Rory and Darcy Having Fun by Leanne Harris

Hello, I’m Leanne Harris, this month’s guest member of the design team.

As the theme for the current monthly challenge is Winter Dreams, I thought it would be nice to do this little step-by-step tutorial. I hope you enjoy it.

The Products Used

Rory and Darcy
Lilium
Faerie Spells
Swing Bed Small
Tree Hives
Acetate Hill Mask
Acetate Circle Mask
Distress Oxides (Chipped Sapphire, Victorian Velvet, Stormy Sky, Mustard Seed)
Versamark Ink Pad
Wow Embossing Powder Opaque Vanilla White
Versafine Clair Ink Pads (Medieval Blue, Nocturne)
Stencil Brush
Yellow Brusho
White Posca Pen

The Steps in Creating the Card
(click on the first image to view as a slideshow)

: I started with an old mop up background that I had done some time ago using a mixture of distress inks in blue and lilac tones.

: Add a moon using the Lavinia Stamps acetate circle with chipped sapphire distress ink.

: Here you can see the moon has been sponged using a rounded dauber.

: Stamp three small swing bed images using the versamark ink pad and Wow opaque vanilla white embossing powder.

: All stamped, sprinkled with the embossing powder, and heated to set.

: Add a touch of Victorian Velvet distress ink around the images to add a pop of pink.

: Then go over with Stormy Sky distress ink, adding the Victorian Velvet and Stormy Sky increases the lovely lilac tones.

: The distress inks have also darkened the background slightly to show up the beautiful white embossing more.

: Stamp the tree hives inside the swings using Versafine Clair medieval blue.

: Use the Lavinia acetate hill mask to mark the ground using the stencil brush and Versafine Clair medieval blue.

: Shows you the added ground level.

: Add a little more ink to the ground to fill it in and some diluted yellow brusho around the hives for added glow.

: In come Rory and Darcy in Versafine Clair Nocturne. Highlight them with some white pen.

: Stamp the Lilium stamp twice in Versafine Clair medieval blue - I didn’t feel the need to colour them in.

: Use the straight edge of the acetate hill mask with mustard seed distress ink, rotating the straight edge around the central swing to add some light strobes.