The Pen Stops Here

I really like washi tape, but until recently, I hadn't used it more than a handful of times.  So I've been trying it out. Sentiment from Stampin' Up Lovely As A Tree set Hero Arts Operation Write Home sentiments Supplies: Recollections Washi Tape Spellbinders Die D-Lites Sentiments 5 Spellbinders Die D-Lites Love In Flight Tsukineko Brilliance Pigment Ink Galaxy Gold

I had gotten a new reverse die (and I love them, let me tell you) so I was testing it out.  The first card didn't come out the way I wanted it to.  I didn't cut the background out the same size as the foreground, so you can see the outline of it.  It bothers me!   Autumn leaves die from  Serendipity Stamps The second one came out better.  I like it.  I ended up making a few of these with the punched out leaves placed if various areas, but this one is my favorite. Sentiment from Stampin' Up set Lovely As A Tree I did stamp it before I added the sentiment, which I'm seeing I should have placed the leaves then stamped it.  Still, I like it a lot despite that. Ink used: Tim Holtz distress oxide  Spice Marmalde Tim Holtz distress oxide  Fossilized Amber Tim Holtz distress oxide Scattered Straw Color Box pigment ink Chianti