Autumn Splendor Tag Triptych

Happy Wednesday, all! It's time for another Frilly and Funkie challenge. This week's hostess is Nancy, who has chosen Autumn Splendor as her theme. Nancy wants us to "create a vintage or shabby chic project using the rich colors of autumn, and remember to include an autumn leaf somewhere in your project."

I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do, but decided you can never go wrong with tags and Distress Spray Stains! I'd never done a tag triptych before and thought it would be fun to experiment with the idea using Tim Holtz's Tag and Bookplates die from Sizzix, one of his new stamps sets,  and some Distress Spray Stains.

To create the tags, I accordion-folded watercolor paper so that the width of each panel was slightly smaller than the opening on the Tag and Bookplates die. I die cut the folded paper, creating three connected tags. After cutting the tag accordion, I stamped it with one of the stamps from Tim's new Ledger Script Set, using Picket Fence Distress paint. After it dried, I spritzed a non-stick craft sheet with various colors of Ranger's Distress Spray Stain and laid the stamped paper into the stain and lifted it back out. Love these colors and how cool is that resist effect?!

Now I had to figure out what to do with the panels! I just got home from a ten day trip and was amazed at all the leaves that had fallen while I was gone. While I was kicking around in them, I had a thought - what if I cut some of the prettiest ones using Tim's new Fall Foliage die?! As you can see, they are amazing!! What's great is that you can line up the 'vein' on the die with the leaf vein, so the leaves look totally natural. Cool!

To complete the tag triptych, I added a die cut tree, a computer-generated quote, and some other embellishments. I adhered the die cut leaves here and there, to give the effect of a windy autumn day.

All of the supplies I used can be found at The Funkie Junkie Boutique via the links below.

Sizzix® Thinlits Die Set 14PK - Fall Foliage by Tim Holtz	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Tag and Bookplates Die	Ranger Surfaces Watercolor Paper	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Spray Stain - Fossilized Amber	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Vintage Photo
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Peeled Paint	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain Spray - Fired Brick	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Ledger Script	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Picket Fence	Sizzix Alterations Tim Holtz Branch Tree BIGz Die
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint - Walnut Stain	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Harlequin Border Die	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Textured Surfaces	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Long Fasteners	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Chit Chat Stickers - Seasonal
Ranger Tim Holtz Ground Espresso Distress Ink Pad

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed my take on 'Autumn Splendor' and I hope you can join us over at the Frilly and Funkie blog for this fun challenge!