Silhouettes

Silhouettes

Hi there!

Today we have a great card that

could be either masculine or 

feminine.  Hmm.... any fantasy

fan too!

Louise Thomson is here to

take us through it

"Lavinia make some absolutely stunning stamps, 

perfect for creating scenes and silhouettes.

I had a go at using mine to create a fun fantasy scene.

I cut a circle from thin scrap card using a punch 

and stuck it in place using a low tack adhesive.

Next I blended a selection of firey coloured distress inks 

over the top to create a backdrop for the scene. 

I started with the paler yellows and built up the colour 

more around the edges for depth.

Next I removed the circle mask.

I decided I wasn’t happy with the starkness 

of the white below so I blended a very small amount

 of antique linen distress ink on to the moon. 

I tore the edge of a piece of scrap paper and 

cut a volcano shape from it. 

I stuck this down with low tack adhesive and blended

 fired brick and hickory smoke distress inks over the top.

I continued to use torn paper masks 

to build up the layers in the scenery.

Once I was happy with the background, 

I started to add in my silhouette stamps.

The castle stamp has been stamped 

multiple times overlapping itself so that it 

looked the right size for the scene. 

I also added fineliner shadowing beneath it.

Finally I matted the scene on to a bit of 

shimmery black paper from my stash and 

mounted on to a blank card."

Materials used

Lavinia stamps: 

Mini dragon

Silhouette castle

Vine

Lavender

Mini slender mushrooms

Distress inks; Antique linen, Scattered straw, 

Carved pumpkin, Fired brick, Hickory smoke, 

Seedless preserves, Candied apple.

Woodware circle punch

Low tack adhesive

Card blank (6”x6”)

Thank you Louise for setting the imagination alight

with this super card.

My brain has whirled into the realms of

fantasy - I'm thinking Game of Thrones, 

Lord of the Rings, Hobbits

Who thought Lavinia Stamps were just

for cutesy fairyland projects.........?

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx