Another Lavinia Stamps make using one of the new "Autumn Mist" stencils, this time with two Element Inks (Greensleeves and Pixie Green). I have also used "Sky Blue" Archival Ink through the older Lavinia "Charming" stencil.
I've used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the Lavinia "Hill House", the "Bat" and the sentiment of "Full Moon" which is part of the "Nightfall" stamp set.
I've opted to make a very clean and simple card using one of the new Lavinia Stamps "Autumn Mist" stencils. I've used three shades of Ranger Archival Inks (Paradise Teal, Manganese Blue and Cobalt) shades of ink.
I've used three stamps. I used the Lavinia "Star Cluster with Versafine Clair "Blue Belle" ink. I have then used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp "Bella" the fairy and the sentiment, which is part of a Lavinia word set of stamps called "Nightfall".
I have added touches of white gel pen to the drips and a "Wink of Stella" to the wings to give a lovely shimmer.
A few days ago, Tracey Dutton of Lavinia Stamps did a demonstration creating a landscape using mop paint brushes. I thought I'd try it for myself.
I didn't recall what paint/ink Tracey used, but decided to use inks from the Lavinia "Elements" collection, by putting some on my glass mat and using a very wet mop paint brush to lift and dilute the ink for painting.
I spritzed a piece of water colour card a little on one side and a lot on the other, this stops it from curling up. I then used my fully loaded with water and ink large mop brush with "Sundance" Elements ink. I used my heat gun to dry it, then applied "Russet Orange" then repeated the dry and paint using "Confetti" and then "Violet Chalk" ink
Once fully dry, I stamped the Lavinia "Tree Group" stamp on a piece of Acetate, stamping in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink. I then applied this on to the coloured background to create the reflection. It doesn't matter if the image doesn't come out fully as reflections are not always exact due to the movement of water (this is called "Mirror Image Stamping"). I then stamped the "Tree Group" again, using Versfine Clair "Nocturne" black ink above the reflections already stamped.
I decided to darken the sky area using Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink. Something I didn't think about was that the yellow and blue would create a green hint to the sky and reflection - I guess you'd call it a "Happy Accident"!
I used a black pastel pencil to create the impression of a little movement in the water.
Finally, I stamped the word "Silence" which is part of one of the new Lavinia Stamps word sets called "Nightfall", using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.
