Sunday 11 January 2015

The Lone Cypress

Happy Sunday to you,

Did you watch Barbara yesterday?  Fab show!  I always enjoy watching her demos and also seeing the cards from the Design Team - it always amazes me how many different ideas people have for using the same stamp/stencil.
I often have to have a bit of a play with a stamp before I get an idea of what I want to do with it, but as soon as I saw the Lone Cypress, I knew exactly how I wanted it to look (and, for once, the card actually turned out how I imagined!!!)

The stamp comes with a wonderful stencil too.
I stamped and embossed the image, then placed the stencil over it and drew round it with a black fine tip pen.
I masked off different areas of the image as I brushed ink over the area.  I kept to grey and orange
I added a setting sun and stamped the flock of birds
As a very simple finishing touch to the edge of the card, I just drew a line all round with the same black pen.
I am very pleased with how this turned out!...and Dean liked it too - what more could I ask!
Have a great day
Janet xxx

9 comments:

  1. Hi Janet,
    You've used here my favourite colours here and they really add to the stamped image, a stunning card sample, I love it.
    Take care,
    Jackie

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  2. Hi Janet, it is very beautiful and of course Dean liked it, it jumped off the card and you were immediately drawn to it. Congratulations.

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  3. Loved this when I saw it on TV Janet. Gorgeous colours. My sort of card with so many uses. Well done. Had to tape the prog yesterday so finishing off watching with a coffee this morning.

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  4. Hello Janet! I missed the show.... and I had really wanted to see it! I love this card design... really simple but so effective! Lovely!! :) x

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  5. Love this card Janet. Such a striking choice of colours. Xxx

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  6. Such a beautiful card Janet. I love the colouring and your setting sun. x

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  7. really like this one Janet - lovely colours too! Do we get to play with these at Clarity East?

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  8. this card will be the cause of my buying this stamp xx

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  9. What a lovely card Janet. My poor purse, my poor head. Too many wonderful design samples being shown our way...May need to start up a crafters Anonymous at this rate. Hugs x

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