Autumn Entrance

Days are getting shorter, nights are getting cooler and autumn is officially a few days away. I created this welcoming little scene with the Penny Black set ‘autumn entrance‘. The largest stamps are the door, the window and the bricks but then there are four different pumpkin stamps, the basket of wood, a wreath and a potted plant. Looks like I will be making a winter version too.

I stamped the door, window, pumpkins and basket on post-it notes, then cut them out so I could arrange them on a hot pressed watercolour paper panel. With the post-it masks in place I stamped the brick background over the top in ground espresso and barn door distress inks. I removed the door and window masks then stamped both images with faded jeans, weathered wood and black soot distress inks. Next the basket and tall pumpkin masks came off so I could stamp with mowed lawn, spiced marmalade, wild honey and carved pumpkin inks. Finally I removed the small pumpkin mask and completed the scene.

With the masks off and the stamping complete I used a brush and water, along with extra ink smooshed on my glass mat, to paint all the elements. I added a sentiment from the PB ‘ever thanks‘ set to complete the card. I do enjoy creating scenes or vignettes with stamps and this is a great set for doing just that. Do you have any sets that help you create little landscapes or scenes?

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