I was waiting to see a programme on tv and the previous show was on so was thinking about my postcard, as you do. I started to watch because it was about the restoration of Qianlong Garden in Beijing's Forbidden City. One of the men involved in the work traveled from his home in Anhui Province. They showed the most wonderful mountain views and these were my inspiration. I got out the brayer and had a go, it does not do justice to the original but I had fun trying. I used a big and juicy ink pad "Mountain Meadow" on glossy card stock. I added some pine and bamboo in the foreground, stamped with Stazon. The pine is a Sheena Douglas stamp and the bamboo from Kodomo Inc. I could not bear to put a bike on the picture so it is on the reverse side of the postcard this week. Below is the page in my book, work in progress, the papers are from Serif "Oriental" digi kit.
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That is a magnificent mountainscape Jenny, not surprised you didn't want to add a motorbike :D XXX
ReplyDeleteGorgeous postcard!
ReplyDeleteLove your postcard Jen and your book is amazing
ReplyDeleteBeryl x
Oh it's beautiful. I love this style of painting. If I hadn't done a dragon this week, this is what I had planned to attempt.
ReplyDeleteYou captured it! Wonderful work.
ReplyDeleteYour mountain panorama is wonderful, the colours perfect. Well done on dusting the brayer off! Super postcard and your book page is lovely.
ReplyDeleteJanet xx
beautiful! I wouldn't have added anything further either, just lovely the way it is, great colour choice: M
ReplyDeleteI definately have to try this brayer-thing... Your mountains are majestic! ♥
ReplyDeleteGlad you put the bike on the back, it wouldn't have made it better. :)
Beautiful postcard.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful mountains. Great colors and depth you created on the card.
ReplyDeletethey are beautiful <3 some day I will have to give brayer a try (I have one)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colors. Landscape stunning. Looking forward to how your story develops.
ReplyDeletegorgeous landscape, I agree the bike would have spoiled it. I had a dragon stamp that i really wanted to use so I did the same thing and put it on the back in very light ink so I could write over it.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful mountain scene. Caz
ReplyDeleteYour mountain scene is wonderful! Jason got out of prison after 2 hours and is on his way home to Cissie....Valerie
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Jen, I love the brayering but I also love the Seiff layout
ReplyDeleteTrish xx
The bike is the perfect element on the back. It would have ruined the "zen-ness" of the mountain scape. :)
ReplyDeleteyour card is amazing x
ReplyDeletegreat mountain scene, love all the colours you have used.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful landscape! Love the bold colors.
ReplyDeleteThe mountains appear mystical!
ReplyDeletewonderful
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work, captures the traditional gardens of China, I'd stay a while too if this was the location :)
ReplyDeleteBeatutiful card. A xx
ReplyDeleteWonderful card, so effective the way you layered the elements!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card..beautiful colors! I would love to watch the show that inspired you to create this card. Going to Google it and see if I can find it. There are some magical gardens in China!
ReplyDeleteThat card is gorgeous such a fantastic style!
ReplyDeleteYour postcard is gorgeous :-)
ReplyDeletegreat choice in colors wow
ReplyDeleteGorgeous mountains! And totally love the bamboo on the page. :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE the mountains and would be interested in knowing how you did those!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fab postcard - love the inky layers and beautiful colours..Esther xx
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely lovely, the effect you;ve got with the brayer is beautiful. (Never used a brayer, but I bought one the other day, you've inspired me to have a go)
ReplyDeleteJan
Love it! :) xxx
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