Jan 04 2009
Quiet Moment – Tutorial #159 and Blog Candy!
Today’s tutorial has a bit of a different color combination going on. Sometimes I get in a rut and use the same colors over and over. Thought I would experiment and brighten things up a bit with this card.
I’m using a stamp sheet by Innovative Stamp Creations “Minibook Series: Be Thankful”.
Here is the link to Innovative Stamp Creations Website: http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ischomepage.html
I also have a stamp sheet of these to give away as blog candy!!!!
If you want to be entered to win this great stamp sheet all you need to do is leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite sunset/sunrise color combination. If you are getting this blog update by e-mail you will need to click on this link so you can leave a comment at the bottom of this post: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/01/04/quite-moment-tutorial-159-and-blog-candy/
I will use a random number generator to select the winner on Wednesday, January 7th. Good luck to all!
Now on with the tutorial.
Supplies:
| Stamps: Innovative Stamp Creations “Be Thankful” |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Soft Sky & Basic Black |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up Summer Sun, More Mustard, So Saffron, Distress inks Brushed Corduroy, Black Soot, Walnut Stain, Mustard Seed & Weathered Wood |
| Accessories: Brayer, 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, White Gel Pen, Green & Brown Faber Castell Markers, Post it Notes, Sponges |
Brayered So Saffron ink at the top of a 3.75″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White Card stock.
I wanted it to be brighter and warmer in color so I brayered over the So Saffron Ink with Summer Sun Ink. Yep, that’s better. 
Punched a 1 1/4″ circle out of the sticky part of a post it note and put it on the card stock as a mask for the sun. If I would have masked the sun before any color was put on the White card stock, of course the sun would be white. I did it this way so the sun would not be so stark in color.
Brayered More Mustard ink at the top of the card stock only going down far enough from the top to go over the Sun mask.
Removed the sun mask.
Streaked Weathered Wood Distress Ink at the bottom of the card stock using the direct to paper technique. These Tim Holtz Distress ink pads are so very perfect for direct to paper techniques because the ink pad is raised up from the base of the pad.
I streaked the ink in order to try create some ripples in the water.
Brayered Eathered Wood Distress ink at the bottom of the card stock to blend the streaking in a bit.
Used the same direct to paper streaking technique with a Mustard Seed Distress ink pad in the middle of the card stock and going in to the Weathered Wood inked area a bit. That really warmed the water up some.
Be careful not to cover all of your Weathered Wood ink with the Mustard Seed ink. Remember Blue and Yellow make Green.
Masked the sky area of the main image panel with a Post it note and Sponged More Mustard ink at the post it note edge to create a little beach area.
Took the post it note mask off and flipped it around. Now I am masking the water and the beach area with the post it note. Sponged Brushed Corduroy ink on to create some mountains in the distance.
Added some Darker Walnut Stain ink to the bottoms of the mountains.
Stamped the Cattails with Black Soot ink.
Sponged More Mustard ink heavily at the top Right corner of the main image panel to create a little interest in the sky.
Outlined the right sides of the Cattails with a Brown Maker.
Outlined the right sides of the Cattail Leaves with a Green Marker.
Added a few highlights to the Cattails and a few dashes in the water area using a White Gel Pen.
Used the direct to paper technique again on the bottom left corner of the main image panel and on the right side of a Soft Sky Background panel.
Assembled card and here it is finished measuring 5 5/8″ square.
I hope this tutorial has inspired you to experiment with color combinations today. I think you will be pleasantly surprised!
May your day today be filled with peaceful scenes.
Until my next post. .. . . . . . . . .
Hugs,
Michelle
Links to all my tutorials can be found here: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/tutorials-ive-written/
Here is a link to my workshop calendar if you want to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar
Frequently asked questions answers: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/
409 responses so far
Your work is amazing. I sit and stare at my screen in awe of how easy you make it look. Thank you so much for all of the inspiration you provide. Have a wonderful New Year! -Molly B
Wow, what a beautiful card. I think my favourite colour combinations would be:
More Mustard
So Saffron
Summer Sun
They make such a beautiful sunset. Thanks for the chance to win this set. Have a great day. Hugs n’ Stuff, Lynne
Wow! Another beautiful creation! My favourite sunset combination is purple and a peachy pink colour. It reminds me of a holiday in Scotland where we could stand at the front door and look out across the sea to the Isle of Arran. I will have to post some pictures on my blog so you can take a peak. Thanks for sharing, Michelle. You are such an inspiration.
What a bright spot on a dull dreay winter day. What a talent to create your own beautiful scenery. Keep up the great inspiration. Marty
I have never brayered a card for several reasons. I am rather new at cardmaking and it’s sometimes difficult for this senior citizen to catch on to things. I have a new motto this year “I can do it”, so, I’m ready to try this amazing techinique. All because your instructions are so fantastic and your cards are breathtakingly beautiful. I love the varied hues of pinks, lavenders, blues in a sunset. Thanks for sharing your talent. Joyce
Wow!!! Your work is fabulous! So glad that I have found your blog. Your tutorial is so detailed and the photos are wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
This is so stunning! I love the colours you used today, especially with the cattails.
My favourite sunset would be anywhere at the end of a dock overlooking the water.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Gloria
I love your work. I can’t sleep so I’m surfing the net. I love sunsets on while being on the boat. I love orange and pinks.
Beautiful card as always. I love the blazing pink and orange combo that we get here in Colorado once in a blue moon. I run and get my camera everytime it happens and take pictures. It’s like the sky is on fire and you get this extremely changing color over the horizon from pinks and oranges and reds.
Hi Michelle! Your work is very fabulous! Thanks for sharing. My favorite colors for sunset would be burnt orange fading to pale yellow- something that reminds me of the beach. Happy New Year!
Wow! I just love your creations……They are just awesome! I think that I like the sunrises with pinks and blues…….of course, blue is my favorite color!
Thanks so much for all the tutorials….You rock!
I love the pink and blue sunset. or what they call sailors sky if im not mistaken.. You are so talented.. Love your work with the brayer..
Thanks for the oppurtunity.
Erin
So good to have you back. Hope your holidays were all you wished for. This is a gorgeous card. I’m still practicing my brayering technique. Slowly but surely, I’m improving with each attempt. My favorite sunset colors are the muted tones of red to pink with orange and yellows – something you’d see in the southwest maybe. But any sunset over the water is a good one to me.
Have a wonderful day.
Randa
Wow! My fav color for a sunset would be the reds, orange, and pinks that make the sky look like it’s on fire. I love it with a lake added in because it makes me think that God is telling us “You did great and made it through another day. Here’s to you. Keep up the good work.”
I love you cards and thank you so much for sharing with us.
My favorite color combination is More Mustard, So Saffron and Summer Sun
They make a great sunset.
hugs,
Carla
Michelle, this is so fantastic! I am continually amazed at what you can do with ink. I was down at my pond yesterday during sunset and this reminds me so much of that time – it was so peaceful and beautiful. My fave sunset colors are the deep flaming reds and oranges.
Lovely, lovely work!
Stunning scene! I love the color combination you used. Those are some of my favorite colors.
Stunning card as usual! .. My fav colour for sunset is reds pinks and oranges with a bit of black!
love, love, love this card. I love all sunsets and sunrise colors. I lean toward the blues/purple family. I am kind of a rainy type girl…ha
You are a genius with the brayer!
I love using yellows, mustard, and chocolate.
Keep up the good work.
Beautiful as always! My favorite color combo is yellow, gold, orange, pink…a combination I sometimes catch in sunrises around here when I’m driving to work.
Gorgeous Michelle! I get tired of the same ol blue sky-green grass-blue water scenes also. Sounds like I need to follow your lead and experiment also! I love to have some bright pink or red in sky scenes. Those are always my favorite IRL because my grandpa always said that the more red there was in the sunset, the nicer day tomorrow would be. Thanks for all the time you take to teach and inspire me!
A lovely card! What perfect timing for your question. I was just driving home from work yesterday and the sky was beautiful. The sunset sky was a complete rainbow. I haven’t seen this before. It went from a dark grey to a purple, blue, turquoise, green, etc. I wished I had my camera. It was a treat as we have had frigid weather these last few weeks.
Hello Michelle!
I love your work it’s really unique
My favorite sunset combination is pink-blue.
Gorgeous – as always!!!! I like some reds and oranges in my sunsets as well. And I would really love to win your blog candy.
Happy New Year!
Wow, love your card! Each card really is a work of art!
Breath taking!!! I love what you did with this set! My favorite color combo for sunset/rise would include lavender, peach, turquoise, teal, yellow, rust, navy, purple and just a touch of pink. Thanks for this blog candy opportunity!
When I think of a sunset, I think PINK! Of course in combination with blue tints….
Happy New Year!
Greetings from a cold Belgium
I love your picture, its awesome! The sunset colours I absolutely love are summer sun, pumpkin pie, Ridinghood Red, ending with Bravo burgandy. I love the deep colours and feeling of warmth it gives. Have a great week and thanks for a chance to win the stamp sheet!
I love the combination of yellow and pink for my sunrise/sunsets. I think it just glows! Thanks for the tutorial and a chance to win a great stamp set.
What a beautiful sunset. My favorite sunset colors are orange and yellow with a hit of red.
I love your work. I am color challenged so I am always inspired by your cards to try new colors. My favorite sunset colors are sof blues and pinks.
Keep making your great art.
I love this card and your great tutorial. I will have to try this one, I need some sunny weather today, it is -29 real temp with a -46 windchill. Hope you are warm where you are in Ohio!
I love how you have done these – so much so that when I get over this flu I am going to get my brayer out (I cannot use a brayer) and practise as I love doing sunset scenes using burnt oranges and yellows or pinks and blues which merge together in lilacs.
