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I loved that this craft had nice texture and also looked pretty simple. I picked up a variety pack of sandpaper at Walmart; I think that the rougher sandpaper is definitely better. The finer grain just doesn't have enough texture. I drew an apple and a leaf freehand, but you could also grab a template off the internet and trace it onto the sandpaper. Make it nice and big, but smaller than an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
Encourage your kids to color heavily and as close to the lines as possible. I waited to cut out the sandpaper shapes until after the kids had colored them; the original post cuts them out first. Either way, color away! 
When the coloring is finished, set an iron to warm. I used cardstock and it worked well. You don't want to rush the ironing; I don't think I gave the leaves enough time, and they were pretty faint. (I think they also needed more crayon.) I left the iron on longer (maybe a minute) for the apples, and it worked better.
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