Autumn Wreath

So I've been sick for about a month now, and haven't felt like doing much of anything. I did manage to do a complete re-install of Windows in my laptop. Talk about a pain in the behind ! At least now, I can finally leave comments again on all my favorite blogs. YAY!! I did manage to cut a supply of little diecuts from my scraps. Tedious to the nth degree, but good to have a stockpile.

 I cut a bunch of Fall coloured leaves from two dies from two different Impression Obsession sets, DIE022-U and DIE023-X. I glued them to the Impression Obsession Bare Wreath (yeah, I know I use it a lot), and glued that to a background made using IO's Woodgrain C-A-C (CC034). I stamped the woodgrain with Versamark on Kraft card stock and embossed it with clear powder, then I applied TH Vintage Photo Distress ink with a blending tool. It's amazing how much it looks like wood panelling! I added a jute cord and mounted the front on a red card base. This is a very simple card that actually took ages to do because of all the little leaves, which is why I like to cut these things ahead of time!

I'm entering this in Impression Obsessions 'Beautiful Stamped Backgrounds' challenge and also in Hiding in my Craftroom's Think Fall challenge