Buck at waterfalls

I felt like doing a black and white scene today, here's the result:

The scene is done on glossy cardstock and coloured with dye inks using a Stylus Tool. All the stamping was done with Archival Jet Black ink. Grey and black dye ink was used to colour the scene, starting with the lighter shades of grey and gradually building up darker layers. Parts of the sky, the waterfalls and the lake were left the white of the paper. The water pattern stamp was stamped using first to fourth generation stamping, going lighter where the water is lighter. Mist was added with white pigment ink and highlights with a white gel pen.

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Supplies: Sutter White Tail Buck; Stampscapes: Brook Falls 184G, Pines and Rocks 195G, Ducks in formation 027A, Reeds 067B, Reeds Lg 068D, Water Pattern 231C, Pine Tree 196F, Prickly Branches 271G; Adirondack inks: Lake Mist, Slate; Distress Inks: Pumice Stone, Black Soot; Archival Jet Black; Colorbox Frost White; white gel pen; Kromekote glossy cardstock.

Autumn silhouette scene

This card is for the Hero Arts September challenge (autumn theme). I wanted to try doing a scene with a bigger silhouette image. The scene is done on glossy cardstock and brayered with dye inks.

First, the glossy cardstock was brayered with Peach Bellini, then the moon was masked and the sky was brayered with inks in the following order: Peach Bellini, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, always leaving a bit of the previous colour showing. The hills were masked with torn paper and brayered with the following inks: Crushed Olive, Bamboo Leaves, Peeled Paint, Pesto, Forest Moss. The trees were stamped with Archival Coffee ink using first to third generation stamping. I used the stem of a flower stamp for the strands of grass. I added just a bit of dry brushed white pigment ink around the moon and highligts with a white and an orange gel pen.

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Supplies: Hero Arts stamps: Three Winter Trees K5255, Musical Walk F5468, Delicate Leaf Clusters CL477, Scattered Leaves CL298; Stampscapes Ducks in formation 027A; Distress ink: Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, Crushed Olive, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss; Adirondack: Peach Bellini, Pesto; Memento ink: Bamboo Leaves; Colorbox Frost White; white gel pen; Kromekote glossy cardstock.

Dad and Me layout

This layout is for Color Combo’s Galore Challenge #210. Here's the inspiration panel:

The colour combo is very pretty, and woodgrain and ledger patterns are some of my favorites, so I used both. The base of the layout is a ledger paper which has been dressed up with quite a bit of stamping. Here's my layout:

The woodgrain, bird and quote were stamped with Archival Coffee ink. The bird was coloured slightly with Rusty Hinge. The starburst and journaling block were stamped with Distress Ink Rusty Hinge. I like how the distress ink looks like it is beneath the woodgrain, although I stamped it second. The ‘Photographs’ and script stamp were stamped with Pumice Stone – using a second generation impression for the script stamp to just give a hint of text. I also used a sheer house accents (fitting with the architectural theme). The three chipboard pieces were covered with cardstock and the heart was stamped with a thank you definition.

The photos are from a photo boot, and I’ve had the third one from this series of four in a little frame on my desk ever since I can remember. I used a somewhat enlarged version of the photos here. Some close up photos:

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Supplies: Hero Arts stamps: Woodgrain Pattern S5100, Starburst Lace S5317, Old Letter Writing S4878, Thank you definition CG268; Red Lead Paper Works bird stamp; Tim Holtz Stamper’s Anonymous Element's of Time and Curiosities stamps; GCD journaling frame; Distress Ink: Rusty Hinge, Pumice Stone; Archival ink Coffee; Collections Elements ruler and word; Maya Road sheer house and chipboard frame; GCD heart and bird chipboard; Tim Holtz film strip; Panduro velvet hearts; twine.

Quilled flowers

Since it is the Play Date Café Challenge is turning #100 and since the inspiration panel was so pretty, I made a second card for the challenge. Here’s the inspiration panel again:

The card is also for the Hero Arts September challenge (fall theme). I was inspired to pull out my quilling paper and make some fringed flowers. Here's my card:

I used 3 mm paper for the flower centers, 6 mm paper for the inner fringed paper and 10 mm paper for the outer fringed paper. A bulldog clip was used to hold the paper while fringing it, this makes it easier to do all those cuts with a scissor. Three strips were glued together and rolled using a needle tool. I use a needle tool when I quill since that makes the centre neat. I only start to roll on the tool, and then roll the rest using only my fingers. Here's a close-up:

The flourish stamp was inked with Peeled Paint, misted with Perfect Pearls and water and stamped on watercolour paper. The script is third generation stamping using Wild Honey. I wiped some of the text off before stamping.