My day was looking gloomy and I saw your new post and saw the sun shine again. Thanks for the beautiful picture and the brighter day!
Ohhh wauw….this one is a beauty!! Don’t get me wrong…….they are all beauty’s…but this one is especially favorite!
May be that’s because in Holland there are lots of cattails!!
Beautiful! Purples and pinks are beautiful evening colors.
Ahhhh….. you never sieze to amaze me!! What a beautiful card. I’d have to say that my favorite sunset colors are when the sun turns a brilliant orange and the sky is saturated with pink, orange, red, and yellow… You make me think twice about not heading south with my husband to Florida in March…
I just love the mix of colors you used. Beautiful sunset and the highlights are so right in this picture
Love this card! Your artwork is amazing! I just love the pinks and oranges in a sunset!
I love really rich sunsets so a real orangey red glow especially over water. However a lovely pink evening sky is also really pretty. As to what colours I use when crafting – I just play until I either like it or bin it!
Mine would have to be purple and oranges. I love your tutorials. I read them regularly I have you in my reader so I never miss an update. I would love to win this stamp set as my one word intention for the year is “Gratitude” and I love the sentiment in the set you are offering of how there is always always something to be thankful for. Blessings to you.
Happy New Year to you Michelle.
I love your card. The colours are gorgeous. You are so great in whipping up different colours, different images – you have such talent.
I hope to be the lucky winner! Thanks so much for offering so many candy blogs to us dedicated viewers. Take care! Can’t wait to see your next creation.
Gorgeous card – as always! I think I like Groovy Guava, Really Rust and So Saffron as a good sunset combo. Thanks for the chance to win this great candy! ~chris
Your work is so totally amazing! I’m so much in awe of what you do! I adore this cat tail stamp and would be thrilled to receive it.. thanks again for being such a constant inspiration to us all!
This card is georgeous! I love it. My favorite sunset color combination is sunset red and sunshine yellow. They make such a big impact when I use them together. Thanks again for the inspiration.
Michelle,
I really enjoyed your tutorial…loved how you blended the ink! Lovely! Thanks for all you do and especially for the blog give-a-way opportunity!!! Lisa
OOPS I put this on yesterday’s, cuz I was so excited to have a chance at another fabulous creation of yours. So now I’m back on track…I think! Love the bright and cheery look! This is fabulousand love how you did the image in black to pop the colors out even more! I love the stamps and would love to be the lucky stamper to be able to make some kind of creative projects with these. Do they come already colored? LOL Thanks so much for sharing your creative and inspiring projects with us and your fabulous tutorials. Thanks for a chance at this yummy candy.
Beautiful card, your tutorials are wonderful. My favourite combo is the red orange sunset. Thank you for the chance to win some great blog candy.
Holly B
What a great card! I love to use alot of different colors – mustard, gold, turqoise, chocolate, different shades of orange and yellows!
Hope you had a great New Year Michelle
I want to thank you for the help you so freely gave..I know how busy you are..but you always answered my questions.
I also want to thank you for your fabulous tutorials..I have learned so much..except how to use the brayer….that will come..
I never win anything..but this gives me the opportunity say THANK YOU” And my 2009 bring the best of the best…
to you and to everyone who stops in to see your fab art….
hugs
JoAnne
WOW — this card just took my breath away! My husband used to dig clams on the Great South Bay/Long Island, NY, and the saying goes, “Red at night, sailor’s delight . . . ” I love deep red/pink sunsets.
I asked for a brayer for Christmas and got it, but my brayering needs a lot of work/practice — thanks for your step by step tutorials. Perhaps some day I’ll get the hang of it.
This card is beautiful!!!
My favorite sky colors in a sunrise or sunset are, blue, lavender, pink.
I love all the colors of sunsets and sunrises but especially when the reds, oranges and pinks are blended together. The more intense, the better for me! Thanks for the chance to win the stamp set. Your card is gorgeous, and your talent is unbelievable. Love the added touch of the white pen. What a difference it makes to the card. Happy New Year!!
Shirley L.
Roseville, CA
Beautiful, as always. I just love the oranges blending into coral/pinks and blues to purple on the edges…
Thanks for the chance to win, this is a great set.
This scene turned out incredible!!!!! Looks like that exercise program of yours is working physically and mentally. A new level of inspiration.
Amazing color combinations, as usual you keep me ‘hanging on your lips’ with your tutorials, I am so happy with the inspiration you give me , over and over again. Will have to try this one this coming weekend! My fav. sunset colours are pink/reddish and soft blue. Gerda
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this card! you amaze me with each and every card! thank you for sharing!!!
living in AZ I think we have the most beautiful sunsets! in fact our state flag reflects our sunsets! Sometimes we get orange, purple, red and pink with blue, blue sky. absolutely gorgeous! I love watching the sun rise over the superstitions, but still sunset is my fav!
thanks for the chance to win!
Lorene
Another wonderful work of art!! Thanks so much for sharing your incredible talent!! Your sunset is very peaceful…and I like that but my most favorite is the drama of an Arizona sunset!! Just nothing like it with the yellow, orange, and purple light filling the sky and reflected off the mountains!! Whew, gives me goose bumps just thinking about it!!!
This is one of my most favorite creations from you to date… I can see myself at the edge if the lake, with my toes tickling the water, getting ready to watch a wonderful sunset, pondering the day’s events.
I love this stamp sheet from ISC and could make some wonderful creations with it, should I be the lucky one.
Thanks for your art,
Kim D
I would have to say that my favorite color combination for a sunrise would be yellow and orange, very similar to your latest/current tutorial. I would love the opportunity to win the Be Thankful stamp set, it would coordinate with so many of my Stampin’ Up stamp sets.
I love the blue/purple/red combinations. They seem so peaceful and restful to me.
Magnificient! My favorite sunset is oranges, pinks and a touch of purple or violet.
Thank you for the tutorial.
Beautiful! I think my favorite sunrise/sunsets are when you have all the colors ranging from blues, to pinks to oranges. They are so pretty!
You continue to amaze me with your cards. I’ve done several using your technique and my friends and family think I’m gifted! LOL Thank you so much for sharing with your wonderful tutorials. My favorite colors for a sunset are reds, oranges and yellows. Beautiful!
Mason
Love your work and I like pink , orange and blue in sunsets.
Great card. I will copy this tutorial and try it this evening. Love your colors and just like a sunset should be.
Thanks for a chance to win some candy.
Stampin hugs
Wow, what a beautiful card. Your combinations are beautiful but I would when you see some pink in the sky too. Your wonderful talent continues to inspire me. Thanks for the tutorials. They really help me to see how to use the brayer better. Have a great day!
My favorite sunset colors are pink and purple. I have some wonderful photos I can share if you are interested. Just email and let me know. I have a habit of taking photos of all of the lovely sunsets I see from my front window.
Absolutely lovely card, thanks so much for always sharing your beauty.
Michelle, I’m so happy to have you back!! And another beautiful card I’ll be trying this one later today. My favorite sunrise colors are hot Pink, bright orange, and black. This is the combination I see most mornings driving into work at 6:45 am here in Austin! I thank God every time I see “that” sunrise because it is so beautiful
Michelle, you have caught my favorite sunset. I live near the Mississippi River in the Midwest and as the sun drips its hues below the surrounding hills, all peace blankets the river and its community. Add a bit of indigo as the final ray falls behind the hills and you have a PERFECT sunset!
Thank you yet for another beautiful blend of colors! And yes, I’d love to be entered into your blog drawing.
Awesome card and tutorial – as always! You make me want to own every stamp set you use! LOL
For sunsets, I love pinks and purples but haven’t experimented much. You give me the inspiration to just go forth and blend!
Such a great eye for color and a talent for design…..love it!
Thanks once again.
Beth
Another beautiful card! My favorite sunset would be the pinks and blues you see on the Oregon coast. Thanks for the opportunity to win some blog candy.
Michelle, I am so in awe of your beautiful creations. I “try” the brayering technique and love the results (although nothing like you come up with). I’m sure practice will make me better as time goes on. I love the soft pinks to blue sunets. Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent! Even if I don’t win the blog candy, I’ve won by enjoying your beautiful work.
My favorite sunset colors are SU: More Mustard, So Saffron and Pumpkin Pie; Distress Inks: Walnut and Tea Dye and a touch of Brilliance: Pearlescent Beige
Your work is beautiful – thanks for the opportunity to be in the drawing!
My favorite sky color combos are made with pinks, yellows (think goldenrod yellow here), blues, and a splash of lavender!!
Love this piece as well as the stamp sheet used. Would love to win the blog candy!!! Hisses, Rockin Robin
Michelle,
Wow – this card looks like the real thing. I love the cat tails with snow on them – Very pretty. I would love to win the blog candy and give this tutorial a shot of my own. TFS.
Joanne
Such an eye for color and a talent for design.
Love it, once again.
Thanks, Beth
Wow! I think this is my favourite scene that you have done! It’s fabulous! My favourite sunset colours are the yellows, oranges, reds. One of my goals this year is to learn more techniques and your blog is at the top of my list of resources!!
I am always amazed by your talent. I have to say I have tried brayering (went out and bought one when I started reading your blog) and mine looks NOTHING like yours. That being said, I still like to come and drool over your work. ;o)
I think the best sunset I saw was pink and oranges…
Thanks for sharing!
My favorites have been Summer Sun and More Mustard but, now that I’ve seen your tutorial, I will have to experiment! You are an inspiration to me as you break down the steps so wonderfully that you’d think I could make my card as gorgeous as yours. In actuality, it doesn’t work out as well but I still try! Thanks for the chance to win your blog candy.
