Evening Sky by Mona Hague

Team Member: Mona Hauge

March 11, 2023

Step-by-Step

1. Stamp Tree Den (Lav642) in Versafine Clair Pinecone, and the Topper (Lav792) in Versafine Clair Morning Mist. Then put masking on both the hat and the tree, I use both masking sheet and liquid masking (not together). Liquid masking is great for smaller areas and finer parts, and the masking sheet is great for bigger objects.

2. Stamp Sky (Lav357) and Oak Leaf Branch (lav468) in Versafine Clair Pinecone.

3. Put masking on Sky Wings, then stamp the Tree Den on the right side, and the Oak Leaf Branch in Versafine Clair Pinecone . Do a second time stamping both on the left and right side with the oak Leaf Branch to create a fuller treetop. Now stamp the amazing Fairy Inn (Lav452) in the background.

4. Use the Hill Masks to create some mountains in the background. I use a brush with just the leftover colour from Distress Inc Black Soot.

5. To create the evening sky I used several Colours , but first put masking on the Inn. Then I start with the darkest colour in the corners. Distress Inc Aged Mahogany.

6. Now blend in the Distress Inc Dried Marigold. Just be sure to leave space for the yellow colour

7. Splash on some Distress Inc Saltwater Taffy

8. Then for some evening glow I use Pan Pastel Yellow. I have a brush only for yellow Pan Pastel.

9. Stamp two of the Tree Dancing Fairies (Lav136) in Versafine Clair Pinecone. Then stamp the beautiful new Rose Set (Lav795) in Versafine Clair Morning Mist. Now choose some Cogs from the three new Cogs collections Cog set 1 (Lav775) , Cog Set 2 (Lav776) and Cog Set 3 (Lav777) and stamp them in Versafine Clair Twilight . Stamp some around the hat and some for the fairies to play with.

10. Mask the roses and the cogs. Then stamp the Falling Ivy (Lav352) in Versafine Clair Shady Lane . Use both first time stamping and second and third time stamping to create depth . Put some behind the hat and some next to the hat. And the roses need to be covered in leaves to create a rosebush.

11. Still use The Versafine Clair Shady Lane to stamp Tree Scene (Lav219) in the background. Also here you stamp some first time stamping in front an do some second and third time stamping to create depth. You can see that I messed up in this picture, I forgot to wipe of the tree trunk and now there is a green line where there should not be anything yet. But just keep watching how I will cover it up later.

12. The amazing new background stamp Texture 3 (Lav788) is amazing to use as part of the ground. Stamp in Versafine Clair Morning Mist. I also put a little Elements Olive just on the ground in front.

13. Now we colour all the wooden things. I use Aquarelle Pencils because they are softer than regular pencils and the colours blend even without water. I use black, deep brown, redish brown and ochre.

14. Next we do all the blue, the hat the Inn, the roses, and the cogs. Use many different blue colours and then I use the white to help the colours to blend.

15. The stones and the roof need some colour. Use from black, dark grey, light grey to white to create depth

16. Time to create the whole front yard of the Magical Fairy Inn. Use many greens and a little blue. Try to imagine where there would be paths to walk on and keep these spaces lighter. Draw some straws on with the Aquarelle pencils to create some different textures on the ground. Use Elements Olive to gently fill in some more colour

17. Now it is time to colour the fairies and do some details with Posca pens. First colour the fairies with a brown pencil that is slightly darker than the Versafine Clair Pinecone colour on the side of their body that will be in the shade from the Light. Then use the white Aquarelle pencil to draw some lighter areas on the fairies to create the illusion of light shining on them. Also put some of the brown on the bottom halves of the fairies’ wings. Very lightly. Create some details on the leaves with brown and beige posca, White posca on every stone and cog to create highlights, and I use the Uniball pen where I feel the posca pen is too thick. I do some white dots several places on the ground to create some texture and light. I put white on every surface the light hits, even the straws.

18. More Posca fun. This time we do the roses and windows. I like to see some light coming from the windows of the Inn , so just colour them wite. The roses are a bit difficult to explain how to colour, but I use 3 ore 4 different colours and I make sure I don’t cover the stamped lines. This time the roses are blue to match the Inn and the Hat.

19. Posca madness , but only to create some texture and put some more colour on the ground so it is not just green . So put many dots on with all the colours that you have. The yellow is also used in the windows of the inn to give it some warmth. Then it is always fun to use a little glitter

20. Not long before we are finished , but I decided to add some more stamps, The sky was so empty and it needed some more flowers with a little colour in front. So, I found my Ducks stamp and did them in Versafine Clair Morning Mist. Then put some highlights on them. And finally I brought out my Bluebells stamp (Lav002) and stamped it in Versafine Clair Shady Lane . I stamped some in front and some behind the cogs . Colour them with Posca pens in the same colours as the sky. One final touch is to splatter a little white Posca pen on the picture and now we have a finished card . Hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

I do hope you’ve enjoyed my Picture tutorial, and I’d love to see all your recreations of this make 🧚‍♀️ Happy Crafting!

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Tree Den Stamp
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Topper Stamp
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Sky Stamp
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Oak Leaf Branch Stamp
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Fairy Inn Stamp
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Three Dancing Fairies Stamp
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Rose Set Stamp
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Falling Ivy Stamp
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Tree Scene Stamp
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Versafine Clair Ink Pad – Pinecone
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Distress Oxide Ink Pad – Black Soot
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Distress Oxide – Aged Mahogany
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Distress Oxide Ink Pad – Saltwater Taffy
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PanPastels – Hansa Yellow
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Expression Watercolour Pencils | 24 Colours
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