Fall Splendor

Happy Wednesday!!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps Built and this week we have an awesome sketch for you:

 And here is the card I created for your inspiration:

This card was made with one of those sheets of paper that come in a paper pack that you think is really pretty but wonder how you would ever use it.  The leaf image is beautiful and I love the text background, but the leaves are right in the center of the sheet, so would be covered up by any layers I added to the card.  But this sketch challenge gave me the perfect idea!  I started by die cutting the oval out of the middle of the sheet and layered it on a piece of copper glitter paper.  Then I used my stitched rectangle die to die cut the background panel, cutting around the already die cut oval hole.  I layered the glitter oval over the hole in the background, matching up the leaf ends as best I could and it is a perfect match!  The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed with clear embossing powder for shine on a scrap of the same sheet of patterned paper.  The little banner strips were also scraps from the same paper pack.  All in all, it was quick and easy, used up (most of) that sheet of paper, and is so pretty with all the sparkle!
Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the House blog to see the rest of the DT's creations and then get inky and play along with us.  And if you need any of the stamps I used, check out my 10% off your ENTIRE order coupon code over in my left sidebar.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Thinking of You"
Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Ovals, large"; MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle

Challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper--anything goes with patterned paper

Love To Craft Challenge Blog #50--anything goes

Sheepski Designs #42--use layers

Stinkin' Inkers--times 3 (I used three patterned banners and three gems)

Paper Funday #21--anything goes with the optional twist: autumn/fall

Crafty Gals Corner #210--fall colors

Sugar Pea Meant to be Sent--just because

Creative Fingers #193--anything goes

YNS #148--fall festival

Cut It Up #209--Happy Fall Y'all (with at least three layers)

Crafty Friends #145--autumn colors

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #142--anything goes

Hero Arts Stay Crafty #15--fall and Halloween

Crafty Catz #520--anything goes with the optional twist: colors of autumn

Cardz TV #124--anything goes

Sweet Stampin'--autumn

Crafting Happiness--anything goes

Tuesday Throwdown #467--make it sparkle