I made two cards to cover all of Polly's options.
The one on the left is a dictionary page sponged with inks and stencilled with Gelatos. It's edged with gold acrylic paint and random sprinklings of loose glitter while the paint was still wet. The gnome is from Stamping Bella, the sentiment is from SNSS Bookmarks Bits and Pieces, and Harrison Hedgehog is from Unity. Gnome and hedgehog coloured with pencils, white Enamel Accents on the toadstool. This went to my SIL, a reader, who thought it was one of the nicest cards I'd sent her.
The other card is two stamps from Katzelkrafts. The fox was stamped on watercolour paper and coloured with Inktense pencils. I fussy cut it and added it to a stencilled base - aged mahogany DOX, and the base sponged with the same ink to match. I added some IO hollyhocks and a sentiment from Katzel which I thought went well with the image. It's heat embossed, and in case you can't read it, it says ataraxia - a peaceful and serene state of mind, calmness, tranquility, imperturbability, equanimity.
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Registered: May 29, 2006 Location: Eminence, Indiana Posts: 29773
Thu, Oct 12, 2023 @ 1:43 AM
Wowza!!!! Both of your cards are FANTASTIC!!!!! I love that you covered all three options! There are so many wonderful details in each....love them both so much!!
Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 51215
Thu, Oct 12, 2023 @ 5:31 AM
EXTRA extra points for you for including all three of our woodland friends!! These are both so darling....being a book lover I'm drawn to the little gnome reading his book atop a 'shroom...how cute (comfortable? prob not)..The fox having his cuppa while contemplating life or whatever is such an adorable image. Thanks for such fantastic samples.
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Registered: January 19, 2014 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 119360
Thu, Oct 12, 2023 @ 5:54 AM
I don't know if I could choose a favorite of your two cards. The text on the background of your gnome card is a great addition to go with the sentiment and I really love the colors on that card too.
The little fox looking out the window is just super cute and creates a scene of content.
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 106691
Thu, Oct 12, 2023 @ 6:52 AM
Wonderful saying for these two cards. The fox with the cuppa is darling!
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Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 83679
Thu, Oct 12, 2023 @ 6:57 AM
Look at you raking in all the bonus points with these two adorable cards. Love that you used all three in your designs! Love the sentiments of both!
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Thu, Oct 12, 2023 @ 11:43 AM
I love your pretty cards, especially the one with the fox, I've been hesitating if I would use this stamp today but wanted something with dimension, I love the sentiment on the left card with matches perfectly the fun gnome image, both are lovely Autumn cards
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