Handmade by Natty

Morning all!

We’re moving into the autumn colour spectrum of the Pantone colour trends for 2017.

This month I have two prompts for you that can work equally well alone or can be combined.

First up we have Autumn Maple:

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Lots of full on autumnal inspiration here:

• Leaves and foliage take centre stage
• The ginko print in the bottom-left corner makes me think of creating your own background or print with heat-embossing white onto a solid background. The same could be done using an embossing folder and white pen/ink/embossing powder to bring out the print even more.
• Texture – the knitting in the basket inspires a woven texture to contrast with smooth surfaces. Embossing folders or even a corrugator would be great here and if you have papers with a knit pattern why not use them?
• Natural fibres/trim/fabric would make for great accents, especially paired with natural wood buttons.
• Food – seasonal fayre like pies and harvest fruit and vegetables.
• Copper tones – this shade of colour could be expressed with a metallic twist using copper.
• Scrabble tiles – these were very popular accents and stickers in crafting lines a few years ago, have you still got them in your stash?

Next we have Tawny Port – a beautiful deep purple/maroon:

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Tips:

• If you have berry stamps or dies, have you always just used them as raspberries or strawberries? Tawny Port could bring a whole new twist to using those products.
• Autumnal florals or even roses would look lovely stamped out in this shade with subtle olive green tones.
• A Riot of autumnal leaves – how about layering leaves in various shades together with Tawny Port for extra pop?
• Autumnal wreath – wreath stamps and dies can be so versatile. You can make something for any season. Tawny Port would even work nicely as the berries in a winter wreath when paired with twigs and other seasonal accents.
• The landscape in the top middle image shows just how well this shade goes with a light grey neutral tone. Clean and simple with a little Tawny Port for contrast in a die cut, paper flower or felt accent could work so well.
• A similar shade of purple was used in a few of the Bohemian collections from Making Memories several years ago and also in some previous collections by Basic Grey – if you still have these in your stash, it’s a perfect excuse to dig them out!

Happy crafting!