Hi everyone, now that we are into September I have noticed a few autumn-themed challenges are starting to appear - there are some wonderful prizes on after from Allsorts, Lavinia and Country View Challenges. I thus felt motivated to make my first autumn-themed card of the year - a scene of falling leaves in autumnal colours blowing in the wind.
I blended Russet Orange and Sahara Elements inks around the edges of a cut square of stamping card and blended around a small circle mask to create the sun, then created grounding using blended Distress inks and a Mini Hills mask. I stamped the Lavinia seasonal tree to the right of the scene and pheasant to the left, then added falling leaves in a variety of autumnal colours, with darker brown leaves on the ground. I added some stamped mini mushrooms and field grass and a flock of geese flying away, then coloured the tree using Zig pens and added highlights with white Posca pen and gold dots around the leaves. I matted the finished piece onto a dark brown border and a 6” square card blank.
Stamps: Lavinia Seasonal Tree, Pheasant, Field Grass, Ducks, Mini Maple Leaf, Mini Slender Mushrooms, Let Your Spirit Take Flight;
Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Russet Orange, Sahara, Paprika, Olive); Spectrum Noir Harmony ink (Bordeaux); Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo); Versafine Clair (Pinecone, Acorn, Golden Meadow); Kuretake Zig Clean Color watercolour pens; Posca pens (white, gold); Stabilo pencil (white);
Tools: Lavinia Mini Hills masks.
Challenges I would like to enter:
Addicted to Stamps and More #476 - Make Your Mark (2nd entry)
Alphabet Challenge - L is for Landscape
Allsorts #797 - Autumn Colours - TOP 5
Country View Challenges (September) - Autumn Richness
Day of the Month Card Club #67 - Autumn Stroll Day
FarmQuest General Store #20 - Anything Country Goes
Festive Fridays (September) - Fall Is Coming - TOP 3
Four Seasons (September) - Fall
Inkspirational #324 - Make Your Mark
Paper Funday #69 - Create Your Own Background (4th entry)
Path of Positivity #123 - Anything Positive Goes - TOP PICK
Simply Create Too #204 - Autumn
Stamping Sensations (September) - Anything Goes with option Animal Magic
Word Art Wednesday #663/664 - Anything Goes (4th entry)
Take care, and thanks for visiting.
Hugs,
24 comments:
Love creating for Autumn and equally seeing what everyone makes on the theme, this is just beautiful Pauline and made me realise I don't have that sentiment, wonder why.
Thanks so much for joining us at Allsorts and Stamping Sensations challenges.
B x
A beautifully created autumn scene and what a great sentiment too!
Thank you for joining our challenge at Triple B and The Four Seasons!
Diane TB, TFS Co-Owner
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Yet again I resisted buy the pheasant on the fence the other day, then I see it used like this and think I should have bought it! A fabulous autumn scene.
Beautiful Autumn card and Autumn leaves. Thank you for joining us at Stamping Sensations.
Carol DT x
We're seeing quite a few autumnal scenes for various challenges and this one is beautiful. Good luck
What a wonderful autumn scene you created! Love that tree and all of the elements to create your landscape. Thank you for playing with us at the Alphabet Challenge. I hope you can join us again soon.
Debbie, DT
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Such a lovely fall scene with the wind, leaves, and gorgeous sunset! Beautiful colors and inking! Thanks for sharing with us at Path of Positivity. Katrina
Beautiful Autumnal creation Pauline your mix of stamps and colours are brilliant and the scene really does look like the breezy, cold Autumnal weather that we are experiencing now, thank you for joining us at Allsorts
hugs
lolo x
Such a beauty Pauline, a most perfect autumnal card! I am loving all the colorful leaves blowing in the wind and covering the ground. A really well thought out scene! So great to see you at Allsorts and Four Seasons challenges too!
Farm-tastic rural country scene!!! Loving the pheasant, fence, bent tree, and autumn colors!!! Thanks for creating and sharing at FarmQuest General Store for anything farm and/or country goes! --Becca
Lovely fall card, love the colors and shading in the background is so perfect! Thanks for sharing with us at the Alphabet Challenge!
Such a gorgeous card Pauline and lovely colouring … I love the ink blending and the background to your wonderful windy scene.
Thanks so much for joining us on the Krafty Chicks blog challenge….
Love and crafty hugs from
Wendy (GDT)
Well that's just gorgeous. Another of your beautiful scenic cards and awesome for autumn. xxx
Love your scene Pauline - great use of those lovely Lavinia stamps. Thanks for sharing with us at ATSM again
This is a wonderful card, I like the colors and the stamp you used, always like me a scene card, thanks for playing our challenge this week at Krafty Chicks Challenge. Have a great day! Leanne DT Member/KCC
Simply GORGEOUS, WOW! Thank you for joining us at INk~
What a wonderful autumn scenery! I love all the shading in the background - even though the colours are very subtle, they create a beautiful landscape thanks to the layering. Especially the pale sun is a perfect way to depict the time of year when days become shorter. The silhouettes in the foreground couldn't be more perfect for the season, and I admire how you put everything together - again, so many different colours and shapes, and yet everything comes together so beautifully. Perfect sentiment, too. Thanks for joining the Alphabet challenge.
Hugs, Veronika
What a pretty autumnal card. The inking along the edge really helps to draw the eyes to the center of the panel. Thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More!
sue n.
Fall is by far my favorite season, and I so love your card. I can almost smell the crispness in the air and hear the leaves rustle in the wind. I love the sentiment as well. Thanks for playing with us at The Four Seasons Challenge.
Beautifully stamped and put together - a wonderful scene.
Thanks for joining us at Cardz 4 Galz.
Helen x
DT
What a beautiful autumn scene. Your blending is superb and really enhances the DSP. Beautiful sun! Thanks for joining us at Cardz 4 Galz. I hope to see you in the gallery for our next challenge. Sue - DT
You've created a lovely Autumnal scene using my favourite pheasant.
Thanks for sharing at Stamping Sensations. Avril xx
You can really feel the wind. Very nice autumn card and I'm glad you're showing it at DotMCC. Good luck. Gundi
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