Nothing but Blue Skies

Now you may think that I am talking about the weather outside but I'm afraid that the sky here has been filled with rain clouds on and off for the past few days, so no inspirartion there.

No the blue skies are the ones that I have been trying to incorporate into a card for the OLW 61 challenge hosted by Jennifer Styles.  The theme is Clouds this week.  I don't have a suitable stamp so off I went to Youtube to find out how to paint clouds.

Well two days later, and several discarded attempts at watercolouring with pencils and paints, I went back to have a look at how the other entrants had fared.  KathyB had used a template provided by Bev Rochester. Eureka!  So thank you to Kathy for giving the means to complete this card and for emptying the space in my brain that it has been occupying.

Back to my favourite masking technique. It wasn't allowed in last week's challenge and I was having withdrawal symptoms. I have a WRMK magnetic cutting mat which comes in handy when I need to keep things in situ like this. It came with small magnets that I placed on the mask and card. I wouldn't be without them.  It saves using tape.

So I cut out Bev's template and sponged/blended, with Rubber Stampede Ocean Blue ink and Cut and Dry foam . More sponging/blending with Versamark Fresh Green .....again masking with torn paper for the hills.  The stamps are from Lavinia Stamps- Poppies set , I think.  I used Distress Inks - Stormy Sky ( appropriate!) here and Versafine for the Hero Arts sentiment.