Autumn leaves

Hello. Playing in the 500th Freshly Made Sketch challenge today. 

On the main panel in the background I used the leaf stencil from Echo Park Paper and embossed it onto the paper. It's kind of hard to see in the photo, but in real life, it adds a bit more dimension.

The leaf dies are from Simon Says Stamp. I blended some distress ink onto bristol paper then cut them out. I went back and added some black ink directly onto the die and ran them through my die cut machine to give the veins a bit more POP.  Sentiment is from Raisin Boat stamps (sadly no longer around).  The moss green cardstock is from Paper Pizazz. 

As most of you know who follow my blog, I generally play along with Freshly Made Sketch challenges. I was even honored to be a guest designer once. So, I'm super excited for the big #500 and the companies who have generously donated prizes.  Thanks for the awesome sketches and the inspiration from all of the design team over the last decade!

Thanks,