This is for Robin's fun Free for All challenge - Sheltering Friends. Click here
for all the challenge details.
My MISTI stamping tool arrived a couple of weeks ago - I can honestly say I don't know how I lived without it. Because this stamping tool is so good I lashed out and purchased some more Lavinia stamps from England. The tree trunk on the left is a Lavinia stamp, the trunk is only 3" tall, but you can flip it upside down and stamp another couple of inches.
The weeping branches at the top are actually the left side of a large tree stamp that is terrible to stamp with and the sentiment is an even bigger pain in the rear end to get a crisp image. Thanks to the wonders of MISTI and my microwave oven, no stamp is a challenge anymore.
To remove the rubber from a wooden block, microwave on high for 10 seconds. While it is still warm, gently separate the red rubber from the foam. The rubber will be smooth with no traces of sticky stuff. Use the red rubber in MISTI as you would an acrylic stamp - apply kids school glue stick to the rubber - you can lift it up, move it around, stamp over and over, when you have finished wipe MISTI and the rubber with a baby wipe. No need to use Ezymount!!!
To get the words straight, I roughly placed the stamp where I wanted it to be, swished it with the glue stick, then I closed the MISTI lid to pick up the stamp. Using the grid that is on the lid, straighten the stamp up, ink it, close the lid...job done.
This is NOT my usual smack & squirt. I stamped the tree trunk first in distress ink and I thought adding inky water might make it run so I did the background with a foam blending tool straight from the distress ink pad. I stamped the owl last and coloured him with rusty hinge distress ink and an aqua pen, this was a good colour to cover the orange background.
Note: If you look closely you can see where the roots of the tree are double stamped. After I finished the card the trunk sort of blended into the background a bit, so I put the completed card in the MISTI and tried to lay my stamp on top of the image. I then stamped with brown StazOn to give it more clarity. Even though it is not exactly in the right place it is close enough not to effect the card - I doubt I could have done this using a thick acrylic block.
Thank you for looking and have a great weekend ladies.
Date: Thursday, March 5, 2015 GMT Views: 1952
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Registered: October 26, 2009 Location: Oakhurst, near Yosemite Nat'l Park. Posts: 46765
Thu, Mar 05, 2015 @ 10:22 PM
Great job Susie and now thanks a bunch, I must go buy a Misti! I've been holding out even though Lydia showed it's wonders on FB and everyone is talking about it!!! Now, I have to buy it!
I love your owl, he is so cute and your tree is marvelous!! I love how you were able to do the roots again!!! So very cool!
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Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Thu, Mar 05, 2015 @ 10:37 PM
Susie, this is brilliant! The Misti is a phenomenal tool and I love it but it's your talent and imagination that makes your work so special! Who but you would have thought to make the tree taller, and the roots of the tree are what captivated me. They don't look double stamped at all! Your sponging, color and saturated hues make every forest so beautiful!
Registered: March 7, 2009 Location: Where the corn is knee high by the 4th of July Posts: 17498
Fri, Mar 06, 2015 @ 4:28 AM
Super card! Stamping over it nicely emphasized the great tree markings. Your owl is cute and the orange/rusty hinge are perfect colors. Like the other stamps and bkgrd, too. Terrific card!
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92385
Fri, Mar 06, 2015 @ 6:29 AM
Another magical card, Susie. It invites one to study all your small, but meaningful details....like how you did the leaves and their accents. Of course, the owl is fabulous in his multi-colored feathers holding that toadstool for shade(they are night birds, after all) : ) Your cards are the highlight of any gallery!!
Registered: October 19, 2007 Location: Packer Country, WI Posts: 71906
Fri, Mar 06, 2015 @ 7:23 AM
Amazing details on this cool card....love that tree stamp. It looks like a tree that's been around for along time. The shading really brings this tree to life. I'm so excited my Misti should be delivered tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up on how much you like it. Thanks for always describing how you made your card in detail. Fav'd
Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Fri, Mar 06, 2015 @ 8:12 AM
YOU, and so many others on here are pulling me kicking and screaming to the MISTI site to order one - hopefully soon! What you have done with it here is nothing short of amazing to get everything lined up so perfectly - your tree trunk looks like a tree that has been around for THOUSANDS of years - love the look of those big gnarled roots. Your BG is sponged beautifully and of course the sweet owl, holding his mushroom umbrella, is charming! The dotty tree stamp gives the impression of something akin to "fairy dust" surrounding him and makes me smile! AWESOME CARD!!! into my FAVS!
------------------------------ SUE aka GREENIE - Twisted Sistah Handmade cards because..No one displays an email on their mantle, or saves a FB post in a box of treasures! Nothing is impossible with God!