Monday, April 7, 2008

Stampbord Lakeside Cabin



Ampersand makes a wonderful product called Stampbord. It is a hunk of board with clay adhered to it. You stamp on it, then scrape off bits of clay revealing the white underneath as accents. This card uses a 3.5 x 5 inch oval stampbord. I stamped with Marvy Matchables Black ink, masking the tree to add the cabin and rocks. I also masked the rocks when I was adding the branches as well as the ink for the water. Using Adirondack Lights Aqua and Earthtones Stream with a Colorbox Stylus I colored in the water. The sky is Adirondack Lights Cool Peri and Earthtones Denim with some Stream added in as well. The Adirondack Lights are very pale and create a base color for your other colors to blend on to. The cabin and the rocks in the foreground were colored with Tombow marker 912 Pale Cherry. I added some 098 Avocado to the rocks for shading. The tree trunk was colored using 977 Saddle Brown. And lastly I added 992 Sand to the rocks and shrubs on the island. The next step is to scratch the ink back off creating highlights. Since I do not have a moon in the sky, I hoped to give the impression that it is to the right side of the scene by highlighting everything on the right side. As the final step, I used a glossy clear acrylic spray to seal the stampbord The peel off stickers helped to fill up the extra space on the 5 x 7 card.

5 comments:

Sandy Knecht said...

Sandy, you work is as good as Kevin and Ken's. Just beautiful.

Anonymous said...

One more thing to add to the list that I want to learn... it keeps growing by leaps and bounds. Beautiful Sandy!

Sandy W.

FireCracker082 said...

wow!! your art is amazing!! I love the deep rich colors, and the unique way your spring cards open...terrific!!

Christie said...

Sandy, you are one fine stamping, coloring, crafty lady. Your work inspires me. Sure you won't move to Texas.
Outlines stamper,
Christie

ajyoyo said...

I love these cards, and this one struck me particularly! Love it! You are such a talented artist girl!