Amazingly beautiful, and realistic sunset Michelle. I wish I had your ability to translate what I think and see into a piece of art. I was just recently in Maui (for our 35th anniversary), and the sunsets there were outstanding. They were yellow, pink and orange blending into violet, and were probably the best I have ever seen. Mind you, here on the Canadian prairies, we get some pretty spectacular sunsets, where reds and pinks light up the horizon. When it comes to sunsets, all colours are glorious.
Beautiful! I would get so much use out of that stamp sheet! I think my favorite combinations would be a dark pink with a hint of orange.
I love your art, but your color combos are what impress me the most and keep me from trying any of these. I just got my first set of stampin up colors (earth elements) for Christmas so I just have to suck it up and try one. I love your sun set combos! I almost wish you had a color combo cheat sheet for us to look at when we are trying a sky background. I tried one one time and it turned out very tropical, not what I was going for but it was still ok. Thanks for the blog and sharing your work!
Paula
Anything you do inspires me to no end!!I’ve just gotten my inks up to speed with the soft sky and baja blue, and now you switch off!LOL!! I LOVE your Stardust Morning Tut using : Almost Amethyst, So Saffron and Wild Wasabi. Beginning of the Day is also a favorite: Apricot Appeal, Really Rust More Mustard and Soft Sky. Thanks again for the lessons! Would love to win the Candy too!
I have been so complacent lately, but you have inspired me to pick up my supplies and create something today. I love your work, I don’t respond often at all. But this card is really beautiful. I think I would do this in blues, purples and pinks. Thank you so much for all of your beautiful work!
Oh this is so beautiful. I would love to case this and you can be sure I would give it my best shot! Gorgeous! My favorite sunset is pink and orange.
Oh Michelle!! You blow my mind! I love every thing you do! Just when I think “this is my favorite color”, you come up with something else! I cannot pick a favorite combination – I love them all!
My favorite color combo for a sunset. That is a hard one. I like the warm colors in the card today. I think those are my favorite. I like the purple and orange color combos you see in a sunset. My house sits facing the west and when the sun is shining I get to see sunsets every day almost.
Each time I look at one of your tutorials, I say, “I’m going to try something like that!” Still haven’t done it! However, I’m getting closer. lol Thanks so much for all the wonderful color and design. The choice of colors seems perfect for this image.
Lovely composition. I really like the yellows, oranges, blacks and browns. A touch of purple is almost always a nice addition. TFS
another lovely card – i love the sunset – my favorite color combination of sunset/sunrise is whatever God decides He wants at that time! i live in the desert so we have lovely sunrises, a lot of pink and peaches. We had a sunset a couple of months ago that was RED…looked like fire in the sky..it was gorgeous..thank you for the opportunity to win some blog candy…take care
Stunning card, as usual!
My favourite sunset/sunrise colours from that very early moment when the sun isn’t yet in sight, and the colours are orange and pink.
WOW is the only word that comes to mind! I love Summer Sun ink and this just sets it off! We have missed you during the holidays, glad you are back and better than ever. You are always an inspiration and present many challenges! Thank you. Nancy
I think my favorite sunset colors have a hint of purple.. lavender or something close. This card is amazing and I plan to take a peek at more of your tutorials!
Beautiful, beautiful colors…and I am forever thinking this will be my lucky year! May you continue to create and bring the joy you do to al of us.
Hello,
Thanks for giving away this awesome set. My favorite colors at sunset are yellow, pink and purple streaked across the sky!
Dorothy in KY
Orange, yellow and pinks always inspire me at sunset or sunrise! Love the subtleness of your cards, how they can be used for men or women, and your easy step by step tutorials. Thank you as always for sharing and for the great blog candy give aways.
Yet again another beautiful card Michelle!
My favorite colors in a sunset are burnt oranges to softer yellow. The colors we see around here at our beach.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful work with us and inspiring!
Jennie
Your workmanship is always very clever and unique
Beautiful card, Michelle. I like the way you highlighted with color on the side of the cattails…really makes them pop! I like golds, corals and pinks for sunsets lately, but any beautifully colored sunset or sunrise is a blessing. TFS
I have just recently added your blog to my google reader, and I am constantly impressed with your cards, and the detail in your tutorials. Thanks for sharing with us.
I haven’t really experimented with any sunset colours, but my favourites would be ones that have pinks and purples in them because those are the kinds of sunsets we get in Saskatchewan.
Here are some examples
http://www.flickr.com/photos/70127787@N00/sets/72157612157071346/
Hi, Michelle! Thanks for another work of art!
My favorite sunset color combo includes a deep pinky-salmon color.
Hugs and Happy Stamping!
Sherry
Beautiful card. My favorite sunrise combo is blues and pinks, and my favorite sunset is yellows and oranges. Thank you for sharing all your wonderful creations and the chance to win.
This card is so beautiful. You do amazing work, Michelle!
You make it look so easy. Thanks for a chance to win
this sheet.
This card is one of my favourites so far, Michelle! I love that stamp set…yummy candy! My fave colour combo for sunsets is pinks and purples.
Beautiful card. I love your color scheme. My favorite sunset colors are pinks and purples… ahhh… sooo pretty.
How can it ALWAYS be awesome? My primary reason to log on is you! I can’t wait for your next tutorial.
My favorite is sunset with the purples, pinks and blacks.
Thanks for the blog candy.
Hi Michelle, thanks for the interesting tutorial. My favourite sunset color combination is quite late into the sunset, when the sky has turned almost dark blue with a few bits of bright red here and there (and very few areas of lighter blue).
I love watching any sunrise/sunset, and seeing all the different colors each day brings. Pinks/oranges/yellows are my favorite. I love how you capture nature with your inks and brayer. Always pretty!
I just want to say you do AMAZING work with the brayer. Thank you for sharing all your wonderful creations. My favorite sunset/sunrise color combination is Stampin’ Up Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze and Blue Bayou.
This is such a beautiful card. I love what you did with this color combination. (However, I seriously doubt that I would not love any of your work). I am so partial to the blues. “Twilight” with Almost Amethyst, Bashful Blue, and a touch of Night of Navy is one of my favorites. Sunsets with yellows and rusts are also on my list. Thank you for sharing with us, and thank you for giving us a chance to receive this gift from you.
Sincerley
Oh Michelle! The color combo’s are amazing…since I am sitting here and everything is grey and dreary from the rain. WOW! This card just brightened my day! OK…All your work makes me really happy
I am a SU! demo, so… that being said, I like the More Mustard, SO Saffron, Tango Tangerine, and a little Close to Cocoa at the edges for fading….. *S* Love your site and can only hope to one day get as good as you are with the brayer!
WOW!, WOW! AND TRIPLE WOW! Love it! Love it! Love it! TFS
I luv this card, it’s so beautifull! I luv the sunsets when there are pinks & blues & purple in them. All sunsets are gorgeous, they are so magicial! I also luv the reds & oranges.
Wow! I love the tranquil and serene feel that you created with this card!!! What a lovely scene! I wanted to comment on it even before I learned there was blog candy attached to it. My favorite sunset color combo is shades of pinks and purples. They are so dynamic and I am always in awe when I see a sunset in those colors!
I really look forward to your posts. Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent with us!
Thanks for brightening my day. I’ll definitely find the time to try these colors together. I usually use a soft blue with some pinks and lavender for sunrise.
WOW! What a stunning card. My favorite sunsets are the ones with pinks and purples with a touch of blue. Looking at a beautiful sunset is one of the things that can get me to slow down and really enjoy the wonders of nature. Thanks for sharing this beautiful card.
BEautiful Michelle, you came back with a bang. I absolutely love this card. My favorite colors for a sunset are oranges, yellows, reds, blues. Please enter me for blog candy.
Evelynn
WOW, I am there! I can feel the peace and quiet coming through this card. Thanks for sharing it. I am going to try Summer Sun, YoYo Yellow and a bit of Tangerine Tango with maybe a splash of Regal Rose and Elegant Eggplant.
My favorite sunsets were in Northern Ontario where the red, yellow and orange colours glow like I’ve never seen before. I love this card as it reminds me of my time up north.
What a fabulous card. Thank you for the detailed process. When I first looked at it I was overwhelmed, but your step by step directions give me hope that I can do that too! My favorite sunset colors are pinks, purples and blues.
Another amazing card, Have you ever seen a sunrise in Alaska?
The colors are just beautiful and with that my color combinations are after them:
Pink Passion
Orchid Opulence
Ruby Red
Thank you so much for sharing your Art work with everyone and the chance to enter for the blog candy.
Shell in Chilly Alaska….it’s -30 degrees this morning
Michelle, this is another beautiful card! I don’t know how you do it; but please keep it up. My favorite sky is just before sunset – filled with pinks, blues, yellows, etc.
Oh I wish I could come up with the colors of the ND sunsets in winter especially. I have sat out in the cold for an hour just trying to figure out how to recreate it but still no luck. I come up with a lilac, coral, yellows, oranges, and the ND winter sky has this blueish grey color that I can’t find ink to match either. Almost a cross between weathered wood and a grey. Love this card Michelle.
Absolutely love this…. my favorites are the pink and purple and blue sunset. You never disappoint me (except when I don’t win) LOL Keep up the excellent work. You inspire me.
I grew up in southern Arizona, the sunsets there where beautiful! The colors they had were orange, pink, yellow, and a purple/blue haze.
Thanks for the chance to win!
Michelle, your sunset is beautiful!! Your art inspires me more with each card you share with us. I love the sun, wether it be a sunrise or sunset. I love all the color combinations that God paints for us to enjoy daily with each sunrise and sunset. My favorite is when the sky is aglow with intensive color no matter what the combination. Thanks for the opportunity to win such a great stamp set!
Oh my, such a beautiful card. But then, I love every one of your cards!!
My favorite colors would be oranges, yellows, reds, blues. Thanks for a chance to win. Can’t wait for spring (with no bad weather) so I can travel to OH to take your brayer class.
