Perfectly Lovely Autumn Day

Mornin', y'all.  Yesterday morning was a doozie what with the shower shenanigans but theoretically the contractor is supposed to come back this morning and try to figure out what he did wrong.  And we have a date for the hubs' surgery (next Wednesday) so at least we're finally moving on that point too.

I made two cards yesterday afternoon but I wasn't real thrilled with either of them.  Hardly a surprise given how frazzled I was (I had to do some chocolate therapy.)  So this morning I made a real fast card kinda based on one of the ones I worked on yesterday and I think I like it better.  Here it is:

I started with this week's Freshly Made Sketch:

I drew a blank at first when I saw this yesterday, but then I thought of the larger sentiment stamps in my brand new Autumn Expressions set and went to work.  Here's the Color Throwdown:

I used Cherry Cobbler, Pecan Pie (it says terracotta, but it looked more like brown to me, I think of terracotta as being more orange) and Mossy Meadow.  What a cozy inspo pic, too!

If you're curious, here's my first version:

I used a teeny bit of the new Regal Winter DSP and a smaller oval for the sentiment.  So for my card this morning, I went with a larger oval to let the sentiment "breathe" a bit more, eliminated the DSP, and did three leaves and three of the smaller size speckled dots.  Small tweaks, but I think I like this morning's version better.

Got a busy day today with the contractor theoretically coming this morning and then getting the hubs a CT scan this afternoon, which is part of his surgery prep.  And I'm trying to decide if I want to make from-scratch cinnamon rolls for dinner tonight...cheers, y'all!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Autumn Expressions
Ink:  Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler
Paper:  Pecan Pie, Thick Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Autumn Expressions dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Speckled Dots, Dimensionals