I chose to use a lovely piece of burnt orange handmade paper from a local paperie!

Something that represents an autumn color (orange, yellow, brown) would be ideal! Once you’ve found that piece of paper, use a pencil to trace around your maple leaf cutout on the paper. Trace Around the Maple Leaf Cut OutĪt this point, you’ll want to hunt around your house for an interesting piece of paper. Now, get more exact with your cutting! I love these Studio Carta scissors for making precise cuts in paper! 3. Starting out this way makes it easier to cut out the detailed leaf outline! Cut Out One of the Maple LeavesĪfter you print out the maple leaves, use a good pair of scissors to create cuts that touch several different points of one of the leaves. If that’s not in the budget, you can search for an autumn leaf outline and fill it in with your own lacy illustration! You can learn how to draw lace here.

I recommend printing it out on 32# laserjet paper, though 70#-80# drawing paper should work just as well! Note that these illustrations are available for a nominal fee ($4.25). To make this autumn maple leaf card, start by printing out the Medium Lacy Maple Leaves Illustrations, which you can find by clicking here.

Print Out the Medium Lacy Maple Leaves Illustration Today, I’m going to show you how to make an amazing fall-themed card! All you’ll need is a printer, some scissors, and glue.ġ. My personal mantra? Everything looks better with lace! As beautiful as an autumn leaf may be, add a lace illustration, and it really pops.

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