Tuesday 27 September 2022

Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness …


… is this month’s theme at Country View Challenges.  I don’t really own any overtly autumn themed stamps or dies, so I thought I would make a meadow scene using autumnal colours, and poppies which I always associate with autumn.


I cut a piece of stamping card slightly smaller than DL size and blended my background sky using Distress Oxide inks. I created my sun using a circle mask and some brown Distress Ink, then stamped my flowers and grasses using various colours of Versafine Clair.  I coloured my poppies with red Sakura sparkle pen, and highlighted the whole scene with yellow sparkle pen, then added some wisps of mist with white pastel pencil. I added a sticker sentiment to finish, edged the finished panel with black marker pen and matted onto my card blank.

This is another very sparkly card that doesn't really show up in the main photo - here is an angled pic.


Stamps: Lavinia Group Poppies, Wild Poppies, Dandelions, Field Grass, Birds;
Media: Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks ( Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimon, Barn Door); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Pinecone, Golden Meadow); Versafine (Vintage Sepia); Sakura Stardust pens (red, gold); pastel pencil (white);
Other: Tim Holtz Idea-ology Small Talk sticker.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Country View Challenges (September) - Season of Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness
Creative Moments #238 - Autumn Colours - TOP 3
Daring Cardmakers - Changing Seasons
Dream Valley #278 - Autumn Colours
Fab ‘n’ Funky #557 - Autumn Colours
Make My Monday #184 - Autumn Flora and Fauna
 My Time to Craft #491 - 3 or More Autumn Colours


(I have chosen red, yellow, beige, orange, chocolate brown and black)

That’s all for today - take care, and thanks for visiting.
Hugs,

11 comments:

Sarn said...

Absolutely gorgeous autumnal card your inking and stamping are very inspiring xxx

Craftyfield said...

Lovely soft colours of Autumn, perfect for our Country VIew Challenge this month! Thanks for sharing with us!

Lorraine said...

This is gorgeous Pauline, love the colours and the flowers look fab.
Lorraine x

Chris said...

Absolutely gorgeous! The background colours are wonderful, love the stamps!
Thanks for joining us at Fab'n' Funky.
Chris
x

Jackie Beers said...

Your color blending on this card is beautiful! A field of flowers in the setting sun is perfect for anytime of year. Thank you for joining our MMM Challenge.

María said...

Wow this card is fabulous. I love how you played with the colour combo and you've created the scene. Thanks for joining us at My Time To Craft. Hugs, María.

Dawn said...

WOW, this is just gorgeous and such beautiful colours. Thankd for joining in at the Daring Cardmakers. x

Monika Gulyas said...

What a beautiful autumn scene! I love it! Thank you for joining the September challenge of the Country View Challenges!

Rainey's Craft Room said...

Beautiful colours and sparkle Pauline.
Lorraine

N-Eva said...

Lovely card and the image is stunning. Thank you for sharing your wonderful project with us at Dream Valley challenge.Neva DT

Billie A said...

Very pretty slim line. Great images and olors. Thanks for sharing over at Make my Monday.