More masking
Posted: March 19, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Darkroom Door, Penny Black, Wildflowers Vol 2 17 Comments
Surprised? That I would do more masking, that is? I should set myself a challenge one day to make a card that doesn’t involve sponging or masking!
This one is masked but not sponged. I added the colour to the masked panel with a brayer, first the cranberry then the teal. I then stamped a few flowers in teal and cranberry before removing the masks and adding flowers in black. The sentiment does look a wee bit lost on the coloured panel but in real life it is easier to read.
Supplies:
Stamps: Wildflowers Vol 2 (Darkroom Door), …smiling (PB)
Inks: Cranberry Crisp, Taken with Teal(SU), Versafine Onyx Black
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic Ivory
Less is More Masking
Posted: March 18, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Darkroom Door, Penny Black, Wildflowers Vol 2 33 Comments
The challenge at the Less is More blog this week is to use masking. Well that is not a challenge at all; it is more of a challenge not to!
I masked the rectangular panel first and then positioned a second mask across the panel to make the hilly horizon. Above the horizon I sponged sunrise colours and below the grassy colours. After removing the hill mask I added the flowers from Darkroom Door, removed all the masks and finally added the sentiment from Penny Black. I like the way this sentiment looks like a hastily handwritten note.
Have a great day; I hope the sun is shining where you are!
Supplies:
Stamps: Wildflowers Vol 2 (Darkroom Door), Thinking of You (PB)
Inks: Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, True Thyme, Old Olive, Buckaroo Blue (SU), Versafine Onyx Black
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic Ivory
Inspired by Simplicity
Posted: March 9, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Darkroom Door, Wildflowers Vol 2 12 Comments
This is the third card I made when trying out my new Wildflowers set. It was inspired by this lovely card by Susan at Simplicity. I limited the colour scheme to five colours and made sure there was a common colour on each panel to tie it together. I applied markers directly onto the stamps and spritzed the stamp with water before stamping it on the white card.
It is March break in Ontario so I am hoping for a little more stamping time in the next week. So hopefully a few more cards on the blog too.
Supplies:
Stamps: Wildflowers Vol 2 (Darkroom Door), Upsy Daisy(SU)
Inks: Markers (SU)
Cardstock: MFP white
Neutral wildflowers
Posted: March 8, 2012 Filed under: Darkroom Door, Wildflowers Vol 2 15 Comments
Here is another card made with one of the stamps from the Darkroom Door Wildflowers 2 set. It is an unusual colour scheme for me but I was thinking of the Less is More stamp challenge (Neutral colours) when I made it. By the time I had finished however I realised there was a little more stamping rather than less covering the card!
I started by masking the panel then stamping the wildflower spray in versamark a couple of times. I then sponged some crumb cake ink before sprinkling some clear embossing powder over the wildflowers. Because I had sponged after the versamark the embossed images ended up rather ghost-like. I inked a brayer with a small square ink pad and then transferred it to the panel creating slight tile effect on the back ground. A little more sponging, flowers stamped in early espresso and a black flower and sentiment completed the card.
Thank you again for visiting and commenting; I enjoy reading your comments and appreciate all your encouragement.
Supplies:
Stamps: Wildflowers Vol 2 (Darkroom Door), All Year Cheer(SU)
Inks: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake (SU), Versafine Onyx Black
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic Ivory
Silhouette and sun
Posted: March 6, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Darkroom Door, Wildflowers Vol 2 13 Comments
My parents sent me a stamp set from Darkroom Door for my birthday so I played around with it on the weekend. The set is Wildflowers Vol 2 and is full of lovely silhouettes just waiting to be stamped into a scenic landscape!
I masked a panel first then sponged in greens, blue and yellow before stamping the flowers in green a couple of times, then black to finish. I planned to pop the panel up but it still needed something more so I pulled out the embroidery thread and punched a couple of indents to wrap a length of thread around a few times. I have a couple more using this set coming up over the next few days.
Thanks for dropping by.
