Simple Stitched Tree Border

It may be an unusual time of year to make a fall themed card but I wanted to use the Simple Stitched Tree Border so I just went for it. I colored the trees with copic markers and liked the way they looked but then I was stuck about what to do with the rest of the card for a long time.

I eventually added this happy jumping dog and gave him a cute little sweater to wear but originally I used a different patterned paper for the sweater and it just didn’t look right:

After even more time where I felt stuck I decided to add the big leafy tree and the white border and that made the card finally feel like a complete scene. And changing his sweater to a red color tied everything together a little better too. It’s still kind of a simple card but that happy pup makes me smile, and now I can enjoy it for most of the year until fall comes around. 😊

Materials used:

• Large Stitched Rectangles
• Distress oxide inks: Scattered Straw, Dried Marigold, Crackling Campfire, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint
• Simple Stitched Tree Border
• Chocolate Bar cardstock
• Green tree: YG03, YG17, YG67
• Red trees: R35, R37, R39
• Orange trees: YR02, YR14, YR23, YR24, YR27
• Simple Stitched Hillside Borders
• Critters at the Dog Park
• Knit Picky petite paper pack
• Leafy Tree Backdrop Landscape
• Leafy Tree Backdrop Portrait (for the leaves)
• Stitched Rectangle Frames
• Jump For Joy (for the sentiment)
• Everyday Sentiment Banners