A: It's actually another variation of the ideas mentioned below - I like stamping or inking onto smooth watercolor paper with reactive dye ink in multiple fall colors (oranges, browns, olive, reddish purples). Once I have good coverage, I mist the panel with water to activate the inks and let them bleed and blend together. After die cutting leaf shapes, I'll add veining and other details, and brush or sponge the edges with darker brown ink.

A: That is a fun tutorial! Cardstock can be used as well, but you might prefer cold press watercolor paper if you want the texture of the paper to show up when you sponge on your inks. It does add a nice effect! You can see the texture in some of the closer-up tutorial photos. Hot press paper is smooth, which makes it a good surface for blending inks - you might do a practice run on both kinds of watercolor paper and on cardstock to see what you prefer! Be sure to share your results in the gallery so we can learn from your experience.

A: I would say the tutorial can be adapted to any size! If you don't have a long-reach stapler, I would use a hole punch to punch in as far as possible at the top and bottom of the fold, then thread ribbon or twine in one hole and out the other and tie it securely on the outside.

A: Hard to believe it's that time of year already! Here are some fun ideas for teachers:

Teacher's Note Pad
Altered Mini Chalkboard
Standing Calendar
Paper Clip Bookmark
Backpack Box

A: It can! Use any die cuts that are symmetrical, and score each one at the center line.