Morning Chicks!
It's time for a new challenge at
Craft A Scene so get your stamps out and join the fun! The theme for February is Snow... I know, we are all looking forward to Spring now but with this being only our second challenge it's a great time to put snow in the scenes so we can get ideas for next fall when doing Christmas cards or what have you! (I know you don't like snow down in Auzzieland Shaz but I'll be watching to see what you enter this month!! And.. No excuses this month Gail!)
I have two scenes to show you today. The second one will have photos of how the scene looks as it is being worked on. Actually, I like the second one best of all! Both are the same but, also very different. And... Believe it or not. they are done with the exact same stamps but the glossy paper was cut into two different sizes. Just doing that can change everything!
Scene #1
I had to do some fudging with stamps and taping them off to make everything fit. The glossy cardstock was cut into six and away I went! In the end, I only ended up with two of the smaller scenes that were worth keeping. My rule of thumb is to do at least two identical scenes every time as something always goes wrong. Some goof ups can be disguised and some are not worth saving. Keep the wrong ones and use them to try different techniques as you progress be it colour, stamp placement, etc.
The scenes in this post are made up of
Stampscapes stamps. The images were stamped first and the first coat of colour was put on. I left them overnight as some dye inks fade a bit and added more colour the next day. A list of colours used will be posted down below.
Snow was added using a white craft paint pen and once that dried I added some MS fine clear glitter here and there to reflect light.
Scene #2
As stated above, this scene uses the exact same stamps as above, along with the same colour combinations. What's different? Well... This is how it would actually look standing inside the forest looking out to the meadow. Large fir trees don't allow snow to penetrate to the forest floor for the most part. I wanted to do something 'outside the box' for this larger scene. It is mounted, but not on a card yet. It will be a 5 1/2 X 8 inch card and I was having one heckuva time trying to figure out just how to embellish this one to give it some oomphff!! (Yes, that's a word in my personal dictionary!)
Step 1: Stamp the images on glossy card stock and colour with a stylus. Leave overnight and add more colour where needed
Step #2: Add snow using the craft paint pen.
Step #3: I added clear glitter here and there to show highlights but, also to make it look like there had been a wind when it snowed and the flakes blew onto the tree trunks.
Here is a closeup!
Now... Here is the finished scene mounted!
The recipe for these scenes is...
Stamps: Stampscapes
087F - Tree Trunk
088F - Tree Trunk Trio
018E - Cloud Cumulous
299B - Three Rocks and Grass
301A - Rocks and Grass
050E - Lakeside Reflections
192B - Bush Large
272G - Prickly Branches
Inks Used:
Archival Black to stamp images
Adirondack Dye Inks: Pesto, Latte, Aqua
Memento Dye Inks: Bamboo, London Fog, Summer Sky
Ranger Distress Inks: Walnut Stain, Black Soot, Gathered Twigs, Crushed Olive, Shabby Shutters
ColorBox Stylus with foam tips
Glue Pen
MStewart Clear Fine Glitter
Recollections Paper
Staples 110 lb. White Cardstock
There you have it! Thanks for looking and don't forget to head on over to
Craft A Scene to see all of the wonderful challenge entries for February and works of art from our Design Team! Check out the DT
blogs as well for descriptions and directions for their designs.
Hugs,
Sheree
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