The Stampscapes® 101: Simplescapes
Moonlit Cabin "Miniscapes"

1)  Country House 247B and Sedge Filler 251C were stamped in black.

Positioning the Sedge Filler around the house. No masking was needed. If the Sedge overlapped into the house a little it wasn't any big deal.

2)  Cloud w/Moon 105E was added in a dark blue (Marvy #3 "Blue").

Here's a situation that I actually mask something out but it's just a little piece of paper towel to prevent the moon stamping over the house.

3)  A light blue was added with a Colorbox Stylus Tool. I toned most of the scene and half of the moon but left some of the rooftop light as if it were reflecting the moonlight.

4)  A medium blue was added to the scene with the Stylus Tool. Again, I left that area on the rooftop light. The lighting scheme is beginning to reveal itself more.

5)  A dark blue was added to the scene with the Stylus Tool. This was the same blue that I stamped the Cloud w/Moon in.

6)  Black was added around the edges of the scene to frame the scene off.

7)  A pale yellow was added to the scene to give it warmth.

Scratching begins. I started by scratching out things like the windows to reveal light coming from within the house. Highlights were added to the rooftop and around the edges/lining of the clouds.

8)  All scratching has been done. I put some highlights on the grass where, maybe, the light in the house shone or maybe it was the moonlight. Scratched some parts of the moon to give it a little more dimension. When I was completely done with the scene, I sprayed it with a Minwax Polyurethane that comes in a spray can. You can find this at hardware stores in the stain section usually. It's a clear sealant spray that will really bring out the saturation in a stamped scene as well as seal and protect it.