I love to pick up fallen leaves when we go for walks with Finn. The autumn leaves are such beautiful colours. There is just something about them that I can’t resist, although I am never quite sure what I will do with them once I get them home. More often than not, they will end up being tossed away again. This year, however, I was determined to use some on a journal page.
Although the leaves were already dry when I collected them, I pressed them under a pile of heavy books for a week to flatten them before I used them.
I painted the background of my journal page with watercolour paints, in autumn shades of golds, reds and orange. Then I glued a photo of Finn onto the page and surrounded it with the leaves. I glued the leaves down, then covered them with a layer of mod podge to protect and preserve them. I used scrapbooking letters to spell out the word Autumn.
How pretty! We are still in spring and about to start summer and you are in autumn!
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Thanks! I know, it is strange to think we are living through different seasons. We have had a very mild autumn this year, more so than usual, and the start of the winter has been pretty good too!
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I certainly hope your winter is better than the we just experienced. 🙂
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This is lovely! I am a collector of leaves too…what a fabulous way to use them!!
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Thank you! I wasn’t sure how to use the leaves at first because they are so big, but they were perfect for framing the picture of Finn.
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This is very cute and a great idea! I’ll have to keep it in mind for possible paper crafting in the future.
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Thanks! It was fun to do!
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You’re welcome!🙂
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Such a lovely idea! This would be fun to do with my kiddos. Thanks for sharing. ~Blessings~
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I’m sure your kids would have great fun doing this!
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