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A project from our live show THE ART OF CARDISTRY - Join me for my Creative Card Session with all my wonderful USA following - Broadcast 11th SEP 23 · 09/11/2023 · watch it from 1:03:45
Create a stunning atmospheric forest scene card featuring a vibrant purple and pink sky with silhouette trees reflected in water below and a detailed moon above. Using the Reflection Collection stamps, you'll build up layers of trees and foliage in black against the coloured background, with the built-in reflection effect creating depth and realism. This striking card demonstrates how to achieve a professional-looking landscape scene with simple stamping techniques.
Swipe the Tiffany blue ink pad down the left side of your white card base. Continue building up colour layers by swiping the magenta and indigo ink pads alongside, creating a blended effect.
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Lightly spray the inked card with water from a spray bottle to create a watercolour effect. Hold the bottle above the card and mist gently to allow the colours to blend.
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Gently tap the card to allow the water and ink to blend together, creating an atmospheric effect with the purple and blue colours merging.
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Continue spraying with Pacific ink and tapping the card until you achieve the desired colour saturation and blended effect, creating a gradient from deep purple-blue at the top to white at the bottom.
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Use a heat gun to heat set the watercoloured background panel until completely dry. Move the heat gun continuously over the surface to avoid scorching the paper.
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Flick water onto your fingers and sprinkle it onto the dried background panel to create a mottled, starry texture effect. Allow the water droplets to fall naturally across the purple and white watercolour surface.
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Heat set the water flicks with a heat tool to dry them completely. Move the heat tool over the sprayed areas until the water has evaporated.
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Stamp the silhouette tree images in black ink across the purple and pink background, overlapping them slightly to create depth and fill the space. Build up layers of trees to form a forest scene.
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Stamp the foliage leaves in black ink at the base and sides of the stamped image to create foreground interest. Overlap the stamps slightly to build up natural-looking vegetation around the water's edge.
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Stamp the moon onto the scene using a white ink pad, tapping lightly to create a textured effect. Position the moon stamp in the sky area of your card.
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Add any additional details or reflections as desired to complete the atmospheric forest scene. Use black ink to stamp wreaths or other decorative elements onto the card to enhance the design.
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