I think I overthought this because of thinking that anything with a real leaf would most likely be fairly ephemeral. I like Anita's shadowbox, and might try a window with the leaf preserved in a laminating pouch, which vaguely crossed my mind. I've certainly used die-cuts in a laminating pouch for a window card before.
Anyway, for a robust leaf I chose a bay leaf from my trea, and it smelled gorgeous while heating it. I used mostly gold powder but added a bit of copper and red.
Embossed a leafy panel, very lightly added some Inka gold. As the embossing is quite detailed, even stamping the sentiment before embossing didn't look great so I stamped the sentiment again on a strip of torn vellum and laid it over the top. Rounded opposite corners, added it to a base and popped the leaf up over a kraft burlap die-cut.
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Jeremiah 29:11 Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Alumni | Proud FanClub member since 2017
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105288
Mon, Oct 23, 2023 @ 7:32 AM
Holey Moley! We both used mesh and a single leaf!! Wow, were we of the same mind today, mf!! I bet that leaf smelled so good, heating the way it had to be done. Lovely card, beautiful leaf, fab bg!!!
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Mon, Oct 23, 2023 @ 4:35 PM
Sabrina, your bay leaf looks stunning and I love the red and copper with the gold! Showcased beautifully on the burlap die cut and pretty leaf embossed panel. Fav’d!
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Tue, Oct 24, 2023 @ 8:04 AM
Simply stunning, Sabrina! Your card and name work so well for alliteration I love your support elements. Everything is so effective to create this CAS and TLC beauty.
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Registered: February 27, 2007 Location: LaCrosse, Wisconsin Posts: 39843
Fri, Oct 27, 2023 @ 6:15 AM
Well now I know where bay leaves come from....a tree! Hadn't thought about that ever. They're just in the store by magic, right? I bet you use them a lot in your cooking. This card reminds me of the one you sent me for my birthday. How lovely...what a great challenge, even if there is fragility to it. Nature is fragile, ever changing. Does your bay tree lose their leaves?
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