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Saturday 25 September 2021

An autumn Scene

Hello, crafting friends!

Welcome to another fun challenge at Addicted to CAS! Fran has chosen a great theme to inspire you this fortnight:


What is it about the word autumn that gets you feeling creative? I was inspired by the beautiful country walks my dog and I go on and the displays of colour that Mother Nature puts on for us at this time of year.


I masked off margins to the left and right of a thick card base and stamped the trees and hills image from Clearly Besotted's Scene It More using a neutral ink. I removed the masks before colouring the scene because I wanted a loose edge. 


I brought out my autumnal coloured inks and water, and scribbled in some colour using a paint brush. When it was dry I fill in a sky with coloured pencils. And then I brought out a black fineliner and added detail with it, giving the impression of a pen and ink painting. I wanted my sentiment to look handwritten and I chose this one from Sugar Pea's Beautiful Books.

So now it's your turn! Do hop over to the Addicted to CAS challenge site to see all the fabulous inspiration from the team, and you'll fins the Linky Tool at the bottom of the post so that you can link up your own creation. I can't wait to see what you make!

CHALLENGES
I'm linking this card yup at Happy Little Stampers Watercolour challenge where Anything Watercolouring Goes; I've used the colour inspiration at Colour My Heart Color Dare 463 so I'm playing along there; Allsorts have an Anything Goes challenge with the option of Nature so I'm joining in there too; and at Watercooler Wednesday where Heidi is hosting the All Things Masculine challenge.


AND IN OTHER NEWS
It was Eva's 7th birthday yesterday and she couldn't have picked a more beautiful day for it! We did all her favourite things - meeting up with friends on the fields in the morning for a puppy party, going swimming in the river in the afternoon, eating some very interesting snacks, and going shopping for a new toy!


Here she is having a well-deserved lie down with her new teddy! She used to love these squeaky Kong teddies when she was a pup. They contain rope which fascinated her and she would spend ages pulling the toy apart to get to the rope. Now that she's a Grown Up Lady Dog, she's more interested in carrying it around!

Sending hugs,

26 comments:

  1. Wonderful autumn card, so lovely.

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  2. A beautiful autumnal scene your stamped image is beautifully coloured,love the sentiment

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  3. Beautiful little autumn scene!!!

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  4. That's lovely Vicky, I can look out of my window and see several such scenes although there still seems to be quite a lot of green for this time of year.

    B x

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  5. A beautiful card to represent a beautiful time of the year! Happy Birthday Eva!

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  6. A gorgeous autumnal image and colouring Vicky, Love Eva and her new toy. Happy birthday to her.
    Faith x

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  7. You are just SO talented. That's an awesome autumnal scene.

    Belated Happy 7th Birthday wishes going to Eva. Lovely picture of her with her new toy.

    Hugs, Sarn xxx

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  8. Beautifully CAS and such a lovely card x

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  9. This is so perfect for autumn. I really like the clean lines and the border you created around the images. Thanks for sharing with us at Colour Dare :)

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  10. What a beautiful tranquil scene Vicky, and happy birthday to Eva xxx

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  11. This is lovely Vicky. So much detail-I had a close look to see how you created the depth of colour to give the real Autumn feel-I think the black liner was the genius idea. And a Happy Birthday to Eva....Bubbles was 1 on Saturday...so their Birthdays are one day apart!!

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  12. This is such a beautiful card with this wonderful autumnal scene! And Eva surely got spoiled for her birthday! What a beautiful dog!
    Thank you so much for joining us at Allsorts challenge this week and making something Nature inspired!

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  13. Such a wonderful card, showcasing autumn in full splendor! I love the little scene, and your lovely tones of watercolor on it. Thank you so much for joining us at the Happy Little Stampers challenge!
    Belated Happy Birthday to Eva!

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  14. Such a pretty card, Vicky. Happy belated birthday, Eva xoxo

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  15. That autumn scene is pretty as a picture Vicky - it could be a wall painting for sure. Happy birthday wishes to Eva too - she is also looking beautiful!

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  16. Beautiful watercoloring, Vicky! I love the uneven border around your scene and your lovely, simple sentiment!
    Happy Birthday to Eva...what a beauty she is...WOW!

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  17. Amazing work! I love the watercolored scene you created. The addition of the pen work and colored pencil work was perfect! Thanks for joining us at Happy Little Stampers ~ Watercolour Challenge.

    sue n.

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  18. Wow, fantastic stamping and coloring of your beautiful fall scene. Thanks for sharing with us at Color Dare.

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  19. Stunning card Vicky! You excel at CAS cards:)

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  20. Belated birthday greetings for Eva, what a beauty she is too I can just imagine the colour she gets after a walk in the woods and a swim in the river. A sensational card really frameworthy. The masking works so well and makes for a gorgeous CAS card and the sentiment is perfect.

    Marie

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  21. Your card is beautiful! Great coloring for a pretty scene. Thanks for sharing at Color Dare.

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  22. How serene, Vicky! Your card is fabulous. Happy Birthday to Eva, too. Thank you for joining us at Color My Heart Color Dare #463.

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  23. Hello, Vicky! I think I'm supposed to be commenting on your card (which is beautiful, by the way) but I'm so drawn to Eva's photo! Her beautiful coloring plus the autumn-colored squeaky toy is perfect for the season. I really miss my Sweet Sara so always enjoy seeing the photos of others' fur babies. xoxo Fran

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  24. Beautiful autumn scene! Thank you for joining us at Color Dare.

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  25. Lovely card - I love the Autumn colours!
    Thank you for sharing with Color My Heart Color Dare!
    Susan
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    Calling All Crafters! – My Blog!

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  26. Simple and so pretty! Thanks for sharing with Color Dare.

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