I Spy With My Little Eye #8

Hi everyone, it's the third Wednesday in the month which means it's time for a new I Spy With My Little Eye... challenge over at Ellibelle's Corner.  Thanks so much to everyone who joined in last time … please do check over on Ellie’s blog to see if you are one of our top picks. 

I have chosen the challenge theme this month, and it is

I Spy With My Little Eye 

Shades of Autumn

So we would love to see either autumnal scenes, or beautiful warm autumnal colours. Please do pop over to Ellie's blog to see her fab creation and link up your entries here. 

We also have another  guest designer this month, so please feel free to visit  Maxine's blog to see her beautiful interpretation of this theme. 

Here's my card for the challenge.

II thought I would have a play with a couple of new-to-me shades of Elements inks plus the gorgeous pheasant stamp which had been on my wish list for a while.

I cut a square of white stamping card and created an inked circle using a large circle mask along with a much smaller circle mask for the sun, and Elements inks. I then used my Lavinia hill masks and Distress Ink to create some hills. I cut a paper circle mask so I could stamp to the edge of it, then stamped my focal point pheasant in Pinecone Versafine Clair. I stamped Field Grass in various autumnal colours in 1st and 2nd generation then stamped a couple of trees in the background and some wild meadow flowers and mushrooms in the foreground. I stamped the birds flying across the sun, framed the top of the circle with some dangling creepers, then coloured my flower heads with white gel pen and highlighted the pheasant and gate, and highlighted the sun with orange Sakura Stardust pen. I added some fallen leaves in various shades of Elements and Distress ink, then stamped the "Hello" sentiment and coloured with Elements ink and the "Autumn" word onto separate card onto which I had already blended some ink. I cut out and added my sentiment then finished by matting the square onto dark brown cardstock and a 6" square card blank.

Stamps: Lavinia Pheasant, Small Trees, Field Grass, Wild Summer Flower, Flower Collection, Leaf Creeper, Slender Mushrooms Mini, Maple Leaf Mini, Birds; sentiments - AALL & Create #389 Pinecone, Woodware FRS811 Made For You;  

Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Sahara, Russet Orange, Olive; Tim Holtz Distress ink (Tea Dye); versafine Clair (Pinecone, Summertime, Golden Meadow, Shady Lane); Versafine (Vintage Sepia); Sakura Stardust pen (orange); gel pen (white);

Tools: Press To Impress large circle mask; Lavinia hill masks.

Challenges I would like to enter:

613 Avenue Create (October) - Anything Goes with option Autumn Colours - TOP ROCKER

Alphabet Challenge - N is for Nature (2nd entry) - TOP 3

Card Concept #200 - Autumn Chill

(I was inspired by the leaves, orange and gold colours and general autumn theme)

Creatalicious #268 - Anything Goes with option Autumn Colours (2nd entry)

Crafty Calendar (October) - Autumn Colours/Hallowe’en (2nd entry) - TOP 3

Creative Moments #251 - It’s Alive! (2nd entry)

Daisy Chain #79 - Autumn/Hallowe’en (2nd entry)

Do-Al(l) Kreative #82 - Leaves (2nd entry)

Dragonfly Dreams (October) - Autumn (2nd entry)

FarmQuest Challenge #38 - Feathers - TOP 3

Four Seasons (October) - Anything Goes Fall (2nd entry)

Make My Monday #211 - Autumn Colours

Sheepski #79 - Autumn Colours (2nd entry) - TOP 3

Simon Says (Monday) - Text It

Stamping Sensations (October) - Autumn Colours (2nd entry)

Triple B (October) - Birds, Butterflies and/or Blooms (2nd entry)

Unicorn Challenge #92 - Autumn/Hallowe’en (2nd entry) 

Word Art Wednesday #617/618 - Anything Goes (2nd entry) 

The I Spy challenge will end on the Sunday before the next challenge starts at 23:39 US Central Time - so this time that is Sunday November 12th, and the next challenge will begin on Wednesday November 15th. 

Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,