I have another card similar to this one in my gallery and this is perfecting the first one. First I learned to stamp the moose (using a stamp positioner) twice to get a full coverage with solid stamps. Then to get the pink streaks (not that pink in real life) I used H2O brush and ink after the blue was brayered.
With a change of stamps, colors and adding layers, I like this one much better than the first.
Ranger resist ink was applied with a paint brush before the brayer of blue on the sky was added, then the pink was added last. It takes repeated strokes to achieve the look here.
Link to Ranger Resist Ink
This card is headed to Iraq to a unit of soldiers whose homes and family were in the Katrina hurricane.
Date: Thursday, September 8, 2005 GMT Views: 8312
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Registered: September 18, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 226
Thu, Dec 29, 2005 @ 7:59 PM
I am taken back to my home looking at this card, I grew up in Alaska and now reside in Ohio, don't ask me why But this is an exact replica of what I saw in my backyard some nights and the northern lights, breathtaking. Thank you so much for bringing back wonderful memories, you captured this image perfectly! Could you send one to me too please? TFS!
Registered: July 12, 2005 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 9080
Fri, Dec 30, 2005 @ 4:27 PM
You take something that's Great already and make it even better. I just don't know how you do it!!! After seeing your two, I don't really know if I'm up to this challenge or not. TFS~you do fantastic work!
Registered: March 23, 2005 Location: North Pole, AK Posts: 19
Tue, Jan 24, 2006 @ 8:48 AM
Awesome card, I do agree! Great instructions too, but where's the instructions on how to make the grass? Are the grass and trees SU stamps? Also could you get a little more detailed about how you added the pink? With a aquapainter? So you watercolored the pink on? Thanks SO MUCH!