Wow! Great job as always! So inspiring! Makes me long for warm summer breezes. I think my favorite sunset colors are the ones in the pinks, lavendars, and purples together with a few blue tones as well. Kathy Eddy
I will have to try this following your tutorial. It’s just beautiful! I think I like the sunrise/sunset colors of yellows with coral and pinks.
You are making me want these distress inks in every color!
Michelle
My husband and I belonged to a gold mining group in Arizona. We never got rich, but the fun of all our friends was all we needed. sometimes we would find enough gold to buy gas one way on our trip.
The sunset I remember most was a sunset of red skies at night. The red framed in the clouds around it was the absolute most gorgeous you could imagine.
The red had a stipple effect with clouds waving through.
All of the clubs forty eight people present sat in their chairs and watched that sunset
We watched as the red skies left little red prisms as the day closed and night was here. Then we had the colors of the camp fire to remind us of that fantastic sunset
The old saying of red skies at night a sailors delight, red skies in the morning sailors take warning. Well it is true as the next day the skies were vibrant blue and the day was a master peace from heaven.
The desert offers colors that go way beyond brown.
We all in the club hoped the color we saw in the desert was gold. But mostly we saw fun and companionship.
Marilyn
Being from Arizona, we have alot of pink sunsets with the purple mountains, so pretty. I also love sunsets over the ocean. But any kind of sunset is pretty. Love the cards you do. Such gorgeous work. Thanks, can’t wait to see what you come up with in the new year.
Happy New Year.
Ohhh..another amazing card! Takes my breath away! Makes me want to be in it.. So peaceful and serene..
My colors for a sunset would have to be a hint of pinkish red, yellows, orange and a bit of blue.
I am addicted to your blog and tutorials! ” YOUR NUMBER 1″
Linzie
Happy New Year to you and your family. Once again thank yo for a wonderful tutorial. I just love getting them and have cased several of your cards. Thanks for the inspiration. Warmest regards Judy
Wow! Beautiful! As far as my favorite suset color combo–oranges and purples. I just love the way you do water. It looks so real!
Really beautiful card the sunset is awesome. I love the techniques and the amazing selection of colour you use. They always make me want to go out and try them. I’m from Vancouver British Columbia, we get some beautiful red/orange sunsets with the islands and mountains silhouetted in the background. Thanks for sharing your artistic talents.
Have a wonderful 2009 Christine
Beatuiful card – I love a sunset that picks up tints of purple. Thanks for the blog candy.
another great tutorial and thanks for the chance at some great blog candy! nice set!
i tend to lean towards the cool colors, even for sunsets……pinks, lavenders shading into deep purple! mmmmm! i can see it now!
sandyh
sandyha@comcast.net
Michelle, this sunset card is gorgeous! You inspire me! My fav sunset was while vacationing in Nassau, Bahamas at the Atlantis with the white sandy beach, shades of aqua waters and burning globe on the horizon setting slowly.
Great work, as always.
Beautiful as always. My fav colors for a sunset are red, yellow and a touch of purple. All sunsets are so different, it’s hard to pick just one combination. Thanks for sharing and allowing us a chance to win this great set.
What a wonderful card Michelle! Nice to see updates on your blog and hope you had a great holiday season. I’d love to win these beautiful stamps- thanks for the chance!
It would be a wonderful, start to a New Year, to have something so beautiful, become part of my creative tools. I thank you for the chance to win this stamp set.
Happy New Year to all of you!
Awesome card. I love how you bring a blank sheet of paper to life. My favourite colours for a sunset as the pinks,blues and purples. Thanks for the chance for blog candy. Ellen A
Your work is like looking at fine art every morning with my coffee. Thanks so much for taking the time to share with us. I would not have the patience to stop at every step, and take a picture, and explain…..I think you should call yourself St. Michelle!
Anyway, I always love a sunset with vibrant pinks and purples in them….
Thanks for another great card and tutorial! My favorite sunrise/sunset colors are sky blue, pink, lavender, and a few ribbons of rose red thrown in. But every sunrise or sunset is a glory to behold.
This is an inspiring art work. Thank you so much for the time you put into your work and share with us. I learn so much from you. I always look forward to your pieces .
Wow Michelle- gorgeous card. I would never look at that stamp set and think of a card like this- but I surely would love to try it……I have everything except the stamps….hahaha I would love to win your blog candy, but could try this with some other stamps if I am not the lucky winner! Again, Thanks So Much for sharing your incredible talent!
You have the most beautiful cards Thank you for sharing your God given talent with us. You asked for my favorite sunrise color—Thats hard because I live in MT (big sky country) and we have the most AWSOME sunrises and sunsets. I’d have to say my favorite is red mixed with the mauves and pinks. When the sky is this color in the evenings I know we will have a beautiful next day!! Thank you for giveing me a chance to win the cattails I love them Kate
Ok…your work just amazes me more and more each time! Wow!
My favorite sunrise/sunset combo is:
Autumn Terracotta
Honey
Bubblegum
Indian Corn Blue
Sunflower
Thanks for the chance to win those stamps…they are right up my alley!
Michelle, this is such a beautiful card. I love sunsets, and love to take pictures of them. Have only tried to make a couple of cards with one on it. I will definitely have to try this one. Here in Florida, we get alot of pink, orange and yellow sunsets, sometimes with a little dark blue thrown in around the edges. So pretty.
thanks for sharing
Absolutely stunning, Michelle! I can’t say that I have a favorite color combo…I just love any and all!
Michelle – What a gorgeous card. I love sunrises and sunsets, and am always amazed at the combinations of colors that you find in them. My favorite sunrise/sunset colors are oranges and pinks, with some lavender thrown in.
Thanks so much for your inspirations, and your willingness to share them with all of us.
Ellen
What a beautiful card, Michelle! I love your color combination. My favorite combo would have yellow, red, orange and a little purple in it. Happy 2009!
As always an absolutely gorgeous card. You continue to amaze me. My favorite sunsets are ones in the desert — the pinks and oranges! However, there’s never been a sunrise or a sunset I didn’t enjoy. Thanks for sharing with us. Bev
Soft Sky and Blue Bayou. Printing this tutorial right now! Thanks for the inspiration!!
A western sky over the mountains with shades of blues, soft white and pinks as the sun sets is my favorite time of day. Another lovely card from you.
WOW! Love this sunset! I have not attempted a sunset , but if were to i would use the colors you have in the above card as it is simply stunning! Love it!
Hi!
What a wonderful card.
Thanks for another great inspiration.
My favorite colours for sunset are soft pink and white an babyblue sky.
Hi there, new to your blog and thoroughly enjoyed this sunset tutorial. Your explanations are brilliant and I have yet to try this method of crafting. You display the most beautiful creations, thanks for sharing this and giving out the gorgeous stamps to a lucky crafter!
Michelle,
I love the cat tails and the colors are gorgeous! Such a peaceful scene! I am inspired to try my hand at this. kren
Another great tutorial. THank you very much for putting these up – I love them.
My favourite sunset colours are the deep burnt orange colours.
That is a change from recent cards, but very beautiful. My favorite colors have to include bright orange and pink. I see that kind of sunset often where I live and it takes my breath away. Thanks for sharing such nice art.
My favorite sunrise colors are summer sun, so saffron, pumpkin pie and really rust…thanks for the great offer. love your tutorials
Bonjour Mme Zindorf!
Je vous souhaite une Bonne Année. Votre carte est très zen… Je travaille beaucoup le rose, le mauve et le gris avec un peu de bleu pale pour un ciel doux.
When I first looked at this card I thought the cattails were from a photo. All your cards are awesome. I wish I knew when to add the extras…like the brown and green to the cattails and the white to the water. It makes perfect sense once I see it, but it even looks great without it.
I’m blown away with your sunset and your scene. I love using pinks in sunsets. I however, love the yellows and oranges also. Any sunset would be nice now. It’s been way too cloudy LOL. …Pat M
Hi Michelle,
Just lovely! I’ve been trying your tutorials lately rather than just reading through them and thinking what a talented artist you are (which you are!) and although my work doesn’t look like yours….I’ve been pleased with the results for me level of talent.
Thanks! Oh…I think my favorite sunset is a pinkish, red one. Just had one here where we live and we all just sat and stared.
Shawn K.
Here in East Tennessee, our sunrises and sunsets are heavy on the pink and oranges with a little purple. They are so beautiful! I thank God each time I see one. So those are my favorite colors for sunrises and sunsets. Thanks for your great tutorials. Linda
What a great card, I can’t wait to try the colors. My favorite sunset is in the fall, when the sun sets early and you have the pink clouds. You Rock!!
I love yellow, orange with a touch of red in my sunsets. All of yours are beautiful no matter what color you use. Also i guess it would be according to who you are sending the card to.
smallcity
Hi Michelle! You do make some beautiful sunsets! I live in Alabama and I love the pink/blue sunsets. They are just gorgeous!
Look here:
http://www.pbase.com/moonbound/more_alabama_sunsets_and_clouds
I hope you can pull up this picture and see the beautiful skys of Alabama!
I’m new to card making and discovered your website. You are such an amazing artist! I can’t wait to get a brayer and try your techniques.
My favorites are the reds and yellows…I love the glorious looks they can create!
Your card is very beautiful!
Thank You!
my fav is an orangeish-yellow combo..so peaceful likke your cards…..
Love your tutorials and your projects. They are always beautiful! My favorite is the blue/grey to orange to pink sunset colors above the dark treetops.
I like to take my inspiration for sunsets or sunrises from the real thing. One morning in December we had the most beautiful sunrise I have ever seen. It was a blazing red, more of a hot pink, that glazed the edges of the clouds. The hues were all in the red family and very intense. The further you got away from the horizon the sky went back to violet and then deep blue to black. I don’t know if I can ever repeat it, but one of these days I will have to try. Thanks for the chance to win some great blog candy and to remember that beautiful sunrise.
