Good Morning
I just can't wait for some better weather to arrive.
Big snowstorm here where I live yesterday.
I do live near a Conservation Area, so this stamp always reminds me of that.
So here's what I did to create my card.
- I began by creating the background. I did that using my Gel Plate and a fun technique I first saw Lydia Fiedler do on one of her lives.
- So, I pressed Salty Ocean into the center of my plate, then some Blueprint Sketch along the sides and brayered the colours together.
- Now here's the fun part.......I gently folded my Gel Plate in half, letting the sides touch mostly in the middle. I opened it back up, laid it flat and then rubbed a piece of white cardstock over the plate to take my print. It looked so cool...like water. (To see another bkg I did this way, go HERE)
- I got out this beautiful Egrets in Reeds and placed it into my Misti. I inked it up with black ink and stamped over my Gel Plate print.
- I cut my card base at 4 1/4 inches square, then glued the panel to a piece of matching cardstock, then onto the card base.
Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.
Adding my card to these challenges:
Little Red Wagon- MAKE IT MASCULINE
Crafty Animals- ANYTHING WITH AN ANIMAL GOES
Crafter's Cafe- MAKE YOUR OWN BKG
Supplies
Stamp- Egrets in Reeds (Magenta)
Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)
Accessories and Tools- Gel Plate; Speedball Brayer; Misti
