Gently Falling for Pals Paper Arts

It's time for another challenge at Pals Paper Arts! The talented Margaret Moody is blessing us with another of her fabulous sketches, although I was a wee bit stymied as to what set to use with it.  Since I love fall, and since I LOVE making fall cards, I decided to pull out one of my "leafy sets", Gently Falling.  Having just sorted through my stash of cards a few days ago, I remembered that I still had this card,  which I made nearly a year ago:

Now at the time, I thought this was a fabulous card, but looking at it today, those leaves were overpowering.  So I defoliated it, and used the leaves on today's updated card.  Enjoy!

The Stampin' Schach Design Tips:  Updating a Card
This finished card measures 5-1/2" wide x 4-1/4" long.

• Embedded embossing! The leaves from Gently Falling were adhered to Very Vanilla card stock and zipped through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. 

• Rustic elegance! The Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border was punched from Cajun Craze card stock and cross-stitched with Linen Thread.  A few Basic Pearls complete the look!

 

• Sentiment-al! Taking a cue from the card on page 79 of the Stampin' Up! catalog, where they stamped the sentiment directly onto a feather, I stamped the words Dream and Imagine from Loving Thoughts on two of the leaves. Their arrangement behind a Brushed Bronze Designer Button is reminiscent of the original card. This card will be winging its way to Brady, so I thought these words were quite appropriate!

So what do you think of today's card?  Won't you let me know in your comment?  Your comments are important to me, and I do read each and every one of them.  Of course, if you ever have any questions about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away!  Until next time...

 

(All Products Are Stampin' Up!) Stamp Sets:  Gently Falling, Loving Thoughts;  Inks:  Early Espresso, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Pool Party, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede Stampin' Write Marker; Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso Core'dinations;  Tools:  Big Shot, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Herringbone Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Sanding Block, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Paper Snips. Sponge Dauber, Color Spritzer Tool; Glitz and Glam: Linen Thread, Basic Pearls, Hemp Twine (retired)