I love your color combinations here. You really did achieve the sense of peace. The only color that I usually add is a little touch of deeper blue at the top of the sky.
Kathy
What another delightful treat, Michelle. I love yellow and orange sunsets the best (at least on paper)… any sunset in person is a good sunset. For Christmas gifts I made bookmarks with brayered skies on them and people were in love:-) Thanks for being such a good teacher.
What a gorgeous card! Thanks for the chance to enter. One of my favorite combos is pink, blue and a little purple for sunsets.
Beautiful colors! Just a couple nights ago we viewed a lovely sunset with oranges, pinks, and reds, which made us feel so warm on that cold winter evening. By the time I got my camera to take a picture it had faded. Knowing your card will not fade from your web site will give me a warm glow all winter.
Thanks.
Hey Michelle I know what you mean about getting into color ruts. This combo you chose today is very pretty. I am lucky enough to live in Arizona and we have some breath taking sunrises and sunsets. My favorite are the ones that are purple and pink and look as though they are backlit just perfectly which never ceases to amaze me.
Hope 2009 brings you and yours good health, happiness and peace. Thank you for always bringing us such wonderful works of art.
Debbie/Phx AZ
My favorite color combo for a sunset is the card YOU are making at any given moment. you seem to just know how to make it happen. Thanks!
Fantastic.
I love sunsets with pink and purple hues.
The colors just look beautiful in the sky.
As usual I love your work-you make it look so easy!
Sharon
Charming me again with color, eh? Outstanding!
Another great tutorial. Thanks for sharijg and thanks for sharing the great stamp set. Mary
My favourite sunrise has blues – yellows and pink. Sunset yellow – orange and red.
What a great tutorial Michelle – many thanks for the opportunity to win the stampset.
Michelle~ Your work just simply puts me in awe! I will never be able to do what you do with stamps and ink no matter how hard I try. you just have a gift!
My favorite sunset is when I’m at the beach. The colors I love most are reds and oranges and yellows and I love how they reflect off the water to give a glow to the horizon.
Hi Michelle!
I love sunsets so much, I want a western exposure house with a big picture window up high on a hill or mountain. That way I could watch the glorious sun sets we all love to see on great days. My favorite setting sun colors are the Pink, Red, Orange fading into the twilight colors of Pink to Lavendar. I love to watch thin cirrus clouds when the sun sets too as they reflect the sun’s colors so well!
I am hoping when I retire, I get that house–with a spacious craft room too! LOL!
Love your blog and tutorials, and your color choices today are terrific!
I always appreciate your tutorials!
A fan and friend,
Gillian Walker
I SAW THE PERFECT SUNSET YESTERDAY. THE SUN WAS BRIGHT ORANGE AND PARTIALLY HIDDEN BY THE MOUNTAINS. THE TOP OF THE SKY WAS STILL BLUE, THE MIDDLE WAS YELLOW, AND THE BOTTOM ABOVE THE MOUNTAINS WAS A DARK ORANGE, ALMOST RED. IF THERE HAD BEEN WATER LIKE IN YOUR CARD, THE SUNSET WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE PERFECT. THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR IDEAS.
Hi Michelle,
Thanks for the great tutorials, they are all terrific! My favorite sunrise/sunset colors are so safferon, rose red and night of navy but I will definately try your combo.
Michelle –
Love this card. My favorite go-to color combination is So Saffron, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie and a touch of Really Rust. Thanks so much for all your tutorials – my cards look so much better these days! Wouldn’t mind winning the blog candy either
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thanks
Nancy
Hi Michelle,
Thank you for your tutorials, they are all terrific!! My favorite sunrise/sunset colors are so safferon, rose red and night of navy. I will be trying your combo asap, the scene came out gorgeous.
Beautiful card!! This is the first time to your blog for me. I saw this card on Splitcoast and had to see how you did it.
Your work just takes my breath away. Beautiful card. My favorite colors for brayering are the yellows and oranges.
Your cards are never in a rut for me – I love looking at them ALL!! WOW! Thank you for the chance to win some excellent blog c a n d y!! YUM, YUM! And Happy New Year, Michelle Z!
Best,
Elaine
Simply amazing and so peaceful to look at…
Every peice of art you produce is amazing..i love it all..
My favorite sunrises are the dawning of reds/yellows in with the blues.
Sunsets are the dark blues with the pinks and purples..thanks..loves ya
Love this card. I really like the way the cattails stamp shows the reflection in the water. And I love the way you did the water in this picture. Awesome. I just made a photoscape card with a beautiful sunset picture that I took at the lake. It had many shades of pink, some blue and lavendar. Gorgeous!They are my favourite sunset colours. Thanks for the chance to win some blog candy.
Trish
Beautiful. I have many, many photos of sunsets, a few of sunrises. I love the ones especially that have really bright reds and oranges.
Sweet…of you to offer this pretty set. I’m definitely not a sunrise person — so my colors are for sunset. I LOVE SUNSETS!!
A couple of weeks ago I commented to my husband about a sunset. It had pale yellow, a funky melon-y orange, and a funky purple/plum. It was gorgeous! I’m always amazed at the colors God picks to paint the sky with. I try to take inspiration (and pictures) when I can.
I’m back from holidays & thrilled to see you’re back too! What fab colours! I love these stamps too!
Breathtakingly beautiful. I am, as always, im awe of your talent.
My favourite colours for a sunset would be fiery red and orange.
Thanks for this excellent tutorial!
Minna
Another beautiful card. You are amazing that you can make these beautiful cards every day and still do a full day’s work, then come home and do all the cooking, cleaning and home chores. And now starting an exercise regime too!!! You go girl!
I love all of your sharing times with all of us.
My favorite sunrise would range from goldenrod to salmony pink here in Michigan but my favorite one was on a special trip to Maui with my husband 5 years ago. It took my breath away!
I am new to your blog and I am so impressed with your talent and your willingness to share your ideas. The way you have recreated a sunset is awesome!
I love your work…I have my brayer, inkpads and the white pen you recommended sitting on my stamp table…but have yet to dive in and try your tutorials. I will admire from afar…just being a chicken. Why mess with perfection? However, my New Year’s resolution is to be brave and try new things. I may just have to try it as I love what you did with this card…they are my favorite colors
Thank you for your inspiration.
Marianne
I adore the colors you used in the latest card. I can’t wait to try this one. Please enter me for the blog candy.
Robin
Hi Michelle,
I love the warn cozy glow of the oranges and yellow in contrast to the cooler but soft greens of the water. I love all of your work and just wish I could combine colors like you.
Marilyn Kay
Great card. Love the cattails. Not sure if I have a favorite sunrise/sunset color combo. I love them all and they always take ones breath away.
Hi Michelle! I love the sky-blue pinks and golds we see here in California over the ocean. You should be here when both the moon and the sun are in the sky, with purple mountains on one side and the ocean sunset on the other, a few twinkles in between. Incredible.
Thanks for blogging,
Theresa
Hi Michelle,
your color comboes are always amazing. I also like blues, pinks and purples in sunsets.
Thanks for posting your work. The posts aren’t as frequent? What happened?
SG
Wow, I think this color combo is my fav! I love the brighter colors. Gorgeous!!!
You are absolutely amazing with what you can accomplish with a roller. I keep trying but mine never seem to turn out looking anything like yours. LOL
My favorite colors for sunrise/sunset are pinks and purples with a tiny bit of yellow sometimes.
Thanks for this opportunity.
Your art is always so inspiring and this card is no exception. I love how the cattail stamp has the rippled reflection in the water. You tutorials have helped me improve my own cards.
I love all sunsets but I tend to use pinks, corals and purples in mine.
Nancy
I love the colors of deep red til red and to orange. Its beautiful IRL.
Have a nice new week!
From Desiree in Norway
My favorite sunset colors are ALL of them! The sunset is one of my very favorite things to watch. I love it, no matter what the color.
Your card is terrific! It looks like a photo! Amazing!
First off Happy New Years to you I had been wanting to come and say Hello to you and was so happy to see new creations! I squealed and my DH said what happened and I said Michelle is back posting her amazing creations! lol.. (((HUGS)) to you and another beautiful card indeed!
WOW!! Love this card, color combinations…but then I always do. I am so inspired with your creations. I love the different shades of yellow for sunset/rise with a bit of red orange and lavender and pink. Depends on what I am using it with…desert, mountains, water…I think i need to go try it now!!
Just wanted to say I love your work. I would have to say my favorite sunset is pinks and a hint of purple. Looking at your cards leave me breathless. You are my inspiration. Thank you for giving me a chance to win the stamp set. I hope 2009 is a great year for you.
I love your work! I make sure I check in every day to see what you’re up to.
Ddd
This is lovely, I like the feel of it. I live in the desert and the sunsets and sunrises can be very beautiful with streakes of pinks, orange, yellow and blues.
Here in Florida there are really beautiful sunsets. I would love to duplicate some. There are 2 that are my favorites. One has a pink/peach/ dk. blue combo and the other is vibrant red/ orange and yellow. I am determined to try your directions for making sunsets. Pat
Michelle, I remember reading a note from a child once that read, “Dear God, I didn’t think that orange and purple went together until I saw it last night in your sunset.” Since then, they have become my favorite sunset colors. Thanks for your creativity.
Wow just love the colours. Mine would have to be sunrise.With yellow and oranges.
Hey, I think I could do this – anyhow, I love it enough to try!
Thanks for the detail in your tutorials.
My all time favorite is what I call “sky blue pink.” Looking over the horizon on the water, what beautiful colors! It’s not often we get those but when we do, it is simply gorgeous. Thank you for this tutorial. I will ahve to try the colors soon.
Hi- Your card is gorgeous! Thanks for the inspiration you always give us and thanks for the chance to win! Hugs Kay M.
Whatever color you choose is my favorite. You have a terrific sense of color and this card is lovely. Thanks for the chance to win.
The prettiest sunset I have ever seen was in Lake Havasu City, AZ. It was not only yellow and orange but also had pinks and purples. If you want a copy of the photo, I can e-mail it to you. It could give you inspiration. Yea, like you need any. You always inspire me.
Happy New Year! Love this color combination. Would love to get some blog candy.
Thanks for scheduling in your tutorials. I’m the same when it comes to exercise. Has to be done in the morning or it does not happen.
Beautiful card! I tend to like the yellows and oranges for my sunsets. Thanks for the chance to play!
Michelle, this is so peaceful! I love it. I like all the shades of blue, your colors today and when the sky turns pink with yellow running through it and blue at the top.
WOW, a beautiful card you’ve made. AGAIN!!!!
I’m so jealous of you. You make it seem so easy…….
Well my favorite colours are all sorts of yellow and reds for sunsets.
I saw one in Thailand that was completey overwelming!
Many greetings from the Netherlands,
Jolanda
I just can’t believe how you keep coming up with such gorgeous cards – this one looks almost like a photo!
I love the combo you’ve used here for sunsets – maybe with a slight sponging of a deeper orange/red at the top edge.
I love the colors of yellow and deep red til red and to orange. Nice Work Michele!
another great tutorial, I missed them in december.. thanks for finding the time and doing them for us.
It looks like I’m not the only one, but my favorite combination for sunsets is: More Mustard, So Saffron and Summer Sun. I’m so glad you’re back — it’s been empty without your tutorials. Thanks for the chance to win.
What a beautiful card and I would love to win that stamp set! My favorite sunrise/sunsets are those that can be seen in the desert with varying shades and intensities of yellows, oranges and reds. Thanks for a chance to play.
What a gorgeous card! My favorite sunset colors are hot pink streaked with orange and lavender. Living in the Lakes Country of beautiful Minnesota, we get a lot of those sunsets here! They are wonderful. Thank you Michelle, for sharing so much with all of us!
Mine would be yellow, oranges and reds, maybe a small touch of brown in it. I love sunsets they are so pretty.
Angel hugs
Debby
Hi, Michelle,
You do such amazing work! I love your style. I think my favorite color combination is the next one that I see. I’m not sure that I’ve seen a sunset/sunrise combination that I haven’t loved. For instance, I just saw a new one the other day and it was gorgeous. So I came home and used the colors that I saw. They were: Night of Navy, Denim, Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Apricot Appeal, Orange. When you get colors like that in close proximity with objects silhouetted against the light, it’s really beautiful, just like your cattails. Thanks for all your great tutorials.
I definitely thinks the pinks/purple sunsets are my favorite color combinations of all times. It’s really hard to say, I just love them all and their uniqueness each day !! Happy New Year Michelle
If simply love your work and inspired daily by what you do. I can’t imagine how long it must take to photograph each step etc.
I have been forever spoiled by all sunsets after living in Az. The whole sky is illuminated by the deepest pinks and rusts and orange you have ever seen. It is breathtaking… the memory stays with you always
I love the sunsets I can see outside our living room window. We have a beautiful sky full of blue, purple, pink and peach. I always stop and mentally “high five” God for his incredible artistry.
Wow Wow what else can one say. This card is just amazing, it brings back so many memories of beautiful sunsets I have seen on different vacation spots. My favorite is when you have blues, purples and pinks. As always thank you for sharing your talent with us all.
Please come to Seattle and do a workshop! I just love visiting your blog. Your art is gorgeous!
My idea of a perfect sunset has dark grey (SU Basic Grey) blending into burgundy, ruby red, really rust, cameo coral, blush blossom, so saffron, bordering blue, then into going grey, sahara sand, and into a very muted citiscape (tall building silhouette) horizon of dark grey again. My husband has some beautiful sunsets featured on his music web site – musicalgym.com.
Oranges…soft, bright and brighter………….the perfect sunset!!!!!!! I would love to win this set.
Michelle,
Your color combination is fab and I love the card! My favorite sunset colors are yellow, blue, pink, and purple. Reminds me of Canon Beach in the Pacific Northwest. Hope your holidays were great and you are refreshed, I read about your schedule the other day, it made me tired just reading about it
Beautiful card Michelle!
Normally I would never put orange and pinks together, but I love it when mother nature puts them together at sunset. I was thinking of giving cameo coral a try if I ever get around to brayering….
Love your tutorials!
Diane
Hi Michelle,
What a beautiful card. My favorite sunset color combo is magenta, orange, yellow and various shades of blue, with maybe a little purple thrown in.
Thanks for sharing you talent with your devoted fans.
Hugs,
Laura Favre
We live on a lake in Arkansas and face towards the west. To say the least, we have the most amazing sunsets imaginable. My favorite combination is pink, lavender, peach and azure. Do love your color combination too … very striking. For some reason, it reminds me of a perfect morning to go duck hunting (but I don’t hunt ducks).
Jeannette
So peacefull I could lost in this card.After a hectic day it was a pleasure to see your card today.
My favorite sunrise/sunset colors are yellow/red/pink/purple!
hugs~ Kim
Beautiful card Michelle. I love doing sunsets with Lavender lace, perfect plum, rose red and almost navy. Sometimes I add almost amethyst as well
Hugs
Heather
I will say my favorite sunset colors are blue, pink, orange, & yellow! I LOVE this card, what’s not to love! Thanks for the chance to win such awesome blog candy! And Happy New Year to you!
hi Michelle,
What a beauuuuuuutiful card!!!!
My favorite sunset is a bit of red with a touch of yellow and adding a tinge of orange.
You are amazing and I just love your tutorials
Thank you so much for sharing
Rae
My favorite color for any sunset is a golden yellow over dark blue water with siloutettes of palm trees – we had one of those in Fiji in Nov – one we will always remember.
WOW. What inspiration. Thank goodness for the great colors and the fact that we are now gaining approx. 1 minute more of sunlight each day! Yippee for us. My favorite sunset colors are the bright pinks and purples. Thanks for again inspiring me! Happy 2009!
It’s so good to have you back Michelle!!! I would have to say that my favorite color combinations for sunsets are the pinks. I live on the coast and we get the most beautiful pink skies. I have yet to duplicate it on to a card though.
Hugs,
Alena
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Lovely card. This color combination is fabulous. We livbe on a lake in northern NY and think our sunsets, in blues, pinks, and lavenders are the best but, really what sunset isn’t a work of art!
Wow, wow, wow. Another stunning card! I love the color combinations that you use so I would have to say the yellow shades leading up to More Mustard!! Thank you for the wonderful inspiration and instructions you so freely share. Yours is my favorite site, hands down!!
Stunning!! My favorites would be the pinks, purples, blues. But what you did on this card wourd be a close second.
Wow. Gorgeous card! I adore these colors you used. I use the same colors you used for the sunset, but I might add a little purple or red to the sky area around the sun. For a sunrise I’d add a lot more red to the sun area and more black because is would still be somewhat dark in my sunrise.
I missed your inspiration and tutorials in December. Glad to have you back!
Oh my this is so pretty, the cat tails look so real, wonderful work! Oh boy I never really thought about the colors of a sunset that I like, I remember a few over the lake when we went camping when I was younger and I remember seeing like an aqua with like a pinkish toward orange glow above that I can remember thinking was just beautiful!
My favorite sunset/sunrise image was inside the Grand Canyon..and I will bet your technique would fit right in
Michelle,
Thanks for another inspiring tutorial, I can almost feel the soft warmth of the morning sun. Living in Hawaii, each sunrise and sunset is a wonderful surprise of the most beautiful colors!
My favorite sunrise starts with the landscape of trees in Not Quite Navy. Then the sky would be in Almost Amethyst, Lovely Lilac, Pumpkin Pie, Cameo Coral and Rose Red. With the Zindorf touch, these colors would come alive.
Hi Michelle – Very nice card – glad you’re back to blogging, and hoping your holidays were joy filled. I think my favorite sunsets are when the sun is really almost gone and there are clouds in the sky and they glow that crazy purple red. There is a pretty high mountain (at least in east coast measures) by me and when you hit it right you see those fabulous colors.
Melba
Thanks for a chance to win some stamps!
I like the sunset color combination of red, yellow and orange.
My favorite sunrise/sunset colors are any that you choose to play with! My gosh, you create the most incredible beauty….I want just a tiny fraction of your talent and ability!
I just love reading your blog!
I enjoy seeing sunsets when the sky is pink and purple! I’m going to need to capture it with my camera in order to be able to reproduce the effect on a card.
I am a sunset person myself, My favorite are the beautiful pinks and purple ones I can’t take my eyes away.Thank You for such a great tutorial. Lisa
Beautiful card, as usual!
My favorite sunset color combo is peach and baby blue. I take alot of pictures over the water at sunset and the peach enhances the sky and the blues follows the water color. Thanks for another great card.
Thanks for the chance to win! Lately our frozen Nebraska sunsets and sunrises have given us some gorgeous deep corals, oranges, and yummy pinks. I recently picked up Mountain Rose and Peach Bellini dye ink pads from Adirondack and I think they will work well for these colors.
Hi! What a beautiful card and what a beautiful stamp set! I always work a little pretty in pink and cameo coral into my sunsets.
Your card is beautiful as always!!! I am always in awe of your work. I think my favorite sunset would be yellow, oranges and reds. Thanks for the opportunity to win some geat blog candy.
Another beautiful card. Your work is just amazing…you make it look so easy! I love all sunsets. Growing up in San Diego, I loved being at the beach to watch the sun fade away behind the ocean. I really like the deep orange and almost blackish look to a sunset but I also love the deep purple, light pink and bright blue because it’s not seen as often.
your techniques are fantastic…how you blend the colors is quite amazing but I’m determined to try to do it. My favorite sunrise is a brilliant red/orange sky and my favorite sunset is a pink and red sky. Thanks for sharing your enormous creativity,
Hi! Great card! My favorite sunset was in St. Thomas – when the last tip of the sun goes down, there is a gorgeous spark of green along the horizon of the ocean. It’s difficult to describe the color, but it is similar to a brilliant emerald green, with brilliant gold above. It’s absolutely an amazing bit of God’s handiwork! Thanks for the candy opportunity! Kris, Wadsworth, OH
I’ve got to go with deep oranges on the horizon with varying shades of blue as twilight deepens. This is especially beautiful with a new moon and Venus in the sky.
I love it when you use a stamp set I own! (so if by chance you pick me, although I never win so …. – you can send the stamp set to someone else!)
Beautiful as always.
I love any sunset you do! So any color combination you pick is great with me! Actually to be totally honest I am partial to the sunsets that have the pinks in them – I love the contrast of the pinks and blues and white clouds … I saw one tonight that was so pretty.
Thanks for sharing – love your work.
Sandra
As always, you rock! I love a good orange/pink/purple-ish sunset. As far as sunrise, if I can help it, I’m not moving early enough to know. But I hear they can be beautiful, too!!
Happy New Year Michelle. It’s great to have you and your tutorials back after the holiday break. I don’t have specific colors but would choose in the pink, orange and soft blue families.
My favorite sunrise/sunset colors are purple and pink. Thanks for the great tutorials. I have just gotten a brayer and I cannot wait to try it out.
The first sunset I saw with tim, my second date, soon to be boyfriend, soon to be fiancée, soon to be husband was purple fading to pink, then yellow at the horizon. I loved it so much I painted it the next day and we still have it!
Okay, Michelle, you have made me gasp once again! Love the card, love the colors and love your talent! Kathleen Coady
I love your card! My favorite sunset colors are the bright vivid ones where it looks like a ball of molten fire melting on the horizon with a line of gold brightly obscuring the actual point of entry into the Earth. Does that make sense? LOL. Of course, I like any of the color combinations Mother Nature decides to throw our way and find them all equally awe inspiring.
i love love love your tutorials. they are great.
My favorite sunsets are the ones with regal-like purples and pinks; although any colors are so relaxing and beautiful.
Beautiful card..you have your own unique style and it’s a pleasure to see!! My favourite colours are red and orange because it usually means a lot of lovely sunshine the next day!
My first thought was WOW, she hand painted it. I can’t believe the water detail was done with anything less than a paint brush, but here’s the directions showing a big ol’ roller! Awsome job and you make it look so easy!
I love this card. You always amaze me–your brayer technique is beautiful! You’re truly an artist. I’m not great with sunsets; I copy yours. But for colors, I like saffron, really rust–basically oranges and reds. Thanks again.
I am sure many have told you that we have missed you very much. Very nice card and love it. Welcome back to Blog Land. LOL
I love this card because my favorite time of day is sunset. I would need to get up earlier to see the sunrise. My favorite colors for sunset are the vivid oranges that almost look red. Thanks for the chance to win.
Kathy NWPA
Another beautiful card! I love the color combo. You always amaze me! Thanks for the chance to win the candy.
Reds and pinks blending into a bright yellow sun are what appeal to me. Copying Mother Nature is very difficult.
Thanks much
Your artwork is incredible! I am color challenged so if I need a sunset I always use my Pumpkin Patch Spectrum pad. I know, no where near as cool and awesome as your sunset! Thank you for an awesome tutorial and a chance at some blog candy!
My favorite sunset colors are combinations of summer sun, really rust, pumpkin pie and more mustard give or take here and there….depends on my mood.
Your cards never fail to amaze me. I was just watching the sun set over the lake today and I was thinking abou the beauty of the soft pinks, grays, and blues with the last hint of fiery orange before nightfall. Thanks for the chance to win this set- it’s wonderful!
Oh my goodness, how gorgeous! There is nothing more beautiful in nature than a sunrise or sunset. My favorite colors are the orange and reds. I remember as a young girl, staying up all night at a pajama party, and laying out on the lawn to watch the sun rise. Even then, as a young girl, it was gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent and inspiration.
Blessings
Pat
Hi Michelle:
As usual this is a fantastic tutorial and card, I think this is your best, I love the colors. With every tutorial you share, I always think it’s your best, then you come back with another fantastic one. You are certainly the best brayer painter I know. Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent. Hugs Marie-Paule
This is like a piece of art, very lovely indeed! I hope you pick me to recieve the blog candy!
Your work is amazing and this stamp is something else. Thanks so much for sharing your great work!
Every card you make is a mini masterpiece! Love this card.
This is beautiful, I also like the pink and purples and blues. Please enter me for the blog candy, I would love to have it. Your work is amazing.
Hello Michelle,
Another beautiful card – thanks for sharing your wonderful talent. My favourite colour combination for a sunset is deep oranges and reds with wisps of gold. I never tire of watching a sunset – they are all unique.
Thanks for your great blogs, Janet
This card is so beautiful, I love it. I love those colors. In real life I love when the sky is going from pink to purple and even to navy blue. When sky’s like this I can’t stop looking at it! Thanks so much for a chance to win this blog candy and please, please pick me. I’m falling for this stamp set!
Wow! Another fabulous piece of art. Quite a warm picture you’ve developed and a great lesson in highlighting those cattails. I never would have thought to add the appropriate color to a black stamped image. But it makes perfect sense, that’s the part the sun lights. You teach us sooo much, thanks Michelle. And you do this with a schedule that’s packed with more important things to do.
Hi Michelle,
I so admire your work! It is simply beautiful. California sunsets are my favorite, almost worth the smog! yellow, orange and red. Thanks for the chance to win blog candy.
Once again your card is georgous, I love visiting your blog to see what is new. I would love to have this stamp set. I love the sunsets that have reds and orange,yellow. Thanks for the chance to win the blog candy.
What a beautiful card. I like the way the horizon (above) is uneven and the sunset is colored off to the side. My favorite sunset colors are More Mustard, Only orange, YO YO yellow, Rose Red, Pumpkin pie…maybe not all at the same time, but I’d try those. I can’t get over how fast you put together a card! Thanks for the tutorials! I really like this stamp set too.
I really loved this tutorial. I like red, orange and yellow sunsets, with darker sky above it. In the summer, we have a lot of red sunsets in Montana.
I love your work. It is so inspirational! The colours you work with are so beautiful. Thank you for your constant inspiration.
Smiles & Creations,
Dizzyliz
I love this one, it’s such a warm set of colours. My favourite sunsets are traditional reds, oranges and yellows. Thanks for the chance of winning such a lovely set of stamps. Lisa
so saffron, more mustard, really rust are my favorite colors to work with. I am much more observant now of the sunrise/sunsets! Sometimes I use blues and some pink. Thank you Michelle for all you share! you are such an inspiration & your tutorials are so easy to follow.
Well, I thought I liked the pink, blues, and purple sunset..which is a little different but after see your work of art.. I have changed my mine.. This has to be one of my favorite cards. I love everything about it.. It’s as though I’m looking out my window and seeing this amazing sunset.. WHAT A WORK OF ART!!!
H Michelle – another fabulous work of art – thank you so much. While I love the colors you used in this piece, I also love deep purples and pinks in sunsets – they look so stunning.
Have a very Happy New Year,
Best wishes, Anne. dinkuminkum at yahoo dot co dot nz
Michelle, I love the yellows you used and generally like all the sunrises and sunsets I get to see, but my favorite sunrise is the rich red with hints of a dark violet. My favorite sunset is the soft pale pink with tinges of graying violet. I love your work and am thankful that you share your creations to inspire me and others.
Absolutely beautiful Michelle! I’m so (selfishly) glad you are sharing your tutorials with us in 2009!
What a gorgeous card, Michelle! You never cease to inspire me. I really love all sunrises and sunsets, but my favourites are blazing reds & oranges, with either trees silhouetted in the foreground, or over water.
LOVE this card! My favorite colors are the purple/pinkish orange glorious sunset. I’d love to start my new year off with some new stamp candy! thanks
Beautiful card. I love to visit your site to see your creations.
My favorite sunset includes red, yellow and orange.
I tend to use the peach/turquoise color combinations from Stampin’ Up, but I have been inspired by you to use more yellow/blue combinations. Thank you for the inspiration, and, the chance at wonderful blog candy! Hope it’s my lucky day!
O my I fell in love when I seen this card. It is so real looking and it’s so peacful. I would really love to see it done in orange and purple with a hint of black for those are really gorgeous sunsets. Very good work. I love it and thank you for sharing.
And the stamps are wonderful. I would not mind having them. Thank you so much for sharing your time and talent.
Love the yellows and reds. I know that some of the best sunsets are also tinged with a hint of hot pink. Love the card.
Wow this is gorgeous! I’d love to see this is real-life, out on a hike, soft patch of grass to sit on…. I think that the best sunset I’ve ever seen was in NC and it was a blazing red sky. It was so gorgeous that I pulled off of the road and got out to look until the sun was gone. Thanks for the chance to win! I just adore those cattails!!
You never cease to amaze me! Beautifully done as always!
Michelle, Like this card. My favorite combo are red, yellow and orange. Especially when the colors are so vibrant they look like their on fire. Nothing more relaxing then being by the ocean and sitting and seeing a beautiful sunset. Aahh!
Such a pretty card. I love the colors.
Happy New Year, Michelle!!!! Beautiful card…as always. Love the colors. My favs for sunsets have yellows, golds, and always a touch of pink in them. I’m not usually a “pink” lover, but I seem to always add a little in my sunsets….
