Who stole the apple from the Orchard?

Happy Sunday,

Based on Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Orchard, I wanted to create a whimsical scene using the photo and color as a source of inspiration.

So who stole the apple from the orchard? Let’s take a look at the card I created for this fun challenge,

I used a water color cardstock for my stamping and water coloring and have the four sides masked with washi tape.

I stamped the tree furthest away using the lightest color, followed by a slightly darker shade and finally, a darker brown for the first facing tree.

The inks I use are VersaMagic Wheat, VersaColor Sand Beige and VersaMagic Sahara Sand. I heat set the stamped image to dry the stamping as the inks are rather wet and I wanted to make sure they don’t smudge when I do the blending of background.

Next, I did a little blending using Distress inks - Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn, Dried Marigold and Frayed Burlap with the round mini blending tool. I took a wet brush and blended some parts of the background, especially in areas where the different distress ink meet.

When the background is dry, I stamped the silhouette of the mysterious critter which stole the apple using Versafine Onyx Black ink. Then, I stamped the stump and sentiment using Versafine Toffee.

I lightly brushed some Ranger Perfect Pearls - Perfect Pearls on the tree leaves and flowers to add a little shimmer.

Finally, I attached the water color paper over to my card stock using double sided tape.

Hope you like this little whimsical I have created today. It is always fun to try something different.

Supplies and Tools

Mama Elephant Tree Friends clear stamp set
VersaMagic Wheat
VersaColor Sand Beige
VersaMagic Sahara Sand
Distress Ink Pad - Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn, Dried Marigold and Frayed Burlap
Ranger Perfect Pearls - Perfect Pearls
Versafine - Onyx Black ink and Toffee
Water Color paper