Card Making Monday : Layered Leaf

My local craft store, Scrapdeco, has a Card Making Monday blog challenge. The challenge is to make a card suitable for any occasion, that can be altered in a few minutes by adding a greeting when required.

I have been dying to try out the new Tim Holtz Sizzix alterations layered leaf die and was really inspired by Richele Christensen’s Autumn Wreath tutorial.

I went with quite a muted background to allow the colours on the leaf to really pop. I used lots of texture to compliment the lovely embossed feature of the leaf. I layered a piece of the Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements fabric and paper from the 8×8 menagerie paper stash onto burlap and put them through my sewing machine. It’s hard to believe that at the beginning of this year I was sewing machine phobic!

I added a bit of gold leaf… just because why not. 😉

Thanks for taking time to check out my card and I hope you’re having a nice Autumn wherever you are.

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supplies: tim holtz; manilla cardstock/die (layered leaf)/distress ink (gathered twigs)/distress marker (gathered twigs)/distress marker spritzer tool/distress stains (scattered straw, wild honey, aged mahogany, peeled paint, antique bronze, tarnished brass)/idea-ology (menagerie paper stash)/eclectic elements fabric
other: burlap, sewing machine, kraft cardstock, gold leaf