Autumnal grove
Posted: September 11, 2015 Filed under: Periscope, Snowy Grove, Stamped Landscapes | Tags: Penny Black stamps, Periscope, Ranger Distress inks 19 Comments
I have another card made with the beautiful new ‘snowy grove’ stamp. I filmed myself painting the trees on periscope so if you are quick you can catch that before it disappears forever. I intend to save some of my periscope videos and share them for longer on another site but I didn’t click the right button for that this morning. And maybe just as well because it was my first attempt and not my classiest presentation!
Anyway the technique is fresh in my mind so I will describe it here. I inked the stamp randomly with both walnut stain and rusty hinge ink. I stamped it on watercolour paper then used a waterbrush to blend the colour up and down all the trunks. The stamped impression wasn’t perfect but it didn’t matter because I painted over the trunks anyway. Once I had done that I painted the forest floor with the same inks and plenty of water. When it was all dry I sponged the background working in antique linen, wild honey and walnut stain, getting darker the further I moved from my ‘light source’.
Thanks for your lovely comments about yesterday’s card; can you tell I like this stamp!?
Supplies:
Stamps: Snowy Grove, Snippets (PB)
Inks: walnut stain, rusty hinge, antique linen, wild honey distress inks (Ranger)
Cardstock: Canson hot pressed watercolour paper, brown cardstocks
Heather Telford 
This beautiful card is so you! I cannot resist buying stamps when you make watercolor cards. Thank you.
This card makes me think of a fall day and it is so welcoming with this terrible heat. Another beautiful card. TFS
This is gorgeous, Heather! After seeing your beautiful work with this stamp, I may just HAVE to have it! Thanks for all the details too!
Absolutely beautiful– I love the way you are able to create so many different looks with this stamp!
Once again, my heart has or had stop… mon cœur s’est arrêté de battre when I saw that one too!!! Beautiful Heather! I love that stamp too! Where I am living, it is looking like that stamp !
You show how versatile this stamp is, Heather! It can be used for all seasons I think. Thanks for sharing how to.
This is so lovely – thank you for posting your wonderful artistic talent! Your work is so inspiring – can’t wait to give this a try!
Oh my! Just beautiful!
I would like to see your Periscope tutorial, but not sure how to find you there.
Never mind I figured it out. Opened a Twitter account and a periscope one, too! Even worked out how to give you hearts.
Lovely tutorial – looking forward to more. Julie
Love this – it’s so gorgeous with a real sense of light in the centre xxx
Enjoyed your first periscope – love this card.
What consistently impresses me about scenes like this that you create is your ability to create *light*. In other words… wow!
Please do save your periscopes and put them on your blog or YouTube! I can’t do periscope and would love to see you actually create your gorgeous cards! I hadn’t thought that I “needed” this stamp. After your last couple of cards….guess who was wrong?!
Fantastic Heather and the beautiful effect of light shining through the trees. I would love a tutorial on here for this technique please!! x
Oh, Heather!! I think I’ve seen the best and most beautiful card with this set, and you come out with yet another totally different one. Wow! The dramatic effect of the light source is stunning, and I love the colors. Such richness! What an amazing stamp! Hugs, sweet friend…looking forward to your next one!
Incredibly gorgeous!!! I am with so many others…I “need” to play with this stamp! I try but never seem to capture your artistry…but what fun trying! 🙂
Awesome card, I would love to see videos also!
The light is just breathtaking on this one! I could stare at it for hours. So, so beautiful!