Stamp a scene!

Hello crafting friends!

Phew what a scorcher today! So hot that I had to sneak inside and conjure up a cooling lake scene in the Craft Square Metre! Come and see:

I used Stampin' Up's Waterfront to make this card and it's odd but in the 10 months I've owned this set, I've never actually used it as a 'stamp a scene' set! It was the best fun ever and I highly recommend having a play :)

To start the card I pounced versamark ink in the sky area and in the centre of the card where I was going to stamp my water. I heat embossed it with clear embossing powder and sponged distress ink over it. Next came the mountains, stamped with Highland Heather ink and then again with Sahara Sand ink using the rock and roll technique.

I stamped the water, then added more mountains either side. The foreground was stamped in green inks using the other two brush stroke stamps. I added the trees using darker green inks in the foreground and, to get a sense of perspective, masked off the closest mountains and stamped just the tops of the trees so they looked like smaller versions.

After that, it was fun to add interest using the 'direct to paper' ink technique for the sky, sponging for the foreground, and doodling tiny details. I finished by stamping a pair of birds from Take Flight 2 by Inkylicious and a heat embossed sentiment from Clearly Besotted's Simply Said.

EDITED TO ADD AN AWARD

So pleased to be Honourably Mentioned at The Male Room with this card :)

CHALLENGES
I am joining in with Double D's Begins With The Letter M challenge with my mountains; also The Male Room, where Landscapes is the theme; Watercooler Wednesday where they're celebrating Occasions; The Sisterhood of Crafters where it's all about your Favourite Technique - I'd forgotten how much fun it is to make an arty scene with stamps using emboss-resist and sponging; There's an Anything Goes challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More this week too, so I'll play along there.

AND IN OTHER NEWS
My lovely friend Brenda popped round today bearing gifts and one of them was this beautiful bunting she sewed herself. I have strung it up in the garden to set the scene for the weekend's birthday celebrations.

Me: Ahhhh! The perfect spot to sit in the sunshine and chat and sip a frosted glass of bubbles!
Eva: Hmm. Not for me thanks but if there's a bone going you could get me interested!
Me: You know Eva, watching you slavering over a bone isn't really going to strike the celebratory note I'm looking for!

I hope you're having a good weekend and taking good care of yourselves.

Sending hugs,