Tranquil Sky by Heather Telford

Tranquil Sky by Heather Telford

Oh, what a lucky day it is today!  We get to share another gorgeous card by Heather Telford of Bit & Pieces blog.  Heather is an amazingly talented watercolorist and card maker.  We, at The Foiled Fox, are always in awe of her beautiful work.

So, sit back and feast your eyes on this card made with the Tranquil stamp by Penny Black. By the way, if you haven’t yet had a chance to learn about Heather personally, take a look at below.

Tranquil card by Heather Telford

Heather Telford-bio

I am so happy to be back as a guest of the Foiled Fox team. Last time I shared a peerless watercolor card, the first one I had done in fact. I have another one for you today, this time a winter scene. The Penny Black stamp, ‘Tranquil’ is a complete scene in itself. It is possible to create a landscape scene by inking sections of the stamp in different colours or, as I have done, stamp in black to create a silhouette then paint the sky and foreground in colors of your choice.

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I stamped the scene in Versafine onyx black ink, using a MISTI to re-stamp and ensure a solid black image. Once it was totally dry I positioned a circle mask in the top right corner to create a moon image. I punched my mask out of painter’s tape but masking film would also work; the mask needs to be waterproof and removable. With the mask in place, I started painting the sky above the black line of the horizon. I used blues from the peerless palette to create a lighter area around the moon and darker blue beyond that. I added some gray in the top left corner. I used the same blue to paint over the foreground snow keeping it darker near the posts and tree base but lighter where the moon would be shining. To add a little interest I painted a few dashes of other colours in the sky and snow then let it all dry.
At this point, I wanted a few snowy highlights so I used  Dr. Ph Martin’s bleed proof white paint on some of the branches and the fence posts. I removed the circle mask to reveal the moon then sponged a little Danube blue memento ink inside it so it wasn’t such a stark white. To complete the card I stamped a sentiment from ‘Festive Snippets’, matted the panel in black card stock and attached to a white card base.
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Supply List

Penny Black Tranquil Stamp
Penny
Black
Tranquil
Stamp
Penny Black Festive Snippets
Penny
Black
Festive
Snippets
Arches Hot Press Watercolor Paper
Arches
Hot Press
Watercolor
Paper
Neenha Black Cardstock
Neenha
Black
Cardstock
Peerless Watercolor 40 Pak
Peerless
Watercolor
40 Pak
Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad
Versafine
Onyx
Black
Ink Pad
Memento Danube Blue Inkpad
Memento
Danube
Blue
Inkpad
Dr. Ph Martin Bleedproof White
Dr. Ph
Martin
Bleedproof
White
Copic Mask It
Copic
Mask It
MISTI Positioning Tool
MISTI
Positioning
Tool
Neenah 110lb.
Neenah 110lb.

 

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