Just to remind you, this week's challenge set by the lovely ladies is TEARING ........ and it can be as easy or complicated as we wish. So yesterdays card was pretty simple so I thought I'd have a go at tearing my paper for masks and also tearing some backing card as well.
Now a really strange thing happened to me - I decided to use my Pan Pastels on a piece of Clarity coated cardstock, so I tore my paper masks and started off using blue for the sky - beautiful, then I used an ochre shade for the furthest hills - again no problem. BUT........ when I went to use a green for the nearest hills nothing happened! So I tried again, and again, and again..........still nothing. It sponges very well onto normal paper but where the other colours came out really well on the coated cardstock the green absolutely refused to even minutely colour the card!!! Now if anyone out in Blogland can help me with this I would be really interested to know why this happened. So determined to carry on I had to use Distress Inks to finish off the background. Then I have used a mixture of stamp sets from Chocolate Baroque (Eastern Grasses and Tall Trees). For the trees in the distance I just masked and stamped the top of the trees in the foreground after taking off some ink so it appeared to be further away.I used a silver edge marker pen around the scene and matted it onto some ribbed black cardstock which was torn on two sides. I've mounted this onto an 8" square card blank and added the ribbon. The sentiment is from Heartfelt Expressions (HCPC 3474) and stamped directly onto the base card. The final addition was some matching pearls.
Thanks for dropping by. I love reading all your comments and popping over to your blogs to reciprocate.
I love this card too! Sorry I can't help with the green issue though - that is very frustrating!
ReplyDeleteWow, Karen I love the depth you have achieved in this landscape. Its gorgeous. Sorry I don't have pan pastels so I can't help with your problem.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful, I love card.
ReplyDeleteLove your card. It gives a feeling as if a slightly foggy day is waking up in this beatiful nature. I like your trees in the distance. :))
ReplyDeleteBeautiful scene you have created Karen lovely colours
ReplyDeleteAnne
Fantastic scene, superb inking
ReplyDeleteLove the torn edge, it makes a great base for the panel
Thanks very much
Mandi
LIM
Beautiful card despite your problems with the pan pastels. The only thing I can think is that it must be something to do with the actual pigment in that particular colour but that is only guesswork really.
ReplyDeleteLove the scene you've created Karen, can't help with the green problem I'm afraid:)
ReplyDeleteVal x
Lovely card Karen! What a gorgeous scene. I used the same technique, but in a very different way. If you take a peek at my blog you'll see that we were down your part of the world last week - and how lovely it is too. Have a happy day, Jo x
ReplyDeleteDon't know anything about panpastels, I'm afraid, but hope you sort the issue! It's a gorgeous little scene you've created, despite the frustration!
ReplyDeleteA lovely card Karen & what a gorgeous scene you've created.
ReplyDeleteSally x
Brilliant little scene, I like it a lot. I don't have pan pastels but one of my watercolour pencils behaves like that too, it's a pigment thing.
ReplyDeleteWarm hugs
Maarit
....great idea - a very beautiful card!!!
ReplyDeleteBrigitte
Hi there, although I use PP's I would also imagine its a pigment thing but its never happened to be before. Your card is fabulous, beautiful scene and such fab stamping and masking and terrific colours too.
ReplyDeleteMarie
What a wonderful use of your fabulous techniques, Karen. You are sooooo clever!!! xx
ReplyDeletewow love your LIM entries, this is another great design
ReplyDeleteHugs cover girl Kate xx
also thank you for your lovely comment :)
Hi Karen, such a great, elegant and effectful card. Love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much also for your visit and your lovely comment on my blog.
Hugs Claudia