Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Freshly Made Sketches 153

Hello, hello!  Wednesday's around here mean a brand new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches!  This week our hostess is Jen Brum who has given us a fantastically versatile sketch. 



I've been seeing a trend toward warm fall colors and leaves as I poke around blogland lately and since I just picked up a new stamp set with pretty leaves I decided that I would use it this week for my card.  Funny thing is that once I had this card all made and ready to photograph, I felt there was something missing.  So I grabbed a piece of burlap ribbon and stuck it behind the leaves.  It was a quick fix and I think it looks pretty good!

It just so happens that the challenge this week at The Paper Players and Just Us Girls is to use leaves on our cards so I'm going to enter this card over there too.  



Don't forget to check out the cards over at Freshly Made Sketches.  It's no surprise that they are pretty amazing!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Fall Colors (Precious Remembrance)
Paper:  Kraft (Papertrey Ink); Early Espresso, Very Vanilla (SU)
Ink:  Dark Chocolate, Ripe Avocado, Canyon Clay (Papertrey Ink); Early Espresso, Crumb Cake (SU)
Accessories:  Blueprints 13 die (My Favorite Things); Linen Thread (SU); button, washi tape, book binding tape, burlap, homemade enamel dots

20 comments:

Linda Callahan said...

Simple beauty at its finest! Yep the burlap is perfect behind the leaves. Love this!

Shelly said...

Oooh, LOVE this!!!

Stampingcountry said...

You're burlap ribbon was the perfect finish to a great card!

Sylvia said...

Lovely card and design, Jen, your feather and leaves together make such a wonderful fall card! Happy Wednesday!

LeAnne said...

Stunning card....love the leaves, the background, the sentiment, EVERYTHING!

Karren said...

The burlap is the perfect finishing touch to this collage-y card. Those leaves look fabulous!

Lisa Elton said...

A delightful fall card that just makes me happy!!

Rika said...

this is lovely!

Nancy said...

Love your fall card Jen! I really like the added burlap! Great idea! Love that sketch too...going to have to give it a try! Thanks for joining us at Just Us Girls...I love your work!

stampwithsandy said...

This is gorgeous, Jen! Love the texture from the delicious combination of embellishments. So glad you joined us this week at The Paper Players!

Joanne James - The Crafty Owl said...

Another great card Jen - and the burlap was the perfect finishing touch! I love the slightly grungy feel to this card, whilst still very CAS.Thanks so much for joining us at The Paper Players this week!

Yapha Mason said...

What a gorgeous card, Jen! I love those leaves! Thanks for joining us at The Paper Players.

Kim S said...

Such a fantastic grouping of autumn elements. That burlap ribbon is the perfect backdrop!

Deepti said...

This is beautiful love the perfect stamping and colors :)

Jen Brum said...

Wow Jen! This is so amazing! I love those leaves and the burlap! I so need to use more burlap!!! Great sentiment and enamel dots! Beautiful!

Cindy Lovell said...

Oh my...this card is amazing,Jen!! I LOVE how you've used this Sketch!! The burlap,the leaves...everything!! Stunning!!

Narelle Farrugia said...

Wow oh wow! This card is just amazing Jen! The leaves are stunning on their own but then then the addition of the burlap makes this one of my favourites cards!

Jen Timko said...

I know I don't have to tell you how much I love this…but I will. Every perfect fall detail in one fantastic card! Gorgeous!

Cindy Hall said...

Another WOW card, Jen! The details and embellishments are spot-on perfection, and I love the way you colored the leaves. Such talent in one amazing friend!

Rita W said...

Burlap is the perfect addition to that gorgeous Fall card. Love every detail.