Stitched Leaves for Paper Players #515

Happy Sunday.

It's the fabulous Laurie's turn to host our Paper Players challenge this week and it's theme week. 

Now, I don't have any stamps even remotely associated with turkey's, so I thought about the other words associated with turkey and this time of of year and grateful came to mind.  I decided to use a new die that was part of my goodies for my anniversary and paired the die with some die-cuts from the Stitched Leaves set that matches the Loyal Leaves stamps.

I die-cut the leaves from fall colors and used the embossing die for the centers.  However, there just wasn't enough definition for me, so I took a finger blender and added ink to the outside edges of the leaves.  Here's a close-up:

Aren't those colors gorgeous together?  I hope you can see where I added ink on the edges.  You will also notice the gold shimmer watercolor speckles!  I die-cut some Neenah Solar White 110# card stock and then added various shades of orange and rust to the pieces with my blender brushes.  I really wanted a warm color to the base.  I also blended the piece behind the leaves with some Pool Party ink and then assembled the card.  The last thing I did was add the watercolor splatters and the sentiment.  Here's my full card:

I hope you will join us and play along with our theme challenge.  As always, the design team have some fabulous inspiration for you:

• Ann
• Claire
• Jaydee
• Joanne
• Laurie
• LeAnne
• Anne Marie
• Allisa
• Mary
• Stef

I'll be back tomorrow with another card.  In the meantime, warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift today.

Hugs

Jaydee

Card recipe:

• Dies:  Stitched Leaves - Stampin' Up!   Oval Halfsies - The Greetery
• Card stock:  Neenah Solar White 110#  Elegant Eggplant, Shaded Spruce, Cajun Craze

Comments

[Anne Marie Hile]

Gorgeous card, Jaydee! Love the gold shimmer speckles, too. Wow!

[Ann Wilcox Schach]

Absolutely gorgeous, Jaydee! How I wish I would have purchased these dies! Such rich colors...and those splatters are the perfect finishing touches. A perfect Thanksgiving card!

[Mary Deatherage]

Oh wow - this is one of my favorite sets - the leaves are gorgeous! Your sponging to add depth and the gold splatters really make them shine! LOVE!! :)

[Stef Perry]

I do love your choice of leaf colors Jaydee, along with your ink blending both on the base and the added depth of color to the leaves. And the gold! 💖 I also love your take on the theme, even in these strange times there is still much to be grateful for. Gorgeous card!!

[Claire Broadwater]

Jaydee, these leaves are GORGEOUS!!!! The colors and the sponging is fabulous!!!! Nothing says FALL like pretty leaves! I think your card is fantastic!

[Joanne James]

Those stitched leaves are just beautiful Jaydee; the added sponging gives real depth and those warm autumn colours are glorious. A fabulous framed surround too - love the speckles! You should link up over at SUO Challenges where they have an autumn/fall theme too - those leaves are too good not to be shared!

[Allisa]

Your blended leaves are gorgeous! The perfect card for fall!

[Brent Scheffer]

The stitched flaps makes a great accent for the wonderful fall leaves.

[Laurie schmidt]

LOVE the colors of leaves...beautiful card! Have a great day!