TodayÂ’s Ways to Use It Challenge asks us to plant a tree. So here are a couple of trees along w/ some deer & a bird. If truth be told, this particular tree was planted a while ago & has just been waiting in the wings. And it just happens to fit the sketch (horizontal instead of vertical) so I'm adding it.
To make my silhouette card, I started w/ some dp that has a faint green pattern around the edges. I stamped the trees, deer, bird & clouds w/ two shades of green Memento & took a dry blender pen to add shading before the ink completely dried. The littlest deer was stamped twice w/ the darker green to appear more in the shadows. The ground was first stamped w/ the image in the cottage green, then parts of it again in the pine. I used the Belles Vignes image to add some vines all around the panel w/ the pear tart ink. Parts of the Find Beauty image were stamped along the ground first w/ the ivy ink, then w/ white ink on top of the dark areas.
Thanks so much for looking! Closeups are on my blog: The Write Stuff
Date: Thursday, April 21, 2016 GMT Views: 1176
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Thu, Apr 21, 2016 @ 12:50 PM
What an amazing monochromatic card, Julie. I'd never have thought to try green deer, but they look super. Looking back up again, they're almost like amazing topiary!!
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Thu, Apr 21, 2016 @ 3:49 PM
Julie, your card is gorgeous with the different shades of green! I love how you darkened the smallest deer; he looks like he's in his Mom's shadow! Your cards are always so amazing, Julie!!