Step by Step by Mona Hauge
Hi everyone, we hope you have a lovely time crafting along with this cosy new step-by-step tutorial from Mona Hauge. 🧚
Step 1.
Take some A5 White Multifarious card.
Stamp the Starpine stamp LAV1017 in Versafine Clair Rain Forest and stamp some Winter Foliage LAV1022 in Versafine Clair Shady Lane. We need a little bit more greenery, so let’s add some of the plants from the Flower Pots LAV826 stamp set in Versafine Clair Shady Lane. And now stamp some Sugar Pine Cones LAV1018 like you see in the picture. All this is for the decoration on the window sill.
In the top left corner we want a tree branch to come into the picture. We will stamp the Vine Branch LAV811 in Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves. Stamp some Sugar Pine Cones LAV1018 in Versafine Clair Pine Cone and some Winter Foliage LAV1022 in Versafine Clair Shady Lane.
Step 2.
Cover everything in Liquid Masking Fluid and let it dry before you stamp. To create our window we will use the big plank from Hobbits Door Accessories LAV967, stamped in Versafine Clair Pinecone.
Step 3.
For the outer frame we use the bigger plank and for the rest use the thinner plank from Hobbits Door Accessories LAV967, stamped in Versafine Clair Pinecone. Cover with Liquid Masking Fluid.
Step 4.
Now we can stamp the beautiful Jemima LAV925 and her cute friend Bobby LAV922, both in Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves.
The magical Mushroom Candelabra we also stamp in Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves. Cover the robins and only the candle light space with Liquid Masking Fluid like you see in the picture.
Step 5.
Now we will use the amazing Red Brick Stencil to create our wall. We will use Russet Orange, Paprika and Truffle Elements to get the red brick colour. Start with Russet Orange, then Paprika and finally we can adjust the colour with the Truffle. When you have created all the bricks, remove the stencil and now just very gently use the leftover colour in your brushes to colour over the very white lines between the bricks.
Step 6.
For some colour inside the window panes, we will use a small amount of Elements Truffle in the corners and a very small touch of Blue Atoll in some places.
Time to remove the Liquid Masking Fluid. It is very important to make sure that your card is 100% dry all the way through or else the paper might tear. You can use a heat gun and dry your card on the back side.
Now use a white pencil to draw highlights on the bricks.
Step 7.
Because the Liquid Masking Fluid fades the stamped images, we will now re-stamp those images that have faded.
Step 8.
Time to colour everything. I love to use the Mondeluz Watercolour Pencils because they are so soft and rich in colour and they blend together so well, even without water. For our window frame and the branch, I like to use many different shades of brown and some ochre and black as well. This gives the wood so much more life compared to using one solid colour. Our gorgeous Robins have several colours on their chest: red, orange and brown to give them a little more depth.
We can draw some berries in our foliage to make it a bit more decorative. We can use a red Posca pen to create the berries.
For the candelight glow we can use some Hansa Yellow Panpastel and some Posca pen Orange for the flame center.
Step 9.
Our window needs a little finishing touch so we will stamp the hinge pieces from Hobbits Door Accessories LAV967 stamped in Versafine Clair Nocturne. Look at the picture for placement.
We will use a white Signo Uniball pen or a Gellyroll pen to draw some lines on our window glass to create a little reflection effect.
And finally we do some highlights and some Posca pen splatters and we are done.
Hope you enjoyed following my Step-by-Step Tutorial! If you have any questions please send me a message and I will answer you as soon as I can.
Big hugs from Mona.
