Beautiful Sunset

Good morning.

I just love when I get a few minutes to play around with my inks.  

I decided to try something different for creating this sky as the background for my stamp. 

So here's what I did.

I began with a piece of heavy cardstock and got out my Distress Oxide inks.  I took a baby wipe and pressed it right onto the ink pad, then with a sweeping motion in one direction , I went onto my paper.  I repeated that process using different colours of inks (all listed below) that I thought would make for an interesting sky.  I think the key to doing this technique is a gentle touch.  When I was done, I loved the look this very quick and easy technique gave.  

Next, I took the inked up piece and positioned it into my Misti.  I inked up this great stamp called Winter Woodland from Penny Black with black Versafine ink and stamped it over my bkg.

I really love this stamp for creating quick cards; stamp it over any background and you have created a quick and easy card.

After looking at my card, I decided to leave off the sentiment so I would have more options for using it for different occasions.

I simply mounted it onto a coordinating piece of blue cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Shopping Our Stash- WINTER BLUES

Craft Stamper Magazine- ANYTHING GOES-Take it/Make it

Simply Create Too- MONOCHROMATIC

Brown Sugar- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies

Stamps- Winter Woodland (PB)

Inks- Versafine; Distress Oxides (Peacock Feathers, Bundled Sage, Broken China,

Stormy Sky, Weathered Wood, Salty Ocean)

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); baby wipes