Tranquil Sky by Heather Telford

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.