A Card for Fall

I made this card to send to my Dad.   He was here visiting me and left yesterday but I thought I would send him a Fall card to tell him how much I enjoyed his visit.   I'll mail this yet today and then later next week mail his Halloween card.   At the age of 93 he likes getting happy mail.

I started with a kraft card base and then just stamped some orange and green ink on it in a random pattern.    The I used  two different patterned papers, matted in chocolate brown and a green diecut leaf.

I'm entering this card into two challenges.    I started with a sketch challenge.   Sketch #374 at
"TUESDAY MORNING SKETCHES"      This challenge closes 10-23-16.    The prize is 13 small steel dies and a Spellbinders embossing folder.    
Here is the sketch........

Next I was inspired to use the challenge #317 - Clean & Simple with the theme being  "Leaves"
at   "THE PAPER PLAYERS"    You have until tomorrow, Friday Oct 21st at Noon PST.
This is the perfect time of year for this them,  I have leaves on my cross piece of patterned paper and also a diecut leaf.

Click on the challenge names above to get all the details and see what the design teams did to inspire you.