More silhouettes
Posted: September 15, 2013 Filed under: CAS, Tweet Tweet, Winter Sky 12 Comments
The challenge at CASology this week is Silhouette and I have managed to just squeak in with a card. Edited to add: I finished this post only to find that I didn’t squeak in; the collection just closed 😦 Oh well, here are the details anyway!
My original concept for this card changed several times but that is a story you have heard more than once from me. I started by making three watercoloured small square backgrounds using Memento inks and a square acrylic block. I pressed the acrylic block onto the ink pads to pick up ink then added a drop or two of water to blend the inks. I then stamped the acrylic block onto water colour paper and let it dry before adding the silhouette stamps in black. As a background to the three scenes I masked and sponged in paler tones and added a large silhouette stamp in green and the sideways sentiment in black.
I have used a vertical three square layout many times before but it is only recently that I have been choosing to place all the elements on the right rather than the left hand side. (I was inspired by this lovely card)
Here are a few using the left hand side layout: holly cards, ferns
A couple using the right hand side layout: i love you, green grasses
Do you have a preference? When I searched my blog for examples I found that a horizontal landscape oriented card with three tiles in the lower half of the panel is also a very common choice for me. eg. fern fronds
Supplies:
Stamps: Tweet Tweet, Season’s Wishes, Winter Sky, Edge to edge (PB)
Inks: Memento Dandelion, Bamboo Leaves, New Sprout, Danube Blue, Summer Sky & Versafine Onyx Black(Tsukineko)
Heather Telford 
Heather, I LOVE this card; birds, silhouettes, gorgeous color work, oh MY!
This seems like such a brilliant idea — using the acrylic block first instead of sponging or watercolouring after. So glad you shared this beautiful card, even if you did miss the CASology deadline. 😉 Not even going to talk about how often I’ve done that.
I love to see your email in my box and always look forward ro seeing your distinct art.
Billie Moan Chattanooga,TN
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Beautiful inked bkgrds for your pretty silhouette stamps. NICE card! 🙂
Love these inchie sponged masterpieces. This card is a WOW – fer sure. TFS
Oh, too bad you missed your deadline Heather. I’ve done that many times! You always do such beautiful work with silhouettes. I am always inspired by your creations.
c’est beau ! j’aime beaucoup, beaucoup, beaucoup tes cartes !
Absolutely LOVE this card. I like both layouts but right side placement looks more modern somehow. Thank you for sharing your wonderful work. So inspiring.
SOOOO beautiful Heather
lovely greet
Marja
Love the blue and yellow shading.
Beautiful colour graduations and lovely layout! Such a gorgeous card!
Hi, Heather. Your cards are always a delight to see and I’m always looking forward to new posts on your blog. This is one gorgeous card. Sorry you missed the CASology deadline for this card — I had similar experience: I created a card for the Less is More challenge blog and thought I had a couple of hours left, but I apparently took too long editing and proofreading my blog post that I missed the deadline! 🙂 Thanks so much for mentioning my Thankful card as your inspiration for your card — that particular card was inspired by one of your cards! Hope you’re having a wonderful week!
~Shery