Feels very good to be back in my craft-room stamping again.  These stamp images are from http://www.mypapermoon.com

Ready for a tutorial?  If so, let’s get started.

Supplies:

On Whisper White card stock brayered Hazelnut ink on both ends, leaving a white space.

On both ends again, brayered on Salmon ink, not covering the Hazelnut completely.

Punched a 1 3/8″ circle in a post it note and used the negative image as a mask.

Sponged Terra Cotta ink in a circular motion over circle in post it note.

Sponged Rust ink in a circular motion over bottom and top of circle in post it note.

Tore a cliff shape from a piece of Going Gray card stock.

Sponged Going Gray ink along the front edge of the cliff shape and Oregano ink along the top edge.

Ignore the color at the bottom of the card stock.

Stamped bird in tree stamp with Stazon black ink.

Stamped Tree stamp with Stazon Black ink at top of card stock.

Adhered cliff shape to main card stock.

Stamped tree stamp along bottom of card stock with Stazon Black ink.

Sponged Going Gray ink at bottom of card stock using a bouncing motion.

Sponged  Stazon Black ink at bottom of card-stock not covering all of the Going Gray ink.

Decided I wanted the scene to be a lot darker at the top of the card stock so I brayered on Rust ink along the top.

Used a white gel pen to color in the bird.

Sponged Going Gray in at the backside of the cliff.

Used a Prismacolor Silver Paint Pen to go around the edge of the card stock.  Note:  just hold the pen so it is half on the card stock and half on your scrap paper and you will get a straight line without a ruler.

Used the white gel pen again to make highlights in the trees and to add a few specks on the ground area to simulate weeds and grasses.

Here is the assembled card.

Thanks for following along with me and I hope you will give it a try.

May your evening be filled with a sunset!

Until tomorrow. . . . .

Hi Everyone, I’m back from vacation refreshed and ready to create.  My vacation was one of learning.  I attended the Art & Soul By the Sea Retreat at Asilomar State Park, Monterey, CA.  Where I took a two-day class on making Nature journals from a fabulous teacher, LK Ludwig.  LK has a book out on the subject, which I ordered first thing upon returning home.  Anyway, here is a shot of my nature journal I created.

I learned so many new techniques that I hope to incorporate in my card making.  One for instance is applying Patina to Metal Mesh, like you see on my journal cover.  Yep, that’s right, stamping on metal mesh!

I also took a one day class called Simpatico from the wonderful, Angela Cartwright who is also a published author.  I’ve got her book ordered too, lol.  Simpatico is taking Black and white photos and applying color to them.  Here is a horrible scan of one of mine that I did in her class, but you can get an idea of the technique.

Although we were in the classroom during the day, we were able to enjoy the scenery at Asilomar early morning and during the evenings.  Here is an early morning shot.

My vacation was not entirely spent in the classroom.  Here is picture I took along the coast as we were on our way to spend the day shopping in Carmel.

Ok, enough with my vacation photos.  I can hear you snoring, Zzzzzzz.

I hope this post finds all of you happy and healthy. 

I plan to post a tutorial later today.  Stay tuned because I’m back and ready to do some stamping!