Looking back on the art I’ve been making for the past few months I’ve done quite a bit of digital work. I started really delving into Procreate when we went on Vacation earlier this year, and I haven’t stopped exploring the possibilities since. While planning for our vacation in late February and early March of his year I opted to take only my camera and iPad. No knitting, no sketch book, no art supplies. This was the first time I’d ever taken only my iPad, with the intent of creating art while on a vacation. I had a plan to limit my supplies and challenge myself to only using procreate. My plan worked, I learned a lot about procreate and I enjoyed to process. The biggest thing I learned was how very freeing being able to sit on the couch or the porch at night with just an iPad and a pencil was. There was no figuring out where to put supplies, or how to juggle a sketchbook on my lap, or being confined to the table. The other bonus ...
I’ve been playing with some ideas for Alaska scene cards. Trying for something that is gift shop worthy, more on that later. In part one of this series, I'll share some ideas created with stencils and ink blending.
I started by using a Brutus Monroe Simple Blend Square stencil, Newton’s Nook Mountain stencil, and a small circle stencil to create the scene of the first card. I also used a stitched square die to cut a window in the overlay to give the feel of gazing out the window onto the rising sun.
For my second card, I used the same Brutus Monroe square stencil to mask off the white space and did some ink blending with the same Newton's Nook Mountain stencil. I added interest to the sky, using the Newton's Nook Cloud stencil to create a bit of a sunset. I opted to stamp the Reindeer from Lavinia Stamps directly onto the ink blended panel rather than cutting a "window with a view" for this card.
The third card of today’s post uses the same stencils to build the scene, with the addition of the Newton's Nook Hills and Grass stencil to add a few hills in the foreground. No sentiment this time, I just let the fox do all the talking for this card.
All of the ink blending on these cards was done using Distress Inks. I don't share specific colors, because I think you can really use whatever colors you have. You can also use any of your favorite blending inks, I just happen to be a Distress Ink addict.
I hope you find these ideas inspiring and try building some simple scene cards for your next project.
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