Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Well here I go again...

...sneaking in a post before work...and I only have 10 minutes before the Today Show starts and I have to get ready so it is gonna be real short today.

Friday is my parents anniversary and I wanted to make them something real pretty and special so I chose Lulu's Heritage Tree...an appropriate name for a stamp to celebrate an anniversary don't you think?


This time I stamped it with Memento Ink on Bella's BESTEST Paper and have switched to Memento because I find I need to apply less pressure when I stamp and that is easier on my wrist. I started with B0000 to create the soft blue sky and took my colorless blender to smooth out the edges. It is very faint in this picture, but just the right amount when you see the card up close and personal.

Then I used E40, 42 and 43 on the tree trunk, shading with a bit of Light and Dark Umber prismacolor pencils. The leaves were done with G12, 24 and 94 and the grass was done with pencils. I used some Mediterranean Blue pencil to add some deeper shading closer to the tree and blended that out with my gamsol/OMS. The final touch was to add some flowersoft to create blossoms on the tree that have started to fall on the ground...pretty clever I thought! Especially with fall approaching and the odd leaf is starting to fly.

ohhhh...it is 7:10, better get moving....what was I thinking that I could have got this written in a mere 10 minutes.

13 comments:

Kerri said...

love the card...sunshine to my sleepy eyes....keep sharing because I love to look..thks again

Gloria Westerman said...

This is so pretty....I love it...I just wish I had that stamp.....so I could make this beautiful creation......excellent...but all your creations are beautiful....thank you for sharing...

petra,s cards said...

het is prachtig zeg!!!!! schitterend kleurwerk!!!!mooie stempel zo rustig!
xx petra

yvon said...

Wow this is so beautiful. I love the image and the beautiful colors.
Hugs, Yvon

Janette said...

Another beautiful card and image, your parents will truly adore it.xx

Becky said...

I love this image and your card is gorgeous.

Crafty Cath said...

Beauuuutiful! I love all the directions you're giving regarding colors and where you use Copics versus pencils. I'm lucky to find the time to get the darn post done. Hmph! I will definately be casing this card!

Gabriela said...

Linda, your tree and it's blue shading are breath taking!

Linda Carson said...

Picture PERFECT!

Pauline said...

Gorgeous Linda! Beautifully colored and love the flower soft you added.

"Luv 2 Glitter" by Brenda M. said...

wow wow wow.....your cards are stunning...total MASTERPIECES!!! How I love the softness you create with your colouring and paper choices!

Dana White said...

This is stunning - what a beautiful card!

dpkennedy said...

I really love this! It's so pretty it should be framed! The flower soft is such a great idea!

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