Hi there

If you watched our Clarity TV today at 10 and 2, then you will have seen us lauding the praises of our Sam’s fabulous Mixed Media papers. They really work well with the new Landscape masks. Look! You can get three whole sets for less than a tenner, plus club discount. HERE

I found a particularly effective little section of one sheet, which worked a Tree-t with the masks. Here’s a photo step-by-step…

1. Cut this piece into quarters, then look for the row of trees….
2. Add the Hilltop mask to the little piece, so that the dark green “row of trees” sits above the skyline of the mask.
3. Start removing sections of the mask, adding colour with Spot-on Sponges. I used Archival Plum and Library Green
4. Tackle each field section at a time, replacing the masks as you work your way down the landscape.

Add a little pink around the little moon. You can see in the photo below, which colours and whick inks I used.

This is where we are headed. Rolling hills, all shaded with the same colours. The grungy background from the paper is so effective. Now this is where we use the new stamps, to add the narrative. Let’s look at the stamps a little more closely...HERE

See those tiny trees at the top of the set? Let’s add them in black, into the tree copse, to add the tree trunks. Then use the other stamps to add perspective, larger trees to the front, and smaller elements to the back. Check out the tenny weeny cottage on the brow of the hill! It’s all a matter of perspective.

Mat and layer up the topper on white card or paper. Then mat and layer up on a matching paper, which sports those fab white tracklines. Mount on an 8”x 8” white cardblank.

Using black Archival ink, add the lovely sentiment from the new stampset into one of the fields, then perch the robin on the “H”.

LIttle grey pencil to colour in the cottage, and you’re done. Enjoyable to do. Very enjoyable. The tiny stamps are delightful to use. Have fun!

Love always

Barb x x x