Country Road Sunrise

A nice little break from Christmas cards!  I needed a masculine birthday card.

A sponged country scene suitable for a masculine card

I started by sponging (not too carefully!) a strip of Coastal Cabana to the top of the Whisper White card.  I then applied, pretty roughly, a layer of Pineapple Punch ink to the rest of the card.

Just under the Coastal Cabana strip I then, again very roughly, sponged some Grapefruit Grove and just a touch of Calypso Coral.

I tore a piece of paper to create a mask for the mountain (actually it's one I'd made and used for an earlier card and kept in my drawer) and sponged in some Fresh Fig ink - intensifying the shade in some areas and leaving it lighter in others.

Starting from the bottom of the card, I then sponged on some Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green inks.

I used my Stamparatus to stamp the grass and greeting so that I could control my overstamping.  I stamped a few times with black to get a good deep coverage and then, for the grass, moved the paper just a smidge and stamped again with Whisper White Craft ink.  To achieve darker grass, I could have reversed that process.

The base card is Granny Apple Green with a small layer of Fresh Fig.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase in my online store

Country Road Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$33.00

Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$64.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Stamping Sponges

$6.00

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$10.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

$8.00

Stamparatus

$85.00

Sheltering Tree reflection

 

 
Welcome to the Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with our Special Guest stamper, Wendy Cranford - we are thrilled to have Wendy join us this month and so excited to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) any project that has been created by her .  We hope you find great inspiration from the projects.


Whether you are starting the blog hop here at my blog, Stephanie Fischer - The Crafty Thinker, or have come from the person before me, be sure to click on the person listed under me further down the page to continue your journey on this blog hop.

  This is Wendy's beautiful card that inspired me.

I dotted some White Craft Ink into the sky with a small brush for subtle stars

I will be giving it to my wonderful husband for Fathers' Day.

I used the piece I cut from the edge of the panel to decorate the inside of the card

The techniques used are sponging and the reflection technique.  There are many great tutorials available for this technique which simply involves stamping the silhouette image onto a shiny surface such as a a piece of Window Sheeet, acetate or (as I do) the plastic sheet that forms part of the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, turning it ink side down, positioning it and rubbing so that the ink transfers to the cardstock.

I hope you've enjoyed this card and I welcome your comments. 

Thanks for following our blog hop. Remember that currently you are at my blog - Stephanie Fischer - so click on the next name in the list to ensure that you don't miss out of seeing any of the blogs and the amazing inspiration they contain.

Thanks for visiting
'Til next time
Stephanie

Product List - To shop in my online store - click on a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Sheltering Tree Photopolymer Stamp Set

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In The Meadow Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Mixed Borders Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Gift Of Love Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

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Elegant Eggplant A4 Card Stock

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Tempting Turquoise A4 Card Stock

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Peekaboo Peach A4 Cardstock

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Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

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Whisper White A4 Card Stock

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Tags & Labels Framelits Dies

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Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad

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Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad

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Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

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Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

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Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

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Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Big Shot

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Stampin' Trimmer

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Christmas card - To You & Yours Too

Time is not my friend at the moment so I was very excited to complete a card to enter into the latest Global Design Project challenge!  This is GDP010 - click the image for the link to join in or see all the lovely entries.

And this is my card using the To You &Yours Too stamp set, some masking and sponging.

My entry for #GDP010: To You & Yours Too, Delicate Ornaments Thinlits, Masking & Sponging

To go with the moonlight theme, I stamped the black cardstock with versamark using the little stars from the stamp set and heat embossed with Heat & Stick before sprinkling with Dazzling Diamonds glitter.

I masked the moon with a circle of scrap paper (I made it sticky but removable with some 2-Way glue) before sponging with Soft Sky, Pool Party, Pacific Point, Night of Navy and a tiny touch of black.  Then I removed the mask and stamped the main image from the stamp set with Archival black ink.  I then cut out the image with one of the Delicate Ornament Thinlits and sponged the edge with a little black.

The ornament top and hook are cut from Silver Foil with dies from the same set.

I stamped the banner from the Project Life Hello December 2015 stamp set and coloured between the lines with my Pool Party Stampin' write marker (although it's a bit hard to see in the photo).  I manipulated the photopolymer greeting from the Happy Scenes stamp set so that it followed the shape of the banner and stamped with Pacific Point ink.  Then I fussy cut the banner.

The squares are Pacific Point cardstock layered onto Pool Party. The main card is also Pool Party.

I had so much fun with this that I went on to make several more cards using the same stamp set and similar technique: some sunsets and some moonlight.  I added the sled & reindeer image from Cozy Christmas and to some of them I added the trees from the Wonderland stamp set.

Crushed Curry, Tangelo Twist, Cajun Craze, Bermuda Bay, Night of Navy, Black

Soft Sky, Pool Party, Night of Navy, Black.  Main image in Basic Grey

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