Spellbinders Susan Tierney-Cockburn Collection ~ Witherod Viburnum

Autumn hues speak to my heart like no other colours can. I have adored working with these gorgeous sets from Spellbinders this past month. I’ve learnt some new tricks with my floral designs too. This creation is a celebration of Autumn in all its glory accentuated by some gorgeous Distress Spritz colours. 

I combined Spellbinders beautiful Autumn Leaves dies with the lovely Witherod Viburnum with its beautiful berries from the Susan Tierney-Cockburn Collection. I wanted to share the shine and shimmer from the lovely Spritzes and these stills, just don’t do them justice. so be sure to check out the reel that shows all the shimmer and shine at its best. 

I have used some lovely cardstock from Spellbinders Wildflower Assorted Paper Pack to diecut the Autumn Leaves the lovely Witherod Viburnum. I used Unravelled, Mulled Cider and Fallen Acorn Distress Mica Crayons to add some additional colour to the diecuts and then spritzed them with Fossilized Amber Distress Spritz. I also used a lovely patterned paper from Spellbinders Storytelling Adventure Paper Pack, which I also spritzed to add a little interest and to tie in the hues with the rest of the design. I edged the papers with Walnut Stain Distress Oxide to grunge up and add a little interest to the borders.

Flowering Witherod Viburnum has tiny white flowers and long pale green stamen. But the fruiting season, they have berries that range from pale pinky tones, through to rich reds and even some rich blues much like blueberry hues. So I opted to use two lovely flat back pearls that I had in my stash which would suggest these changing berry hues and I love how this turned out. I used Buttons Galore Half Pearlz Embellishments in Royalty for the Red Berries and Boardwalk for the coffee coloured ones.

I love the shape of these beautiful Autumn leaves. They're so lovely and so realistic! It was a lovely die set to combine with the Witherod Viburnum and really underpins the whole design so well. I had the lovely rendition of Autumn Leaves by Eva Cassidy playing while I was creating this. It was a rather perfect soundtrack for my creating!

The berry clusters look so lovely and though I had to use a lot of pearls to achieve this look, I don't regret a thing! I think this card turned out so pretty and the berry clusters are certainly a highlight of the card. 

I absolutely love the shine and shimmer the Spritzes brought to the design. Both to the background paper, which I lightly spritzed and also to the foliage which I used both the Distress Mica Crayons to add colour and interest followed by the Distress Mica Spritzes. 

I hope you've enjoyed reading all the details of this Autumnal crafty adventure. It was a real creative adventure for me, quite unlike anything I've mad before and I have to say the foliage and lovely botanical set from Susan Tierney-Cockburn, really helped me step outside my comfort zone and get playful and creative. Thanks for popping in to visit today. I really appreciate your visit and would love it if you left a comment so I know you've been. Until next time, hugs and happy crafting, Wends xoxo

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