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September 28, 2021

AUTUMN BLESSINGS

Hello, and welcome :o)

Thrilled to be playing along as a Guest Designer with the  TRY IT ON TUESDAY Challenge Blog - the theme is "Autumn Blessings"!  I have two cards to share with you:


CARD #1

Love the versatility of this style of figure - if you can't find the exact one there are lots that would substitute just as well.  I was super-tempted to dress her in pumpkin spice colors with stripe-y tights but I loved the contrast of the blues against the fall leaves. I had also considered gold embossing a pattern on some leaves.  Sounds like I have another card to work on... LOL





TECHNIQUES

die cutting (leaves), fussy cutting (figure), pop dotting, colored pencil (figure), white gel pen (polka dots)

SUPPLIES

figure stamp - Prima Julie Nutting "Holiday Bliss" set #911713
verse stamp - Stampendous "Bible Verses" set #SSC1339
leaf dies - Sizzix Thinlits #661206
blue ink - Adirondack Denim



Also playing along with the following Challenges:






(update - I made two more similar cards and they are HERE)




CARD #2

I had fun doing a little faux-foiling on this card. It really shines brightly in person and is quite textural!  



TECHNIQUES

die cutting (stitched frame), distress ink wash (I smooshed pad onto large acrylic block, spritzed with water, smooshed a clear folder cover onto this and then dabbed the cardstock into the ink, one color at a time), faux-foiling (I pressed loose gold leafing into half-dried Tombow Mono Multi Glue and then dry brushed off the excess)

SUPPLIES

tree stamp - Character Constructions "Natural History 3" set
Autumn word stamp - Stampin' Up!
circle words stamp - Technique Tuesday "Infinite Wisdom Times to Treasure" set
stitched frame die - My Favorite Things
background inks - Distress dyes
circle words ink - Stampin' Up! Crushed Curry



Playing along with the following Challenges as well:







Thanks for stopping by today!  ~ Nancy J

 

17 comments:

Valerie-Jael said...

Fabulous cards. Great to have you with us this time at TIOT, thanks! Valerie

Let's Art Journal said...

Wow, such stunning cards! I love all the autumnal leaves that you created and the little girl looks so pretty in her contrasting blue dress 😁. The gold embossing sparkles and shines so beautifully too! Thanks for the inspiration and for joining us as Guest Designer for our Autumn Blessings challenge; wishing you a lovely week! Hugs Jo x

My name is Erika. said...

These are gorgeous cards Nancy. You certainly captured the beauty of autumn with both of them. I'm thrilled you are our guest designer for this challenge. Thanks for joining us. Hugs-Erika

Helen said...

Absolutely gorgeous fall cards Nancy! Just beautiful! Thanks for being our Guest Designer at Try it on Tuesday and sharing your wonderful creations! ((HUGS)) Helen

Tammy said...

Gorgeous cards Nancy! I love all of the leaves on your first card and WOW the gold shimmer on your second card is stunning! Thanks so much for being our guest designer at Try it on Tuesday.
Hugs, Tammy

Mrs.B said...

Two lovely cards Nancy, love the texture from all the fall leaves with this sweet image and the foiling on the tree looks super.
Thanks for joining us as our Guest Designer at Try it on Tuesday.
Avril x

pearshapedcrafting said...

Wow! What good decision you made to keep the blue dress - it does make a lovely subtle contrast! Both of your cards are wonderful - I love the gold on your second card. Thank you so much for being our Guest Designer this time. Chrisxx

Meggymay said...

Beautiful cards Nancy, its lovely to have you as our quest designer for this theme at TioT's
Yvonne x

brenda said...

A delightful Autumnal creations, thanks so much for sharing and joining in with our A/G/Nature theme at Allsorts challenge this week.

B x

Anke said...

WOW Nancy I love your cards, so beautiful. The one with the tree is stunning.

Hugs
Anke

Lynda said...

Beautiful cards - love the colours and dimension. Thank you for joining us at The Alphabet Challenge xx Lynda/Loopyloo DT

Valérie said...

Both cards are beautiful! I love the big tree and the ribbon. Thank you for sharing your beautiful creation at Sparkles Challenges. Valérie

Darlene said...

WOW! Both cards are just gorgeous! I haven't played with my Julia Nutting images in ages ... thanks for inspiration! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Leaves’ challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
DOUBLE D Challenge Blog
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Please stop in for a visit!

Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations said...

Oh my how stunning, both so precious with their own unique character. The gold leaf tree looks incredibly opulent with the girl with the die cut leaves so classy in composition.
Congrats on your Guest Design spot @ Try it on Tuesday, so glad I stopped by today to take a closer look. Thank you for the inspiration.
Creative October wishes Tracey.

dorsetdawndesigns said...

I love how you've made the leaves, they look so shiny. Thanks for joining in our challenge at Sparkles Monthly Dawn S DT

Birgit said...

Two fabulous fall cards! I'm so glad you linked up to the Double D challenge. Best of luck to you!

Barb Ghig said...

Two gorgeous cards, Nancy! I love how you placed the leaves flying away on the first one and your gold leafing on the 2nd card is stunning! Love your background on this card, too! Thank you so much for playing along with us at Addicted to CAS!