Gorgeous Leaves & Cork Specialty Paper Card Sketch

It’s September and, despite the continuing hot weather, my mind say’s it’s Fall.  I love the changing colors of the leaves and I love making cards with leaves so when I saw this card sketch that already had a leaf on it I knew it was perfect for a fall card!

Stampin Up!’s Stitched Leaves Dies are so fun to work with and so easy to use on cards. These dies are a great size and I love the stitching on them! While figuring out what to use on this card I decided that the new Cork Specialty Paper would be just the right thing. This was my first time using it and I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to use. It’s extremely thin so you don’t have to worry about adding extra bulk to your card.

I stuck fairly close to this week’s Card Sketch. Only two extra layers and a few extra embellishments….oh, and I did emboss the background piece. Close, right?! I freely admit that I have a hard time with simple.

The sentiment is from the Many Messages stamp set. Have you checked this stamp set out? Actually, it’s a single stamp with nineteen different sentiments. It coordinates with a single die that will cut out the various sentiments in different shapes. Quite fun. These items are from a previous catalog and in the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog Stampin’ Up! came out with another stamp that works with the Messages Die. I don’t have the new one yet but it’s on my wish list.

Don’t forget to try working with a Card Sketch. Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!