This was my first card but I'm sure it won't be my last!
In The Meadow from the 2016 Occasions Catalogue |
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So how did I make this card?
I started by stamping the deer in black and then masking them.
Next I stamped the mountains with Elegant Eggplant and again (without re-inking the stamp) slightly above and to the left and then a third time in between to create a range of mountains disappearing into the distance.
I coloured the mountains with sponge daubers and Wisteria Wonder ink (for the more distant mountains) and a light coating of Elegant Eggplant . I used a little more ink in places for shadows and crags.
I used a sponge dauber and Pear Pizzazz ink to create grasslands - getting lighter near the mountains to give an impression of distance.
I added Mossy Meadow and Early Espresso inks to the tree stamp using Stampin' Write Markers and then stamped the trees (twice).
At this point I removed the mask from the deer and watercoloured them with Delightful Dijon and Soft Suede inks.
I stamped the grass image with Pear Pizzazz in the foreground and lightly stamped this off heading towards the mountains a bit to give a bit of texture to the grasslands.
I then used the same grass stamp with Mossy Meadow to add some shadowy depth to the foreground (especially under the trees) and sponged a little Mossy Meadow to the bottom edge to finish giving depth to the foreground.
I used a sponge dauber and Soft Sky for the sky and then added a little Marina Mist to the top edge.
The sentiment is from the same stamp set and I placed it in the grasslands with black ink.
The stamped panel was matted onto Mossy Meadow cardstock and then placed onto the Old Olive card.
Close up of the lovely deer |
Stephanie