So Very Thankful

Here's my card for the current challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. The large leaf from Concord & 9th's Lace Leaf stamp set was perfect as a focal image for the design. The leaf was stamped in gold pigment ink on cream cardstock and heat embossed in gold. The embossed image was watercolored with a mix of Zig Clean Color markers and a water brush, creating a pretty gradient of colors. I layered the panel on to a coordinating golden yellow card base. For the sentiment, I stamped the "so very thankful" sentiment on two narrow cardstock strips, one golden yellow and one orange. The strips were positioned at the bottom of the stamped panel. I adhered a narrow strip of gold foil cardstock to the left edge of the panel to bring in another gold element and to complete the design.

Materials Used:
Lace Leaf stamp set (Concord & 9th); Memento Tuxedo Black and Delicata Golden Glitz inks (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); Clean Color markers (Zig); Harvest Gold and Orange Zest cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Gold Foil cardstock (Recollections); Gold Zing! embossing powder (American Crafts)