Hello everyone. I’m back to an autumn vibe today thanks to our new palette at CAS Colours & Sketches, which I put to use with one of the Leafy Overlay stencils.

So, here we go with another simple process! I cut a piece of premium card to 5″ square, then laid one of the stencils on it. I covered up the leaves I wasn’t using with post-it notes, then sponged ‘rustic wilderness’ and ‘barn door’ Distress Oxides into it, to blend the colours. I then repositioned the stencil a couple of times and repeated the process, keeping post-it notes in place to isolate the leaves each time.

I wanted to soften the background, so used a stencil brush to sweep ‘antique linen’ Distress Oxide up from the bottom left-hand corner. I then switched to some of the smaller leafy sprays on the stencil and sponged more of the ‘antique linen’ through them, which filled out the images nicely.

I added an Art Deco sentiment (sadly, I need to replenish my stash of sympathy cards) and a mount of Shenandoah companion paper, then attached it to a 6×6 card blank.

I’m pleased with how this came together – it’s another one of my designs that ‘evolved’ as I went along! What would you do with this autumnal palette? Come and share your design with us as CAS C&S – just remember to keep it clean and simple (our rules are on the blog, if you need a refresher)

And I’ve got a few more autumn themed challenges to share this one with too, starting with Cardz4 Guyz, then also Make My Monday and Cupcake Inspiration.