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.
Date: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 GMT Views: 256
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Registered: March 5, 2007 Location: Coatesville, Pennsylvania Posts: 44979
Thu, Oct 12, 2023 @ 12:48 PM
Holy smokes! These two cards are magnificent!!!!! I love everything about them!!!!
------------------------------ Lesley Proud Fan Club and RAK Member He is the GOD of the Impossible!!!! Kookzi the Rookzie Punchkateer It is by the grace of God that we take our next breath.
Registered: August 22, 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1353
Sat, Oct 14, 2023 @ 6:31 PM
Two amazing cards! I love the book page in your gnome card, and the adorable hedgehog companion, and the lovely wistful fox staring out the window is amazing, too! Beautiful and so creative!
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Leslie
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83747
Sun, Oct 15, 2023 @ 5:27 AM
Each of these is amazing, Sabrina. I can't decide which I love the most but they are both really special. Hugz
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni
Registered: November 24, 2013 Location: NYC Posts: 17737
Wed, Oct 18, 2023 @ 2:27 PM
I love anything to do with books so these are both big winners in my mind. I esp like that Katzel sent in the second one. Perfect for the state of mind while reading (hopefully) Great DOX color choice for the bricks!
------------------------------ Margot
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