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:
Addicted to CAS - #207 Autumn (ends 10/9).
Double D Challenges - Leaves (ends 10/3?).
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:
Mix It Up #53 Anything Goes - Optional Monochrome (ends 9/30).
Sparkles Challenges #144 Autumn Colours (ends 10/14?).
Thanks for stopping by today! ~ Nancy J
Fabulous cards. Great to have you with us this time at TIOT, thanks! Valerie
ReplyDeleteWow, 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
ReplyDeleteThese 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
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous fall cards Nancy! Just beautiful! Thanks for being our Guest Designer at Try it on Tuesday and sharing your wonderful creations! ((HUGS)) Helen
ReplyDeleteGorgeous 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.
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Two lovely cards Nancy, love the texture from all the fall leaves with this sweet image and the foiling on the tree looks super.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us as our Guest Designer at Try it on Tuesday.
Avril x
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
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards Nancy, its lovely to have you as our quest designer for this theme at TioT's
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A delightful Autumnal creations, thanks so much for sharing and joining in with our A/G/Nature theme at Allsorts challenge this week.
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WOW Nancy I love your cards, so beautiful. The one with the tree is stunning.
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Anke
Beautiful cards - love the colours and dimension. Thank you for joining us at The Alphabet Challenge xx Lynda/Loopyloo DT
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are beautiful! I love the big tree and the ribbon. Thank you for sharing your beautiful creation at Sparkles Challenges. Valérie
ReplyDeleteWOW! 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.
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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.
ReplyDeleteCongrats 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.
I love how you've made the leaves, they look so shiny. Thanks for joining in our challenge at Sparkles Monthly Dawn S DT
ReplyDeleteTwo fabulous fall cards! I'm so glad you linked up to the Double D challenge. Best of luck to you!
ReplyDeleteTwo 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!
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