OLW 16 Stamp a Scene
Posted: August 18, 2010 Filed under: CAS, Lovely as a Tree, Stamped Landscapes 44 Comments
Susan’s One Layer Wednesday challenge this week is to Stamp a Scene. You can use a stamp of a scene or make your own.
I have made my own, using a technique I often turn to. I create a background with sponging and then start stamping the far off elements in lighter colours, the middle ground elements in slightly darker colours and foreground larger elements in black. To make this scene I masked off a panel on the card first using post it notes and then began sponging. After sponging three colours one under the other I stamped the trees in Mellow Moss and then Always Artichoke before removing the post it notes. I finished by stamping the trees in black and adding a sentiment.
I think I might try another one using this technique, perhaps with autumn colours. (I have made a new one with autumn leaves here.) Thanks for dropping in today.
Supplies:
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks: Basic Black, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Bashful Blue
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic White
Heather Telford 
This is spectacular!!!!! I am totall going to case this background idea!! you did a smash up job on this challenge!!
Beautiful — I really like your choice of colours for the background. And it is so suitable for a sympathy card.
This is one of the nicest cards I have ever seen and I have seen a lot ! Beautifully created, amazing. I just love it. Thank you so much for the inspiration.
Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing this technique. I think I need to try this.
THUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I gasped when this popped up on my screen. Like Donelda, I’m so totally casing this!
This is beautiful. I must try this technique.
What inspiration!
This is simply stunning. I hope you don’t mind if I try to emulate this fabulous technique. It is WONDERFUL!
Chrissie
WOW!!!
stunning!
inspired!
magnificent!
gorgeous!
this is indeed one of the most amazing cards i have seen. thanks soo much for the inspiration.
marty ferraro
wow – a great card
Linbyx
This card is remarkable and, as Sheryl wrote, perfect as a sympathy card. Thanks for giving directions, making it easier for me to case.
I agree – this is an wonderful technique and you have created a gorgeous one layer card. Hope it’s okay if I’m one of the ones casing this beauty.
Omygosh, honest to gosh, no kidding, this is the loveliest card I’ve ever seen done!!! What a stunningly beautiful technique, using the most versatile stamp set ever.
where do you keep your other work? i’d love to see the rest of your creations!
this is one of the most beautiful cards i’ve ever seen.
ha! i’m replying to my own post! i don’t know what i was thinking… i clicked on the ‘bits & pieces’ text on the right side of the screen and there is the rest of your cards. duh. 🙂 now that i’ve confessed to what a dingdong i can be, i think i’ll go check out your other cards.
Wow that totally worked, what a stunner:D xx
This is beautiful! Thanks for the great instructions. I’m going to try this.
This is just sooooo pretty!
I looked this as soom as I opened the computer this morning (before there were any comments) My immediate reaction was to call your mother to have a look. Her response? “That is beautiful. One of your very best”, a response I agree with totally.
I have now returned from my morning walk on a crisp, clear morning. Most of the wattle has blown away; the buds are swelling on the deciduous trees, the daffodils are a carpet of gold and the blossom trees are starting to reveal their red and pink petals.
I understand little of the technical aspects of your card making, but clearly most of your viewing commenters do and their praise is high.
We see a beautiful card and we love it. Congratulations, Heather.
ND
This is totally a WOW card! Gorgeous! I love the technique you used for your background… I will definitely have to case your CAS card!
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Heather, when I saw this week’s card on Simplicity, I was just stunned with its beauty. I clicked on it, and voila! you have a website! I’ve spent hours going over your “older posts” and seeing more and more of your beautiful, creative work. I’m totally blown away with what you’ve done. Thank you so much for sharing your creativity, and even giving us directions on how to copy you. You are one of a kind, so gifted, and so generous in sharing your gift with the rest of us!
Stunning card. I can’t wait to try this! Thanks for the inspiration.
Hugs,
Colleen
Wow! Stunning. Love your technique.
This is awesome. The effect with the different coloured stamping is fantastic.
This is one of the most beautiful cards I have seen in a long time! I love it!!! Definitely will be trying this myself! You should do a tutorial on your techniques…I know I could certainly use a tutorial! WOW….LOVE IT!!
This is absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for letting us know how you made it!
The praise is well deserved Heather, this card is simply stunning and you make the technique sound so easy! Thanks for the inspiration.
WOW, this is such a doable card! Love it. Glad I didn’t purge Lovely As A Tree recently.
I am totally going to CASE this beauty! WOW! Just stunning!
Beautiful card – I’ve already CASEd it!
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This is lovely. I love making my own backgrounds, don’t you?
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Just fabulous!
Absolutely stunning card and perfect for the sentiment.
I just saw your card on Pintrest. It is absolutely beautiful! Sympathy cards are so difficult to make, especially when the recipient is a man. This card is perfect for either man or woman. Thank you for sharing this great technique to create a scene!!
A stunning card – even five years later. I need to go right now and try this using fallish colors for my Thanksgiving cards.
This is lovely.
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Both this and your earlier version are beautiful. Hope I can successfully work this technique out myself.