The Traveller by Donna Gray
11:00
Hi
everyone,
Donna
here today and I’m still enjoying doing my hand carving so I thought I’d carve
a little hedgehog to go with my toadstool that I showed you all last weekend.
What to do:
Take
a sheet of Strathmore Mixed Media Paper and swoosh through a little puddle of
various spritzed Distress Oxides on your craft mat. Keep going until you like
the effect you’ve achieved, dry thoroughly.
Then
take a Tim Holtz circles stencil and pounce through a brown Distress Oxide,
dilute the same colour with a water brush and add it to the bottom of the card
for an earthy ground effect.
A
little doodling with a brown Distress Marker and a black fine liner pen and
then you’re ready to stamp your newly carved stamps! Stamp these with black
Archival ink once again on Strathmore paper and use diluted Distress Markers to
colour them in. Fussy cut them out and adhere to the front of the background.
For
the finishing touches add a couple of Clippings sentiments and some twine,
mount onto white cardstock.
Oh
I nearly forgot to show you the little hedgehog.
I
really hope I’ve inspired you all to start stamp carving, it really is not
difficult and it’s so satisfying too……try it, you may like it!
Supplies Used:
Hope
you like it
Donna
x
14 comments
One day I am going to try carving stamps! Love your hedgehog - love your design too - quirky as ever :) xx
ReplyDeleteWow your hand carved hedgehog is brilliant and looks wonderful on your card. Tracy x
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute hedgehog Donna and he goes so beautifully with your lovely toadstool. Love the background you created for this too. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteFliss xxx
Love your fabulously carved hedgehog and card (smashing background!)
ReplyDeleteGill xx
Dear Donna, you really make me want to try carving, but it looks much more difficult , than what you tell :-)
ReplyDeleteYour hedgehog is the most wonderful little fellow, and as I wrote before, you made his spikes look amazingly reel- a fantastic creation. I wonder if you draw your motives first ? so beautiful autumn-like scene, with him slowly wandering under the wonderful toadstools shadows. Hugs, xxx
Your hedgehog is brilliantly carved, but no more than I would expect from you. Great card made even greater 'cos you carved them all yourself.
ReplyDeleteLove
Amanda xx
I love your hedgehog stamp and your amazing design too - quirky as always and looks BRILLIANT!
ReplyDeleteYour so clever with your hand carved stamps Donna and he goes together so well with your hand carved toadstool. As much as I would love to try it myself the time is just not there for me with everything else. You've created a spectacular card that really is Handmade.. Hugs Tracey xx
ReplyDeleteYour carved hedgehog is really fantastic, Donna. A great card!
ReplyDeleteMar xx
Great stamping and stamps!
ReplyDeleteHe's adorable!!! xxx
ReplyDeleteI need to get my speedy carve out, Donna. This is magical. Love it.
ReplyDeleteDonna this is just gorgeous. That sweet little hedgehog roaming through the mushrooms. He is the sweetest hedgehog and those mushrooms are fab. Looks to be a tricky thing carving them out but you've done a great job.
ReplyDeleteMuch love, Bev. xxx
Your hedgehog is just adorable - perfect scuttling around under your fabulous fungi. Brilliant work on the carving and a great card.
ReplyDeleteAlison x
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