Two Seahorses – Tutorial #558

Hello There and Happy New Year!

I’m refreshed after having a week of down time.  My holidays were wonderful since I got to spend them with loved ones.  That’s the very best kind of holiday in my opinion.

During my week of serenity my Stampin’ Up! Spring Mini Catalog pre-order arrived, so I spent some time just cooking up in my mind some projects.  Now it is time to put them on paper.   Take note of the stamp set I used today, By The Tide (item number 129120).   This will be available starting tomorrow January 3, 2013 through May 31, 2013.   Awesome stamp set!

My project was done using the Direct to Paper technique.  Hang out a while and check it out.

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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Project Supplies:

Stampin’ Up! Stamps: By the Tide (item number 129120)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Calypso Coral and River Rock

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Soft Suede, Calypso Coral, River Rock and Pool Party

Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Pool Party Ribbon, Color Spritzer, Soft Suede, Calypso Coral and Blush Blossom Markers, Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Start with a 3.25″ square piece of Whisper White Card Stock.  Smear Pool Party ink left to right over the top portion of the card stock using the ink pad.

Smear River Rock ink from left to right using the ink pad on the bottom portion of the card stock.

Stamped the plant using River Rock ink.  I used a light color so this plant would appear to be in the background.

Stamped two seahorses using Soft Suede ink.

Added ink to the very end of my River Rock ink pad and then smeared the ink pad across the bottom of the card stock to create another level of sand.

Using the Color Spritzer Tool and a Soft Suede marker, spritzed dots over the sand area.

Put a Calypso Coral line down the seahorses backs and then colored the whole seahorses in using a Blush Blossom marker.  This blended the Calypso Coral some.

Added a bit more Calypso Coral marker to the very back of the seahorses and to their gil on their head.

Stamped another plant using Calypso Coral ink.

Cut a 5″ square piece of River Rock card stock and stamped the writing stamp using Calypso Coral ink down the left side of the card stock.  Not sure why the color is off on this photo, sorry.

Sponged Soft Suede ink around the edges of the main image panel and River Rock panel.

Added a 5.25″ Calypso Coral Card base and a 3.5″ square Calypso Coral panel underneith the main image panel.  Also added a Pool Party ribbon.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

 

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