As pointed out you have two vector objects: leaf and rounded rectangle.

Just put the rectangle behind the leaf.
To get the gap between the leaf and the line add a white Line width of 6px to the leaf. Clone the leaf and remove the Line.

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The pale cyan background is to emphasise the Line border.

Acorn