The inspiration for this card (besides the two challenges) was this new oak leaf stamp that I bought a couple of week-ends ago after a monthly stamp gathering of some very special gal friends that I am honoured to be a part of. When I was buying this petite set (it has such a cute pear that you will see in the future)I noticed it had a paper pack in the same line, so I bought it on a whim and I am glad that I did. I used the elegant and richly coloured FDL patterned paper for the border and backed it onto some really rust. The leaf is stamped onto ivory cs and coloured with a caramel Copic
and then I sponged really rust onto the leaf edges after I cut it out. It took at least 5 minutes to cut out, but I don't mind cutting and I think it was worth it. I placed the leaf on this ivory panel that I made with my Spellbinder Nestabiliies rectangle dies and I also used the tan embossing sheet to, well, emboss it. I like that it acts like a frame for the leaf and sentiment. The
sentiment is also from the little stamp set. I stamped it in really rust craft and clear embossed and then used a SU medium oval punch to shape it and sponged the edges in really rust too. The card stock that I used for this is from Papertry Ink. It is darker and richer than SU old olive and was a perfect match to the green in the FDL dp. I embossed it with a new CB folder that I aquired a few weeks ago. Love it! btw The only adornment that I added were the three little square rhinestones from Basic Grey. Hope you like it and wishing you all a great week-end!
Chriss