Thursday, May 28, 2020

Mountain Stampscapes

I stamped these mountains on some cardstock as a prop for a song I was singing to my grandkids. Later on I found Kevin Nakagawa's YouTube Tutorial and was able to make it into a card.

My scene is very basic! I liked how Kevin used a torn paper towel as a mask, to soften the edges when stamping. Kevin stamped on a photograph of clouds which he shared on that YouTube page. I used plain cardstock, because that's where I stamped the mountains. Maybe I will try stamping on a cloud photo sometime. I would also like to try Kevin's method of adding colored marker to the stamp to add a touch of color to the images. His tutorial has a lot of good information!

Usually when using Stampscapes stamps I stamp everything in black first. This time I only used black ink (distress black soot) on the church. The mountains were stamped in distress hickory smoke. The hills and trees were stamped in pine needles.

I used blending brushes to add color to the mountains, church and trees and pathway.

Stamps:
Stampscapes: Rocky Peaks 118F, Curvilinear Road 145F, Church Sm.298B, 
Tree Duo 085A
Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous THJ009 Saying Stuff

Inks:
Stampin' Up!: going grey
Distress: chipped sapphire, faded jeans, shaded lilac, pine needles, scattered straw, wild honey, gathered twigs
Versafine: Onyx Black for the sentiments.

Here is a similar scene, where I substituted Kevin's Lakeside Cabin 147F for the Curvilinear Road and Church stamps.  I used distress hickory smoke to stamp the main images-mountains and scene. Then I used pine needles to stamp over the grey trees above the water. I sponged the cabin with distress wild honey and used hickory smoke to sponge all around the edges of the layer.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Panel Cards with Printed Papers

I was so glad to find a way to use scraps left over from my Teepee cards.
I cut the printed papers into 1-5/8 inch strips. My side pieces are 3-3/4 inches long. I stamped the sentiment and then cut the center piece. My printed papers are attached to a black panel which is  5-1/4 inch wide by 4 inches high.



Stamps: Stampin' Up!

Inks: SU rose red and Versafine onxy black

Plastic sequins from Hero Arts

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Sunday, May 24, 2020

Beautiful Friendship Cards

My friend, Mona, gave me the Stampin' Up! set called Beautiful Friendship. I complimented her on a card she sent me and before I knew it, that set was in my mailbox! 

 I pulled out my little "wooden peg bow maker" for the small bows. Thank you Hetty-for giving that to me!

These cards were inspired by Julianne Richards card.


Inks: Stampin' Up! almost amethyst, Distress mowed lawn

Stamps: Stampin' Up!, Hero Arts, Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous-cling "saying stuff", DeNami Design

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Sending love and hugs and prayers!