Stampscapes - My First Winter Scene

Good Morning!

I played in my cave for a while last night.  You know when you get an idea in your head and it keeps banging to get let out??  Okay... maybe you don't have anyone banging around in your head lol!  I do...

I had an idea for a winter scene and went to work, trying to bring it to life.  Originally the sky was quite dark, like it does when a blizzard is rolling in.  They lightened up overnight to a colour I'm happy with.

The top scene is the first one of two I did.  I always tell people to do at least two scenes at a time so you can try something different with one or, in case one doesn't turn out!  The latter is what happened with the one above.  I goofed on the forground and snow shading.  The layout is a tad different and the sky is different as well.

One thing I tried that is new to me is.. Double dipping.  I thought of it so I'm naming it!  Have a feeling it's called something else on the net.  If you look closely at the trees and fence posts you will see that the image is stamped in the usual black ink but I then double dipped by adding other colours to the stamp.   The tree tops are double dipped and the fence posts as well.  It shows a lot better in the picture above.

This second scene is the one I like.  Only two goofs that will be easy to hide haha!  The stamps I used were masked off with ripped pieces of painter's tape.  You can't see all of the grass when it snows and the trees are from a water scene stamp!  The sky is quite uniformed in colour.  I see the dining room light has caught the top edge of the photo.

I'll probably mount the scenes tonight.  Have to pick papers that will make them pop!

7 p.m. - Finally Mounted - #1

This photo shows 'auto colour' on my Picassa software... Makes the snow stand out!

 

Finally Mounted #2

This is using no colour enhancement... Looks colder with snow on the horizon this way.

 

The recipe is as follows:

Stamps - All from Stampscapes

008A  Buck

207E  Pine Island

192B  Bush

293C  Old Fence

289D  Fence

Inks used

Adirondack Dye Ink Pads - Aqua, Latte, Archival Black

Memento Dye Ink Pads - Summer Sky, London Fog, Bamboo Leaves

Paper - Glossy, Unknown for mounting

Tools - Colorbox Stylus, White paint pen, MS Snowflake punch