Tuesday 7 February 2012

Momories of hunting with my Dad



Good Morning peeps. hope you are all well this bright Tuesday morning, well at least it's bright here in the Fens, we still have several inches of snow and although it rained last night, the temperature plummeted to well below freezing again so the snow is hanging about.

You all now how much I love making scenes so could not miss the pull to create one for this months Create a Scene challenge where they would like to see 'Winter Scenes'. And this ones is my take on the scene I saw from my bedroom window so many times as a child, with my Dad, his gun and dog wandering off across the fields, when he would return at lunchtime with a brace or more of pheasants across his shoulder. Often I would go with Dad and we would sit for hours in a hide or in the spinney at the bottom of the back meadow waiting for the game birds to put up, with a flask of soup to keep us warm and not a care in the world, or at least it always seemed that way to me.

Stamps are a mixture of Art Impression, Stampscapes, Hobby Art and Inkylicious. I brayered the background with Adirondack dye inks cloud blue, denim and black and used Archival black for all the stamping. The fence is hand drawn.........every Country scene needs a fence in my world. The poem is computer generated and printed onto gloss cardstock........as the ink does not dry very quickly on the coated stock, I brayer the background before printing.

A little note about the blogger who has been compromising artwork which I posted about two weeks ago here. Please be assured that I am not ignoring the individuals and companies who have mailed me asking that I disclose the name of this person, but at the moment I am waiting for input from the company we both design for and this has been delayed due to CHA. 

Have a good day everyone and thank you so much for dropping by.

50 comments:

Desire Fourie said...

Absolutely stunning once again and its even more special as it brought back happy memories of time spent with your Dad.
Hugs
Desire

cheryl said...

oh wow Hun this really is one,special piece truly stunning Hun,hugs Cherylxx

G Peplow said...

Fabulous scene Brenda, I love it! xxx

Ruth said...

Oh Brenda, the card and the memories are idyllic! A lovely story.The red matting really sets it off. Hope you get somewhere with your other blogger issue. Ruth x

Lily Anuska said...

Hi Brenda. I love this scene. Very good selection of stamps. You are a good drawer too. Wonderful are twigs with red "fruits". Have a great day. Lily Anuska

Luanne said...

very gorgeous! I would love to learn how you made the background of blues and stars. :)

Helen said...

What a great scene! Our snow has just about all gone (I live in a cul-de-sac so my street is always last to clear - but it's manageable now!) so I am hoping I WILL get to Stevenage....

alexa_tj said...

Gorgeous card! I like it!

ribenaruby said...

Brenda, Hi i just love how you create these wonderful scenes, it's stunning, I wouldn't know where to start, loved reading your childhood memories, what a lucky girl!!! Ruby x

Hussena said...

wow what a beautiful card ...it is so good to read about your child hood memories associated with this winter scence:)this looks so fab!!!

Sheetal Ahlawat said...

Wonderful card Brenda .

Stamps and Paper said...

Oh Brenda this is absolutely fabulous you have created a wonderful winters scene.....lovely to also hear about your childhood memories

Anne

Nikbee said...

A gorgeous card. I love the scene.
Nikki x

PinksyDoodles said...

Brenda, you know I love all your cards, but this one has definitely got to be one of my very favourites. It's stunning.
Hugs, Clare x

Нинель said...

Это настоящая картина! Красота!

Sheree said...

Wow!! You are defintely a scene artista Brenda!! Your attention to detail is amazing and layout true perfection.
Thanks for playing along with us at Craft A Scene.. I look forward to seeing your future works of art as well.
Theft of artwork is common and the internet makes it so easy. The problem is that the web allows humans without morals to do what they want and be whoever they want. I hope you will be able to put an end to that low life and will be checking in periodically to get updates.
Hugs,
Sheree

Kelly Lloyd said...

This is absolutely amazing... I love this beautiful scene.. I am yet to try creating scenes... I have just came across your blog.. I am now a follower and can not wait to see some more of yur creations.. Hugs Kelly

catherine said...

This is such a beautiful card and so lovely that it has special memories for you as well. The colours are stunning
x catherine

Anonymous said...

this is a beautiful card, brenda. you have a special talent for creating lovely scenes and i love the touch of red, which just makes the images pop even more.

chillin with Quillin said...

Beautiful scenes!!!!!!!
Paula

Lisa Jane said...

oh what a beautiful scene - looks like the fields across from my house at the moment
Lisa x

Marianne said...

Gorgeous scene, Brenda. You're a real artist for combining all these different stamps into such a peaceful image. It must be wonderful to have such fond memories of the times you spent with your father. You're right about the fence, too!
Hope you can get this copyright issue sorted out soon.

Marie-Louise said...

Beautiful card. Love the scene. Wish when I used my brayer that it looked like this.

Nannieflash said...

Oh Brenda that is stunning I love it, the scene is so topical at the moment with all the cold snowy landscape. hugs Shirleyxxxx

Rhonda Miller said...

What a lovely scene. TFS.

Sarah said...

Wow, wow wow, wow, wow! This is just stunning Brenda, love the scene and card design You are one clever lady x

Kat said...

What a fantastic scene Brenda. Really topical just now. Hard to imagine but there's absolutely no snow here in this part of Aberdeenshire. Lots of frost and some mornings everything is very white with frost. We're just glad of the lack of white stuff and thinking how lucky we've been so far!

Take care,

Kat xx

Paula (PEP) said...

This is a real beauty, especially with the background reality too. I love that fence & I have to confess you reminded me of time very long ago prior to my parents moving to the UK when I can remember the Swedish countryside where my Dad went cross-county skiing. I love the way you have picked out the red of the berries for the framing. The background for the poem is beautiful.
Take care
Paula (PEP)

Gail said...

Very nice!

H said...

What a beautiful scene Brenda
Remembers of when I was a child at my grandparent farm house.
Hugs harma

Rufus said...

So very pretty and even better with the story to go with it! Thanks so much for sharing this beauty with us.
R/

Anonymous said...

Hope its not too cold and snowwy there for you Brenda, hope you're enjoying your week so far!

Love this beautiful blue craeation!

Teresa said...

Superb card. Teresa xx

Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards said...

Hi there B. just love this card, and especially the little chat about times spent with dad! Ah I too have such lovely memories, if quite different scene - certainly not like this! also appreciated the tip about computer generated poem with brayer work would not have thought of that!
I am on a card ban at present (till get a big work done (in calligraphy) and should not be even on here, naughty me, going now and glad to hear the last matter is being dealt with - all in good time. Love and God richly bless you over there dear kind B., love Shaz in oz.x

Jackie said...

What a stunning scene, such a beautiful card and quote :o)
Jackie xx

debby4000 said...

Absolutely stunning Brenda.
luv
Debby

Mervi said...

Beautiful scene again, gorgeous card;-))m

Wendy Fraser said...

Wow, so beautiful! xx

Isa said...

So beautiful !!

Kittie said...

Your winter scene is gorgeous and brings back memories of the snowy country setting where I grew up in West Virginia. YOur scene is the perfect backdrop for the very sweet story of you and your dad hunting together. Thanks for taking part in the Craft a Scene challenge and for sharing your sweet childhood memory.

Kim Dellow said...

Beautiful work, what a lovely scene, love your stamping. Kim

Colleen said...

WOW! this is an amazing scene, I love that it comes with a great story.

Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

WOW! This is stunningly beautiful! what a fantastic and gorgeous scene you have created
Lindsay xx

jem (jane elizabeth middleton) said...

A work of art,such a wonderful scene glad it brought nice memories back. Hope your feeling a little better. Stay warm.janex

shazsilverwolf said...

What a gorgeous image, and how lovely to come out of childhood memories.I love how you have built up the scene. Great to see you taking part inthis months challenge. Good luck! Shaz

NancyD said...

I love the continuity from panel to panel of your scene. You have made such a great scene and I love those little sheep. Thanks for joining us this month at Craft a Scene. NancyD

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Deanna said...
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Deanna said...

Your scene is beautiful and thanks for sharing your wonderful childhood memory. It's special when you can create a picture that depicts a special memory....Great Job! Deanna

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful winter scene!!