Another round of the perfect sunset/sunrise colors! And another cowboy card. Sorry, y'all! I'm a native Texan & I love southwest cards. Today's colors are pretty much my go to colors for sunrise/sunset & IMHO, they are perfect for a silhouette card. The green dessert is icing on the cake!
I used a a torn mask for the ground & sponged on the greens, reversed the mask & sponged on some yellow for the sky. Then I added a big circle mask & sponged on more yellow, some orange & a little watermelony red. I used the edge of the sponge to add the streaks coming from the sun, then highlighted them a bit w/ a white Prismacolor pencil.
I put the bg into my Misti then stamped the silhouette cowboy, lg cactus & the eagle. The small cactus & little cloud are punches. I die cut the scene w/ a Double Stitched Rectangle, doing a little out of the box for the eagle. The black bg was done w/ a small border punch. I made a corner template out of copy paper & used it to help punch all around the edges and have it be as symmetrical as possible.
Thanks so much for looking! Closeups & the inside are on my blog: The Write Stuff
Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 GMT Views: 1970
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Registered: April 16, 2008 Location: Meridian, Idaho Posts: 8507
Tue, May 24, 2016 @ 8:07 AM
Love your Southwestern scene! The sun is spectacular with the rays gleaming against the red sky, and that border is just the perfect touch for this theme. Fabulous card!
------------------------------ Stef
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105288
Tue, May 24, 2016 @ 10:42 AM
This scene is so gorgeous......I love it in the bold colors!! Great silhouette! When DH had foot surgery last summer as well, we should have asked to borrow your parrot. He may have to have repeat surgery this year.......is the offer good??????????????
------------------------------ Anne HarmonFS154, QFTD58, PROUD FAN CLUB MEMBER (photo of our Great Granddaughter Elise, just 6 months old) and me, even older.