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Supplies: Hero Arts stamps: Bold Flourish S5146, Old Letter Writing S4878, Find Joy CL497; Lake City Craft quilling paper; Distress Ink: Peeled Paint, Wild Honey; Versafine Onyx Black; watercolour paper; Core’dinations Peeled Paint cardstock; Kaisercraft rhinestones.

Fruit-o-mania

Here’s my layout for the How Much Is Too Much challenge #181 (Johnny Appleseed). Janet challenged us to do a layout using 3 apples; the color combo of yellow, red and green, 3 red, 3 yellow and 3 green embellishments (buttons, brads, twine). Check out what the team did on the blog. I hope you will play along with us!

Since I had never heard about Johnny Appleseed, I had to look him up. Interesting character and I understand why he loved apples, I do too. This was a fun challenge! I did my layout about Anton’s love of fruit (the title translates to something like ‘Fruit-o-mania’), apples being the number one favourite (although he is eating papaya on the photos). I found some journaling cards that worked well for the challenge and the topic, and the layout came together quickly. I used three stamped apples, one in each colour, and the same with the three buttons, brads and twine.

Journaling summary: ‘Anton loves fruit and apples are the big favourite. Papaya, pear, peach, strawberries, grapes, watermelon, oranges, everything tastes wonderful. Bananas on the other hand are no good at all. He used to share fruits with me, but no more sharing, now he want the whole fruit to himself. He is eating papaya on the photos.’

Supplies: Hero Arts Four Apples and alphabet stamps; Artistic Outpost and Oxford Impression word stamps; Distress Ink: Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, Fired Brick; October Afternoon journaling cards; buttons; twine; Reprint heart brads.

Watercolour Bridge Scene

This scene is for Play Date Café Challenge #100. Here’s the gorgeous inspiration panel:

I was inspired by the watercolour picture to the top left and built a scene around a bridge stamp. I used Distress Inks to colour the scene, smeared on my craft sheet, misted with water and applied with a paint brush.

The scene is 8.5" x 5.5" (22x14 cm). The stamping was done with black ink on watercolour paper. First, the bridge was stamped and then the rest of the scene was stamped around that. Trees were added on both sides to extend the scene, the river bank was extended with the Sedge Filler stamp. This is one of my favourite scenic stamps, it is a humble stamp that can make a big difference to a scene, filling out empty space, adding texture, patches and fields of grass. The Tall Grass stamp was also used here and there to build the grassy bank. The animals were added to the scene to give it some life.

Distress Ink Peeled Paint, Wild Honey and Rusty Hinge was used to colour the scene. By varying the amount of water, you can get a range of different shades from the same ink. After colouring, the Oak Branch and various grasses were stamped on the edges to frame the scene.

Thanks so much for looking!

Supplies: Beeswax Bridge Scene 1188R, Rock Wall 18E, Doe in snow 1213F; Stampscapes: Sedge Filler 251C, Tall Grass Sm. 254B, Lilly Grass 295C, Maple Pair 239D, Prickly Branches 272G, Migrating Birds 151E, Oak Branch 203g, Oak Branch Sm., Foliage 035A, Reed Lg. 067D, Cattails 016B; Sutter Swan Pair D-1485; Distress Ink: Peeled Paint, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge; watercolour paper.

Something of the marvelous

This card is for Card Patterns #133. Here's the sketch:

Here's my take on the sketch:

The card is done on glossy cardstock and coloured with dye inks in a streaking motion using a Colorbox Stylus tool, starting from the edges and going towards the middle. I started with a light yellow ink, leaving the centre the white of the paper. Gradually darker inks were applied, but never covering the previous lighter inks completely. There's a great tutorial on the Stampscapes site for this technique, here.

The leaves were stamped with Archival Sienna ink and I messed up the stamping a bit. The sentiment was stamped in the middle and the oval cut out and matted. The remaining paper was cut into three panels and mounted on white card. I had to trim the one side of the cardstock a bit, and got it skewed. The panels were already firmly stuck down, so I had to leave it like that. Thanks so much for looking!

Supplies: Stampscapes: Twisting Leaves 274G, sentiment; Inks: Jenni Bowlin: Lemon Drops; Memento: Tangelo; Distress Ink: Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick; Archival ink Sienna, Jet Black; Kromekote glossy cardstock.