Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Mount Shasta



I have a friend at work who loves to give everyone weather updates.  It doesn't matter if it is snowing, raining or 90 degrees out.  I don't even need a weather app since I know I will get the latest updates ... lol.  So when his birthday came around I wanted to create a card with a mountain scene.  I'm calling this one Mount Shasta.

On a piece of Kromekote glossy paper I stamped the mountains in StazOn Dove Gray.  I did a little masking with a Post-it note around the base of the mountains knowing that I was going to stamp trees in the foreground.  The trees were stamped in StazOn Olive Green.


Next, I stamped some faint clouds using Bashful Blue ink then colored in the mountains slightly with ColorBox Whisper Grey and Going Gray.  The background forest was colored in Bordering Blue, Not Quite Navy and Night of Navy.  I wanted to give the perspective that you are up high looking down upon the forest.


The inside sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy and embossed with clear embossing powder.  Some matching trees were stamped in the corner.


A big happy birthday to my friend.  He also received a gift card tucked inside this creation  :-)








Stamps:  Stampscapes Fog, Cliffs & Waves, Pine Row, Pine Tree, Tree Duo Large, Cloud Cumulus, PSX Happy Birthday
Paper:  Smoky Slate, Kromekote Glossy White, Bashful Blue
Ink:  Mountains - StazOn Dove Gray sponged with ColorBox Whisper Grey & Going Gray; Trees - StazOn Olive Green; Foreground - Bordering Blue, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy; Sentiment - Night of Navy with Clear EP
Accessories:  Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Nine #5, Post-it Note
Technique:  Embossing, Sponging, Masking
Card Size:  A2 (4.25" x 5.5")

10 comments:

Nellie's Cozy Place said...

Hi Donna,
Beautiful card and perfect for a guy. Lovely job, I am sure he will love it........

Hope you are doing well,
Blessings, Nellie

Liz@ HomeandGardeningWithLiz said...

Wow Donna there is some great artistry in this! He's going to love it! That's funny about him and his weather info. He's your radio!

KarinsArtScrap said...

wow this is gorgeous Donna, beautiful landscape.

gr karin

Becky said...

What a beautiful scene, great colors.

Cynthia said...

LOL Donna, that is my dad with the weather. He tells me when the rain is expected to end and when the heat will stop in summer. This is such a peaceful scene!

Cynthia

Lisa Gordon said...

He must have loved this, Donna!
It's a really wonderful card.

Dee ⚜️⚜️⚜️⚜️⚜️ said...

It's a beautiful winter card.
I love to know the weather too :)

Terry said...

Beautiful images - I love the way you put them together.

Athena at Minervas Garden said...

What a beautiful card, Donna--those shades of blue make me very happy!

ANNE said...

so pretty! and how much nicer to get a hand made card than a store bought one.

xox