Cabin in the Winter Woods

Hello!  We have had a brief reprieve from cold weather....can you believe it was in the 60's in Ohio this weekend?   But we should have more cold like I'm capturing in this card.  I stamped Repeat Impressions Cabin stamp on white CS with Memento Rich Cocoa.  I then used masking and stamped the trees with GKD stamp from Northwoods 2( just received this with my purchase using the GC that I just won) using Memento ink London Fog.  Sponged some Memento Gray Flannel ink on sky and added some Perfect Pearls to create a wintry looking sky.   Finished with a Get Well sentiment from GKD Scripty Sayings 2 in Rich Cocoa ink. And also added some Liquid Pearls for snow. Used Wine mat and Gray Card Base.

Challenges:

NBUS Challenge: #9 - Used just received new Trees Stamp from GKD and a never before used GKD Sentiment.  Love Darnell's Never Before Used Schtuff challenges.

Mod Squad Challenges: Get Well Soon Please

The House That Stamps Built: Inspiration Palette Challenge J1817 Shown Below.

House of Cards: Group 3 January Challenge -Add a building/color palette. Did Both. Color palette is same as THTSB Challenge.  Not sure of the protocol when 2 challenges have the same inspiration, but I am taking it as a 2 for 1.  Anyone know if that is allowed?

AAA Cards: CAS Game #82 Winter Chills

 

The House that Stamps Built and House of Cards

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Fall Scene at the Cabin

Welcome!  I really love playing with watercolor projects but do not do as often as I would like.  The fun part of water coloring is not always knowing what the results may be,  but I do like the way this cabin scene with fall trees turned out.
I used Gina K Stamps with SU Close as Cocoa ink on water color paper.  Using a small flower stamp, I stamped several colors on to the bare trees and ground.  I used a water brush to color in the various colors on the trees until I achieved the look  of fall leaves that I wanted.  Using the watercolor brush I colored in the cabin and the surrounding area including the other trees and bushes.   I especially like the look of the "slate" roof achieved with the water brush and a gray ink.  I usually use Distress inks when water coloring but used SU and Memento inks this time.  I do hope I have enough "white space" for this to qualify for CAS.  To maintain this as a CAS card, I did not use any embellishments to keep it clean and simple.
Supplies: GKD stamps from Life Is Good, A Year of Flowers 2, and The Northwoods; Inks-SU Close to Cocoa, Always Artichoke, Handsome Hunter, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Rose Red, and Bordering Blue, Memento London Fog and Rich Cocoa; Papers- Watercolor Pad, Asparagus Green and Pumpkin CS.

Challenges:
CAS Watercolour Challenge: October Create Autumn Watercolor Card. New to me Challenge...first time to enter.
Addicted to CAS: Challenge 98 is Watercolour
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: #384 Photo Inspiration
Creative Corner Challenge: Theme is Octoberfest. I created this fallscape.
Sweet Stampin Challenge: Theme is Autumn

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A Chilly Time on the Prairie

Yes it is COLD!!! And I was inspired by a photo challenge at The House That Stamps Built to create this card.  My card is a bit reminiscent of the House on the Prairie.  When I saw the inspiration photo below, I immediately thought of some Repeat Impressions stamps that I have not used since I bought them a few weeks ago.  I pulled out the Log Cabin, Shade of the Elm (tree), Clouds and sentiment stamps and began with a Blue CS panel.  Using the technique of masking  I stamped the cabin and 2 elm trees (minus the chairs and shade) with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and stamped and embossed the clouds with Brilliance Moonlight White ink and White Puff EP.   I colored the cabin and trees with brown pencils and a yellow glaze pen.  I then played with Liquid Pearls and Frosted Lace Stickles to get the snowy effect that I wanted. I also sponged some white on the sky.  I liked the card at this point and made a photo shown above.  But then I stamped a sentiment "Time To Chill Out" with a cloud just for a bit of Humor. I fussy cut and temporarily  attached the sentiment  to the card for a second photo below.   I am not sure if I will use with or without a sentiment.  Any Thoughts?
I finished with a Bright Blue Mat on a Card Base of Chocolate Brown.

Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built:
WIW Photo Inspiration J2016
Addicted to Stamps and More:
Challenge is Make Your Mark.  I used pencils, glaze pen and a lot of stickles(used almost as a paint)
Double D Challenges: New challenge that looks fun. Winter time theme...used snowy trees from the tile below.
Winter Wonderland: Use something new.  The cabin and tree stamps are new for me.










Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa