Summer silhouette

Posted: June 23, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Berry red snow white, CAS, Dreamy, Penny Black, Stamped Landscapes | 16 Comments

I haven’t stamped a landscape for a while so I decided to create something summery. Don’t bother thinking too long about why the moon is out and the the grass is sunlit and yet there is still a silhouette in the foreground. I didn’t really think that one through myself; I just wanted to make it pretty.

I started with border masks and a circle for the moon. I sponged in blue, then yellow and finally orange. The wispy grass in orange is the top of the Dreamy stamp and the the silhouette is Berry red, Snow white. If I was making this one again I would stamp my sentiment a smidge higher, but on the whole I was happy with the way it turned out.

I hope you are enjoying some summer weather or if you’re in the southern hemisphere at least some sunshine.

Supplies:

Stamps: Dreamy, Berry Red Snow White, Wishes(Penny Black)
Inks:  Memento Danube Blue, Summer Sky, Daffodil, Cantaloupe,  Versafine Onyx Black(Tsukineko)

A favourite masking layout

Posted: June 1, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: CAS, Dreamy, Penny Black | 5 Comments

The Penny Black blog ends its technique week with cards featuring masking. I decided to use one of the layouts I often turn to, a masked and sponged vertical panel with a feature image extending beyond the masking. Here are a few other cards I have created using this layout Balloons, Delicate florals & Winter Sky. To create this card I sponged the sky first taking care to get lighter towards the bottom so that I could position a torn mask over most of the sky and sponge a hill in brown.

Make sure you visit the Penny Black Blog to see a range of cards using different masking techniques.

Supplies:

Stamps: Dreamy 40-102, Flourish Birthday 4071F (PB)
Inks: Memento Bahama Blue, Potter’s Clay & Rhubarb Stick and Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko)