I love when the second Monday of each month rolls around again so I can share another one of my Let's Make a Scene designs sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps. Scenes are so much fun to do and usually require very little masking.
Today I have create a little garden scene with daffodils and tulips under the birch trees.
The colorful and beautiful flowers of spring and summer always bring me such joy!
The secret to successful masking is to start with the front image first. I stamped two bunches of daffodils first of all. Then work back image by image. To stamp the purple tulips, I placed masks over the daffodils and then stamped the tulips. I then masked the tulips so I could stamp the birch trunks behind them. With the masks still on the daffodils, I added the fringe of grass. To finish the composition I brushed on distress ink for the soil and the sky. The sentiment was added last of all.
Another card in which I used this same method can been seen here.
I am entering today's daffodils and tulips card in the following challenges this week:
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #85, Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - July - In my Garden
Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 475 - In my Garden
Kitchen Sink Stamp Sets used to complete this card include:
Color Recipes used on today's card:
Daffodil Blooms
Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Pineapple Punch
Layer 4 - Stampin' Up Peekaboo Peach
Layer 2 - Memento Dandelion
Layer 1 - Stampin' Up Barely Banana
Daffodil Leaves and Stems
Layer 1 - Memento Pear Tart
Layer 2 - Memento Bamboo Leaves
Layer 3 - Memento Olive Grove
Tulip Blossoms
Layer 1 - Memento Lulu Lavender
Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Lavender Lace
Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Highland Heather
Layer 4 - Stampin' Up Gorgeous Grape
Since so much of the tulip stems and leaves were covered by the daffodils, I only stamped layer 1 and I used Stampin' Up Old Olive to do so.
Birch Trunks
Layer 1 - Stampin' Up Creamy Caramel
Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Soft Suede
Leaves of the Birch Trees
Layer 1 - Stampin' Up Lemon Lime Twist
Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Lucky Limeade
Layer 3 - Stampin' Up Old Olive
The ground was created by brushing on Vintage Photo Distress Ink and then flicking it with speckles of the same.
For the sky, I used Peacock Feathers Distress Ink added with a soft brush.
The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.
The papers used include:
Stampin' Up Daffodil Delight
Stampin' Up Lavender Lace
Recollections 110 White
The embellishments are purple grosgrain ribbon and gold cord.
Before I leave you today, I wanted to let you know that Firecracker Savings
have been extended until midnight Pacific Time on Wednesday, July 11.
