I took inspiration from the Inspiration Challenge at the Altenew blog. I've used some of the colors from their inspiration photo, but mostly I used the feeling of a "relaxing vacation," that I took from the inspiration photo. My husband keeps telling me I need a vacation getaway to recoup from all that's been going on. I agree, but, with me having been out of work to care for him, we cant afford a vacation right now, and I've exhausted all my vacation time and FMLA time, while I was off caring for him. So, for now, my Spring Like vacation getaway will be in my mind, and depicted in this card. Any place tranquil and quiet would do just fine!
Along with the photo inspiration, I've used the Birch Land stamp set from Altenew, to create this tranquil vacation scene. I fell in love with this stamp set as soon as I seen it, but I admit, once it arrived, I felt a little intimidated by it and all the elements. I am very happy with how it turned out though, for a first attempt. The tree was stamped with Versafine Black Onyx ink and has been colored with Arteza watercolor brush markers. (My first time using them - There is a learning curve, which I'm still riding! LOL!) I stamped the lovely array of leaves in various gorgeous colors of Altenew crisp dye inks. (LOVE thier inks! So awesome!) I sponged the bottom with green ink to create a hillside. I drew the birds by hand with a Versafine black marker. The clouds were done with a stencil and Altenew crisp dye ink. .This was my first time using the cloud stencil and I struggled with figuring out the positioning of the stencil. All in all, I think it turned out decently and is the perfect getaway vacation in my mind.
I'm still deciding if I'm going to turn this into a card, or frame it. What do you all think would be the best choice?
This is my first time entering challenges this year! I have just been so consumed with RL, that crafting got away from me! It's so good to be back into crafting again!
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
