Monday, March 30, 2020

The Giraffe

Something a little different from me today.  I finally broke down and bought several Blue Knight stamps the other day.  Love them!!!  I kept seeing so many pretty cards with them so just had to jump in and get my feet wet too.  I love this one with the tree and giraffe.  It also comes with a pretty sentiment but since I was going to use it for a guys birthday card, I added a very old one from Simon Says Stamp instead.   I blended several of the oxide inks for the background and then stamped over that with a stencil with a walnut brown oxide .  I thought it gave the background sort of a giraffe-y look.

That's it folks.......a quick card.




Thanks for stopping by........
Lynn

19 comments:

Carol L said...

That is just fantastic! The background is perfection with those images and I love the simple birthday sentiment too. Great idea stenciling over the colored sky - it's really a unique and fabulous look!

Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...

A gorgeous card, Lynn... it reminds me of my trip to South Africa a number of years ago!

Linda Simpson said...

Fabulous background on this gorgeous card. I do love silhouettes on cards they always look amazing!
Hugs
Linda xxx

Chriss America Real said...

This card is so lovely and elegant!

Hugs,
Chriss

Davi said...

Awesome card Lynn!! I love the background you created, so perfect with your wonderful scene!!

Chrissy said...

Beautiful rich coloured sky Lynn and I love pattern through the sky,the silhouette Giraffe and the tree..gorgeous card.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Tammy said...

WOW!! Lynn, this is stunning! I love the inky background and gorgeous image, such a beautiful scene!

KT Fit Kitty said...

Absolutely gorgeous, Lynn! I've been seeing these safari animal cards and I have been wanting to make one. I need to check my stash to see if I have anything similar to try this! Love your beautiful oxide background!

Liz said...

Fabulous card, Lynn. Your wonderful background is perfect for the silhouette scene. xx

kiwimeskreations said...

What a dramatic card Lynn - love the background, that stencil work is perfect! Love how you are branching out these last few weeks. Great work and keep it up
Stay safe
Blessings
Maxine

Monica said...

Loving all that orange and the image is so clear and crisp. What a super idea to use a stencil. Perfect co-ordination there.

Love,

Monica

Bonnie said...

Wow! I feel like I've traveled to Africa! Great job on that background, Lynn! I wish my sponging would come out that smooth.

Diane said...

Such talent Lynn, stunning use of inks and fabulous image.

Hugs Diane

Margaret said...

Oh, that background is gorgeous! Fantastic job on this!!

EmmaT said...

Gorgeous, so lovely. Stay safe. Hugs Emmax

*Vicki* said...

Wow! What a cool scene you've made on this Lynn!! I love that crackle effect and the colors are stunning! Never heard of the Blue Knight stamps....but they look awesome on your card! :)

Karen Page said...

This is simply stunning, Lynn! I don't know which I love more- the background or the silhouette! I had never heard of Blue Knight so of course I had to run over and spend the last hour oohing and aahing over their images 😊 I love the richness of this card so much! I will have to find time to play with some of the silhouette images in my stash!

Lynn McAuley said...

I love this bold silhouette design, Lynn!! Beautiful work!

nwilliams6 said...

Wonderful colors, image and stenciling, Lynn. Super pretty card. I want that stencil! Hugz