Supplies:
Stamps: Wildflowers Vol 2 (Darkroom Door), Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU)
Inks: Summer Sun, Mellow Moss, Artichoke, Bashful Blue (SU), Versafine Onyx Black
Cardstock: MFP 100lb white
Also: Embroidery thread
Summer forever
Posted: September 2, 2011 Filed under: CAS, Trees 11 Comments
The nights are getting cooler here but the days are still lovely so I thought another summer scene would be appropriate. It won’t be long before it is all autumn colours. Unlike others who are already posting their Christmas designs, I can’t seem to stamp too much out of season. I guess I am inspired by whatever’s happening outside.
This is the type of scene that I usually do on a one layer card but I think it works with a thin black mat also. I sponged a blue and green background between two masks before removing the masks and adding the tree and sentiment.
Have a great weekend.
Supplies:
Stamps: Trees (Darkroom Door) Season of Friendship (SU)
Inks: Basic Black, Brocade Blue ,Certainly Celery
Cardstock: SU Whisper White, Brocade Blue, Basic Black
Fern frond wedding card
Posted: August 16, 2011 Filed under: CAS, Wilderness Vol.2 16 CommentsAfter being a little experimental the other day I returned to the safety and comfort of masking and sponging. Sigh…that’s more like it.
We went to a beautiful wedding on Saturday where the bridesmaids wore purple and carried green and red flowers. I went with purple and green colour scheme for my card. I masked so I could sponged about a third of the card. I sponged with sage shadow, almost amethyst and elegant eggplant. Before removing the mask I stamped the fern a few times. With the mask off I stamped the fern again and added the sentiment.
Thank you for all the encouraging comments about my “experiment”. I appreciate you taking the time to write me a note.
Supplies:
Stamps: Wilderness Vol.2 (Darkroom Door), Teeny Tiny wishes(SU)
Inks: Sage Shadow, Almost Amethyst, Elegant Eggplant
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic Ivory
Sponged wooded path
Posted: August 9, 2011 Filed under: CAS, Wilderness Vol.2 9 Comments
This stamp is so lovely that it doesn’t really need me to add anything. I have used it once before with embossing and autumn colours so this time I tried the colours I see around at present and a little sponging outside the lines.
I spent most of the weekend at the National Youth Track & Field Championships volunteering and watching my daughter compete so I am now catching up on the inspiring cards that were posted over the weekend.
Supplies:
Stamps: Wilderness Vol.2 (Darkroom Door), Hugs & Wishes(SU)
Inks: Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic White
An Autumn fix
Posted: July 25, 2011 Filed under: CAS, Trees, With Gratitude 12 Comments
I really like one layer cards particularly the ones with a masked and sponged area on them. They certainly do not all work the first time however which results in card bases with mistakes on them. I can fix them by either covering the mistake with another layer or by cutting the card front up and attaching it onto a new card base. Either way the failed one layer often becomes a two or more layer. I hate to waste a whole card base so that is what I usually do. If the recipients of my cards peeled off the image layer off their cards and turned it over they might just see one of my mistakes!
What I have to show you today are a couple of one layers which became two layers! The errors this time were such that I cut the card base in half, turned it over and started again but still managed to create the clean look of a one layer card. I masked an area and sponged in Saffron, Rose Red and Pumpkin then stamped my image and sentiment in Early Espresso.
Supplies:
Stamps: Trees (Darkroom Door), With Gratitude, Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU)
Inks: Early Espresso, So Saffron, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic Ivory, Chocolate Chip
Summer Haze
Posted: July 22, 2011 Filed under: CAS, Stamped Landscapes, Trees 10 CommentsWe have had some hot summer days this week; perhaps that is why I ended up stamping with warm yellows and reds again. Each day this week I have dropped all my children off at camp and had the day to myself-a very rare occurrence. Each time I picked them up my son has asked whether I made a card and uploaded it. Finally I have one.
I created the picture panel on white cardstock, masking the sun and sky first before sponging in summer sun, apricot and rose red. I then created the hills with a curved mask and celery and summer sun inks. The trees were stamped in black while the final (lowest) mask was still in place. It is not clear in the photo but both the card base and olive strip are textured cardstock,
I hope you are enjoying some great weather wherever you are. Thanks for dropping in today.
Supplies:
Stamps: Trees (Darkroom Door
Inks: Basic Black, Summer Sun,Apricot Appeal, Rose Red, Certainly Celery
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic White, Textured Summer Sun & Old Olive, Basic Black
Heather Telford 