let's keep this no-fuss...

Hello my fabulous friends!

I love stamp sets that allow you to easily build your own scenes! I also love masking to create complex scenes... but I know some of you struggle with (or just plain hate) fussy cutting out all the masks and such... So today I want to talk about creating simple "no-fuss" scenes... 

Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; LDRS Creative Daisy Delights

Stamps: LDRS Creative You are so Tweet

Ink: LDRS Creative Alloy; Copic multiliner

Coloring: Copic

Wood- E59, E57, E53

Green- YG97, YG95, YG03

Gray- W7, W5

White- W3, W0, 0  

Blue-B45, B41

Yellow- YR24

Dies: LDRS Creative Scalloped Border

Grab your stamps, inks, and markers, but leave those scissors behind and let's have fun creating a no-fuss scene!

I want to get a no-line look, so I'm working in Alloy ink... It's a great lighter gray color that is perfect for this.

The first thing we are going to stamp is this branch... except we aren't using it as a branch, rather as a post, so it will be vertical.

The next stamp we'll add to our scene is the house. This will be sitting right on the end of the branch/post. Because these are clear stamps, it's easy to line things up exactly where you want them!

Now, let's add a little bird on the roof... this one is a bit tricky since the bird's feet are not solid, but the roof is... line things up carefully, and do touch ups when you color (another reason for stamping in a light ink when you don't want to mask, is it allows you to use your coloring to "hide" tricky spots like this.

And finally, let's add a little bird flying home...

Now it's time to color... I added in some grass at the bottom of the post to "ground" the image (give it something to sit on instead of floating in mid-air)

If we take a closer look at this image again, you can see how I used my coloring to separate the feet from the roof. If you are doing this with black ink, be aware that lining up your stamps perfectly will be even more important. 

To finish off this simple card, I used several strips of patterned paper from Daisy Delights and the Scalloped Border die to add color to the card and help balance out the scene.

If you are the kind of person who does better watching a technique than reading about it, stay tuned, a video will be coming soon for this!

See you soon!
~Kassi

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