Fall Thanks in a Big Way

Here's my card for the current Fusion challenge.  I combined the sketch with elements from the inspiration photo (the leafy wreath, rustic color scheme, gold accents, script text) for my thank you card.

The larger of the dies in Reverse Confetti's Swirlies die set works perfectly as a wreath!  Here, I layered 4 kraft die cuts to give my wreath dimension, then adhered them to a cream panel with curved corners.  I dressed up the wreath with a trio of gold leaf die cuts with stitched detailing.  A twine bow "gathers" the leaves together and brings in the big bow detail fund on the wreath in the inspiration photo.  I adhered the panel to a piece of subtly patterned paper.  To bring in an element from the sign in the inspiration photo, I heat embossed the "thanks" sentiment from RC's In a Big Way stamp set in gold on a kraft banner strip.  After adding a strip of brown grosgrain ribbon beneath the banner for texture and contrast, I used foam tape to adhere the sentiment to the cardfront.  The panel was matted on gold cardstock, then adhered to a cream card base.

Materials Used:
In a Big Way stamp set, Swirlies and Tag Me dies (Reverse Confetti); Delicata Golden Glitz ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink); gold paper (Target); Buttercup 6x6 paper pad (Lily Bee Design); Stitched Autumn Icon dies (SugarPea Designs); Gold Zing embossing powder (American Crafts); twine (Lawn Fawn); brown grosgrain ribbon;  foam tape