Spring in the city
Posted: May 29, 2016 Filed under: Prancers, Skyline, Stamped Landscapes | Tags: Dr Ph Martin Hydrus watercolor paints, Penny Black stamps, Tsukineko Memento inks 9 Comments
I created this card way back in the dead of winter when I was using the ‘soft whisper’ tree stamp to create snowy scenes. I set it aside and it got buried under other projects. I need to post it now as Ottawa seems to have had its 15 minutes of spring and marched straight in to summer.
There is a lot going on in the scene so I had to think through my order of operations. I used the MISTI to stamp the tree several times adding black, grey and pink ink separately. When the tree was finished I stamped again with versamark then embossed in clear so I could easily paint a wash over the tree. I kept the variegated wash in the top half of the panel merging from blue to pink to apricot then stamped a skyline of grey buildings below it. I filled in the space around the buildings with pale grey ink then added black trees in the foreground.
I hope you are enjoying some pretty scenery where you are.
Stamps: Soft Whisper, Skyline, Prancers (PB)
Inks: Memento Angel pink, London fog, Tuxedo black, Versamark (Tsukineko)
Paint: Dr Ph Martin’s Hydrus watercolours
Cardstock: Canson 100% cotton hot pressed watercolour paper, black cardstock
Also: clear embossing powder
Heather Telford 
WOW! My jaw just hit the floor! Your layered stamping is amazing! The colors gorgeous. That tree looks more like a photograph than a stamped image. Heather, this one is a masterpiece!
Thank you Nancy, for such sweet encouragement.
Very nice.
So that’s how you did it! Thanks for sharing the steps on how you created this beautiful scene.
Some people create little scenes on their cards; you create entire cityscapes. This is gorgeous.
Gorgeous card!
Wow…the colours are so striking…love the pink to apricot! What a beautiful card!
Another beautifully put together scene Heather and I love the colours especially that peachy pink and yellow which adds such pretty light to the background. x
Brilliant watercolor and composition!