Monday 4 July 2016

A Little Bird Told Me

Morning, Here is another one of the cards I made for the launch of Leonie's New Stamps and Embossing Folders on Hochanda. I have called this one 'A little Bird Told Me', as it has been bringing along the greeting in the hearts word by word.

To start with I stamped out my garden bird in Memento Black ink, the bird is by Clarity Stamps. I masked off the bird and stamped a small heart in it's beak.

Next I took one of the graduated swirl stamps from the collection and stamped around the page to create a border/frame.

Once I had decided on where my landscape was to be I stamped six hearts across the page. I used a mask so I could overlap the hearts without them being overstamped.

Next I added a mask to each of the hearts so I could continue adding my background design.

I added the hills using Mowed Lawn Distress Ink and a very small amount of Peeled Paint on the first level. I made the greens deeper at the tops blending the colour to a very pale shade where they joined to add the feeling of distance.

I masked the sun off with a  circle mask and added the colour using Stonewashed Adirondack and Memento Summer Sky. I removed the masks from the sun and added some Scattered Straw Distress Ink, dragging it a little into the sky to give a hazy appearance. You have to be careful here to avoid and green tones.

I added the trees and bushes, using a medium tree from Clarity Stamps, turned on it's side for the bushes. To complete the picture, I stamped the words in the hearts to make up the phrase.

Lastly I coloured my Bird, with alcohol markers, here a selection of blues. I layered the design onto a slate grey pearl card with Cosmic Shimmer glue.

Thank you so much for visiting today, I hope you like what I have shared today including the step by step. I hope that you will pop back again soon. I do want to say thank you again, for all of the lovely messages that you leave, I really do enjoy reading them.

10 comments:

  1. Loved this card the first time that I saw it. As ever love your landscape which always look so realistic I feel that I could walk into it! Also love the clever use of the hearts. Last but not least the Bluetit because I love feeding the wild birds and find it relaxing watching them in the garden.
    Thank you for sharing. Nicola x

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    1. I am so pleased to hear that Nicola, Thank you ever so much. I love the bird stamp from Clarity, it's such a lovely stamp to use. I also love watching and feeding the birds. It wonderful to see them in the garden.

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  2. Absolutely fabulous Nick The bird stamp is beautiful and as always I love your landscape.
    Hugs Janet xxx

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    1. Thank you ever so much Janet, I really like doing the scene cards, so I am really pleased you like them too.xx

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  3. Beautiful cd Nick, love the bird! xxx

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    1. Thank you so much Jean. I love this bird as well from Clarity. It stamps beautifully.xx

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  4. I love this, fantastic scene, just started following you so I'll be back xx

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    1. Thank you ever so much Tracey, I am so pleased you like it and even more happy to welcome you along. Many thanks xx

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  5. Love this Nick. It is fantastic. Thank you for sharing this.

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    1. Thank you so much, I am so happy to share while you like the projects I show you xx

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