Guess What? It's Day Five Already

I have always been a fan of American folk art. How happy was I to find that this adorable partridge in a pear tree set lends itself quite nicely to this style.

Here's my attempt at a folk art card:

I love how the Soft Granite ink looks with yellow!

I made this card with only plain cardstock; white, black and kraft. I added color to the scallops with a Faber-Castell Big Brush Marker in Dark Chrome Yellow. I colored the pears with it as well before adding some Glossy Accents for shine. This card is the first one for my class in November.

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We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, 

progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; 

in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive. 

CS Lewis

blessings,
nancy

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A Tag for Day Four of And a Partridge Inspiration Week

I just love that the main image in this set is perfect for making tags. Just a simple tag!

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God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, 

because it is not there. There is no such thing.

CS Lewis

blessings,

nancy

Day Three of And a Partridge Inspiration Week

I went a bit more elegant on the card for today. Nothing says fancy like gold embossing! I kept it a bit homespun with the patterned paper background and the sweet sentiment font.

I created the red background by blending Festive Berries Distress ink on white cardstock and sprinkling some pearly water on it. Then I stamped the pear tree repeatedly with Festive Berries for a tone on tone look. A bit more sparkly gold was added in addition to the embossed image with dashed lines using a Spica gold pen.

Here's all the products I used for this card:

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If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world 

were precisely those who thought most of the next. 

It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world 

that they have become so ineffective in this.

CS Lewis

blessings,

nancy