Hi! I didn't want to let the month slip by without having another try at a Lavinia card. So here we go -- lots of color, a hilly landscape. I'm thinking it's earliest spring, just like here. All the trees are not leafed out yet. A little bit real, a little bit fantasy, a whole lot of fun.
My card is 4 1/2 x 6 with Stampin' Up inks blended on Stathmore Mixed Media Vellum Surface cardstock. The colors are fairly limited -- just green, blue, magenta, plus the neutrals. The black is Memento Tuxedo Black. The tree trunks were colored with Copics. The landscape is a mix of die cut curves and torn paper for masking. I keep several masks in a drawer and use them over and over.
After the scene was complete I gave it a little spritz with shimmer/sparkle spray. Not sure you can see it very well in either photo, but it's pretty in real life. The sentiment is retired Power Poppy.
There's always something more to learn with these stamps and I'll keep at it. I'll list the Lavinia stamps below. I'm glad you could stop by today and I hope to see you again soon!
This is an beauty! I love the colors you chose and then there is that lovely pheasant! Well done!
ReplyDeleteOh so beautiful! I don't have a Lavinia stamp....yet, but all your Lavinia cards make me want to try one. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. That is a new stamp company for me. I have never heard of them before. You used all those stamps to create such a beautiful scene. It just shows how much you can do with little.
ReplyDeleteOh wow that is a stunning scene, I would say you have mastered these scenes already :) I love the rolling hills, the vine look to the tres, the birds flying off in the distance, that fence with the pheasant is so cool, I can imagine the sparkle really gives it that extra special touch to it!
ReplyDeleteLovely card. Nice valleys/hills. Have a great day
ReplyDeleteWOW, WOW, WOW!! This is absolutely GORGEOUS Leslie! Your color blending is so pretty and I just LOVE the little scene you've created! It really is a beautiful day to have a beautiful day! You've nailed this my friend! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteWowza! This card is perfection - in every way!! I think you have mastered the use of the Lavina Stamps so perfectly. You could teach how to use these stamps!!! I am in awe of this card! Guess I love it!! LOL Hugs
ReplyDeleteWowie!! I love love seeing you created these beautiful scenes, and the backgrounds are always as gorgeous as the scene you put on them, beautiful colors, and love the majestic pheasant, a bird we rarely see around here anymore sad to say!!
ReplyDeleteWOw, your cards are frameworthy...such beautiful art.
ReplyDeleteWOW stunning card and beautiful stamped scene and love the landscaping
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Your sentiment says it all. A beautiful card for a beautiful day. I absolutely love it. We have enjoyed a really lovely spring day today. They have been few and far between this year, so I made a point of appreciating it and took a walk in a bluebell wood. It was stunning. Just like your card xx
ReplyDeleteNot only is it a beautiful day for a beautiful day, but a beautiful landscape too! Your inking is so smooth and beautiful and that pheasant looks like he's enjoying it as much as I am!
ReplyDeleteLeslie, this is extraordinarily beautiful! I'm seeing this gorgeous hillside from the Pheasant's eye view and know exactly why he stopped right here on your fence post! 'Go on, you blackbirds, this is my magical woods!'
ReplyDeleteI would have loved having you along on my shopping trip in Buffalo - she had entire display of Lavinia - I could only imagine the magic you would have made with it all!
LOve the limited colors - makes those silhouettes POP!
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What a delightfully wonderful card, Leslie! You just have a knack for doing just about everything! Love the colors and the fabulous scene.
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty card! I love the colors you chose. I like how you did the trees. You set up a perfect landscape!
ReplyDeleteWhat a knock out of a card! It really packs a punch with all of the gorgeous color and details for that simple silhouette. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely gorgeous card, your blending to make the scene is amazing. I love the summer vibe :)
ReplyDeleteFor sure, you're past learning and teaching us the many creative options for making scenes with them. I LOVE LOVE this one! The BG colors are fabulous and the stamps give such terrific detail. I'm not familiar with that paper, will have to look it up!
ReplyDeleteYou have created a gorgeous spring-time scene, Leslie! Your sponging on the background is perfection ... and I love all the lovely details with the flowers, trees, bird and fence. Amazing work! xx
ReplyDeleteOh wow.. this is amazing! Love the wonderful colours! Gorgeous lavinia stamps ♥
ReplyDeleteSuper gorgeous sponging on this card! Really gorgeous card.
ReplyDeleteSIGH... There is nothing quite so lovely as a Leslie card. Look at these triumphant colors. (Are you Mother Nature in disguise? I think so). Like your backyard oasis, the colors and textures on your card are serene and peaceful. I feel like I'm with the pheasant overlooking the beauty. I really like how you've greatly highlighted the hill tops. You definitely beautified my morning with your "it's a beautiful day for a beautiful day" masterpiece, Leslie. I want that sentiment! LOL Figures it is retired, right?
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Absoluteyl stunning, I love your card ...
ReplyDeleteSqueel! OMG Leslie, this is absolutely stunning my friend! I can't stop looking at it. Wow, wow!! So calming and so realistic! Your scene is amazing, with all of your blended colours, rolling hills, trees, ground cover and of course the pheasant! This is a piece of art that should be framed. I have been wanting this pheasant stamp since I first saw it a couple of years ago, but unable to locate one. I am in 'awe' over your card Leslie. I don't have many more words to say except 'stunning'! You are mastering the Lavina stamps. I hope to see more of your creations using these stamps!
ReplyDeleteFabulous scene! I love it! you captured nature in your card!
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