Sunday 24 July 2016

Walk With Me

 Good Morning.
 Simple card today as I play with a stencil from Memory Box and my Distress inks.

I began by placing my stencil onto my card front and got out my Distress inks.
I stenciled the center area first using Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers, being sure to blend the colours together.  Then I used some Dusty Concord for the top area and some Vintage Photo for the earth tone at the bottom of my card.
  I removed the stencil, then using a paint brush and some grey ink, I painted some shadows on the trees to add some extra interest.
The sentiment was inked with black Memento ink and stamped using my MISTI.

 Adding my card to these challenges:

Fantasy Stampers- CLEAN AND SIMPLE

Sweet Stampin'- OUTDOORS

A Bit More Time To Craft- ANYTHING GOES




 Thanks again for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- IO/ stencil- Memory Box/ ink- Distress, Memento/ applicator tool/ MISTI/ paint brush




22 comments:

Diane Jaquay said...

Such a lovely birch trees!

Crafting with Jeanne said...

I love how this turned out. Seriously pretty card!

Anke said...

WOW stunning card, Karen.

Hugs
Anke

nancy littrell said...

Gorgeous serene scene Karen. I love your color choices, shading to add depth to your trees and beautiful sentiment. TFS my friend. Hugs, Nancy

nancy littrell said...

Gorgeous serene scene Karen. I love your color choices, shading to add depth to your trees and beautiful sentiment. TFS my friend. Hugs, Nancy

Verna Angerhofer said...

This is so gorgeous in every way. I really love it!

Loll said...

Beautiful mix of colours Karen. And great job adding shading to the trees ... it really gives them a 3D look. xx

CherylQuilts said...

Wow, Karen, this is gorgeous and has such richness! I can't believe it's a stencil and that you've gotten so much depth with it! Amazing! And what a wonderful sentiment - so precious and so true! Hugs, my friend!

Lisa Lara said...

Unbelievable Karen. WOW.

Nstiz said...

That is one, awesome stencil and what a fabulous sky you created with those colors, Karen! It's just beautiful!!

Aileen said...

Looks fantastic Karen. Believe it or not I just got this stencil and was sitting just staring at it yesterday trying to work out just what I was going to do with it. So thanks for the much needed help xx

Stamping Bubbles said...

This is a stunning card Karen. Your attention to detail with the shading on the trees is fabulous. Thank you so much for joining our challenge at Fantasy Stampers.
Crafty hugs
Lesley

Karen K said...

I love your card! Your color blending is fantastic and the color choices are terrific. I wish I had that stencil!! Thanks for joining us over at The Crafter's Café!!

Princess Judy Palmer said...

This is fabulous. I love the shading you've done on the trees for that added oomph.

Bonnie said...

This is GORGEOUS, my friend! What a beautiful card!

Kate said...

Wow!! This card is absolutely gorgeous!!

Cara said...

This is stunning, love the beautiful blending and soft colours. Thanks for joining us this week at Sweet Stampin. Cara DT

Julie B said...

The trunks of the birches really stand out against the inky background.
TFS at Fantasy Stampers. :)

Thordis said...

It's a beautiful scene you have created with distress inks, and a perfect blend. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Stampin' this week :)

ruth..chen;-)) said...

wunderschön, liebe karin....sehr gelungen finde ich deine karte und lieben dank für dein schauen bei mir...
viele liebe grüsse...
ruth..chen;-))

Greta said...

Wow, Karen--your work is always gorgeous, but this is stunning! I didn't know stencils could make a card like this! Also, a big thank you for noticing my OLS card--made my day!

Bobby said...

I love birch trees and these do make me want to take a walk through them. They're so lovely, Karen.