. Instead of using an embossing folder, I embossed the cardstock with a stencil and an embossing mat in my die-cutting machine. Afterwards, I very lightly applied Yeti Ink through the stencil, making the woodgrain texture a little more visible without overpowering the background.

I like how this card uses only a few elements, but still combines several different techniques—and it was a fun way to use washi tape somewhere other than an envelope for a change.

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Dies

• Giant Sending Big Hugs
• Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables
• Small Stitched Leaves

Stencils

• Woodgrain Stencil

Other

• Happy Leaves Washi (Available with the Fall Release on August 13)
• Stripes ’n Sprinkles Autumn Petite Paper Pack (Available with the Fall Release on August 13)

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Thank you so much for visiting Projekt Cupcake today. I hope this project has inspired you to create something sweet of your own. Happy crafting!

Love
Jennifer ♥