Thanks for the wonderful tutorial!!!! I hope I win….pick me, pick me!!!!
Hi Michelle, I’m constantly in awe of your bounty of ideas for these spectacular cards. I’d have to say the sunsets with So Saffron and Mustard are my favorite colors. Happy New Year, and please keep them coming.
This card is stunning! My very favorite sunsets are the ones that have pinks and purples with a hint of turquoise. Where I live we get more of the orange/yellow sunsets, so those pink/purple ones are a special treat.
Thanks for the chance to win. It’s good to have you back from the holidays. My favorite sunrise/set colors are pinks and reds. Gorgeous card!
What an amazingly beautiful card!!!! AGAIN!
Thank you again for sharing all your work and techniques with us!!!! And Happy New Year!!!!
Wow! Another gorgeous card! My favorite sunrise/sunset colors are pinks, purples and blues which are the colors we get here in upstate New York. Thanks for a chance to win this neat stamp set!
Pam
This is another beauty, Michelle! It is such a joy to see your tutorials and to keep trying to emulate your style…I have a long way to go! LOL My favorite sky includes a soft blue with pinks and soft purples.
Beautiful! I love sunset/sunrise. I usually see the rise but not the set because I’m driving to work when it comes up but usually inside for the set. Still I love them. My favorite combo would be purples and lavenders — I go crazy when these colors are in play.
WOnderful inspration — what a way to start my new year with you
kathleen
I’ve been working on re-creating a sunset I saw a few weeks ago that was SO red at the horizon but then faded to pinkish-purple then blue. It looks cartoonish when I do it, but I’ll get it one of these days!
Thanks for all the hard work you put into these tutorials!
Wow, just gorgeous! And thanks for the link to Innovative Stamp Creations. I found lots of images I like there. My favorite colors to use for sunsets are probably pink, orange & yellow. Although truthfully, I’ve never seen a sunset that I didn’t like.
I really love these colors. This is a very cool card! Great inspiration. Thanks for a chance at the blog candy too!!!!!
Wow, I am new to inking….. found you at Splitcoast Stampers Site…..
Favorite sunset colors would be grey, blues & purples…
Thanks for offering blog candy.
Sunsets are the best! As usual, your work is awe inspiring. Thanks for the blog candy opportunity.
Awesome card Michelle….I had eyeballed this stamp sheet over at ISC….they have such cool nature stamps! Any who, my favorite colors in a sunset are yellows pinks and purples. I love how the light can play in the clouds! Great tutorial, great card,great opportunity! You da best!
Hello Michelle,
first i wish you a happy new year and i must say thank you for these great candy.Your cards are very great inspirations and i can’t see enough of them.My favourite colou for a sunset are:orange,red and brown and for a sunrise yellow,orange and re.
I pu a link on my blog about this great candy.
Many greetings
Angela
What a great card, again! Lovely to see a sunny and peaceful card with all this snow here. I’d love to win that blog candy- you are so generous. And Wednesday is my birthday….:-)
Michelle, you never cease to amaze me. You inspire me, and I can finally put my supply of stamps to good use. Keep up the blogs, your work is amazing…..Love the cat tails…hope to be the lucky winner….Hugs ;0)
Opps, forgot to leave my favorite colors for a sunset…Hee Hee
They are pink/purple with hints of orange. Hope to win….
Another gorgeous card!! I must say, I am addicted to sunsets, sunrises, & moonscapes. I just love the show we get from our sky. Since I’m rarely out of bed when the sun comes up, I’d have to say my favorite is the sunset and I love it when it’s all shades of pinks, especially when when they’re bold & brilliant.
Keep up the good work!!!
Gosh! Another stunning card – the colours are so vibrant!
Ditto to all of the above. You make my day. I love taking a break and reading your tutorial and planning what I might do when I get home after work. I hope you year is one of your best. Thanks
O love the card! I have not tried any of the Distress inks yet. One more thing to add to my Wish List. I love sunsets of all color….especially with the red hues added. But I have fallen in love with the blues that you add in your pictures backgrounds. Thanks for a great card, Michelle. Add me in on the blog candy.
I always look forward to checking your blog and tutorials. I really enjoy your scenic cards, and especially sunsets/sunrises! I love anything with blues and yellows together! Have a great New Year…and thanks for the inspiration!
Blue and pink are my colors…just like the sunrise I saw last night in Florida with my Husband…He was out cooking and came in to get me to go outside with him and watch the sunset…so beautiful…and so wonderful of him to share with me….I do love him so…
I enjoyrecieving your card ideas…I have not used the brayer much but love the effects you get…I will give it a go…
smiles Brenda
http://www.brenda-artinnature.blogspot.com
I absolutely love getting your tutorials you are such an inspiration. You have encouraged me to think outside of the box . I am bound and determined to create cards using the brayer. I have gone thru paper galore…but worth it. I love the technique so it is just taking time.
My favorite sunset was just a month ago.( A winter one) A pale yellow with grey from the clouds and that pale blue sky near sunset It was the most beautiful sunset I have seen in a long time..
I am so glad you are back to blogging and doing your tutorials. I LOVE them. One of my favorite color combos for sunsets is the pink to purple to blue which happens just before the sunsets( it actually has already set behind the mountains and I can only see the remanents of the yellow in the sky over the mountains. But MY Favorite is orange and blue(it just shows that God is a true Bronco Fan)! Thank you for this inspiration and have a lovely day.
Hi Michelle, beautiful card.
We have the most perfect cold weather at the moment. With the most beautiful sunrise/sunsets. The color combination I like most is colors your see on a very cold morning when the sun is just coming up. That bit of pink in the sky and that very light blue. I have a picture in my blogbanner I took last year and that picture had excactly the colors I tried to describe. Just beautiful.
Lovely blog candy. Thanks for giving the chance to win.
Eveline.
Michelle, you never cease to amaze me with your artwork. Each tutorial just gets more stunning. I know you have had this said already many times but you are truly an inspiration. I think I’m addicted to your tutorials as I look forward to it every day, you can’t imagine how hard it was not to receive them during the holidays! It just brightens up my day. Thank you very much for sharing.
What a beautiful card! The sunsets that I love the most have pinks and purples in them. Thanks for the chance to win!
I love just before sunrise when the sky is relatively clear, when the upper sky is light, light blue and the horizon has hues of pink, fusia and sometimes purple. Stunning. And speaking of which, your tutorial is absolutely stunning as well. I love the little flowers flowing downwards. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Absolutely stunning. This is my first time on your blog. I will definitely come back and save to my favorites. The attention to detail is just beautiful.
Oh Michelle you are SO amazing!! This is unbelieveable. Gorgeous work as always, I love your step-by-steps, thank you so much for sharing your talent with us!
Happy New year! Great work, your colors are wonderful!!
To find out what colors I would use, I actually tried brayering a sunrise and it turned out ‘decent’ thanks to my following your blog for some time now, reading every tutorial in detail. I used the inks I have, which are many, but find I still need a few more colors. (Can you believe that??!!! : ) ) I have no SU pads, so the ones I used were Palette Hybrids in Celadon, Aqua Mist (neither quite dark enough), Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate, Lavendar Moon, and Lemon Tart, Summer Sunrise, and Berry Sorbet. Because I didn’t have the right blues, my water area miraculously turned into a lovely meadow, serendipitily it turns out, since I also didn’t have a cattail stamp. So I Cuttlebugged Bird Call in black and cut the silhouette, trimming and shortening to fit the left side. The rising sun is just below the bird’s breast, just off-center. The scene has tree-covered rolling (and layered) hills on the horizon. If I knew how and had the right equipment, I’d definitely send a picture of it to you. Finished size is for an A2 card. Thanks for all your sharing. I admire all of your work.
A GORGEOUS card michelle!
My favorite colors are the oranges & pinks & purples.
Michelle,
Once again a gorgeous card! Thanks for all your hard work in bringing us all these great tutorials. I would LOVE to win that sheet of neat stamps, so please enter me in the blog candy contest. Thanks!
Karen
Welcome back Michelle, missed you and your creative mind. Thanks
Favorite colors – each day brings a new set for both sun up and sun set. Today, was some great reds. Thanks for all your inspiration!
Well, just when I was going through Zindorf withdrawl, bam .. there you are with a gorgeous card! It’s amazing. The past few days we’ve had just wonderful sun… something our Canadian winter has been lacking for what seems like months. My favourite sunset colours are pinks and purples. It’s neat to see what other people like and how we’re all so different.
Thanks again so the great tutorials!
Beth Greco
Love the colors on this card. As always great work.
Favorite colors would have to be yellow/pinks/lavenders in a sunrise.
Haven’t worked them much, but you can bet that I will start working with
them more in the near future.
Thanks so much for all your work to get these tutorials up for us.
Kim S.
What comment could I say that hasn’t been said in over 350 postings?? You’re an amazing artist. THANK YOU for sharing your God given talent w/us!
I just love the cards you make and would love to have this stamp set….
Mmmm – hard to pinpoint a certain color – because sunrises and sunsets are so beautiful here in New Mexico. I like the blue hues when the sun is setting, and it fades eastwards into a pinkish color with a little bit of tangerine orange. And I could come up with thousands of other color combinations, that comes with each season. Pick me – I would love this stamp set – and as always – you’re great.
Beautiful as always….I love the landscape scenes (sunset or not) with birds and the moon or sun….
I think its lovely. Reminds of camping back home where there were natural lakes and ponds.
Favorite sunset colors…they’re all so beautiful (God’s artwork is what I call them. What’s so wonderful is that the artwork changes within minutes!). I guess I’d say the blues/pinks.
Thanks for your awesome blogsite!
Another inspiring card. We just moved to Arizona from Southern California, where we had the most amazing sunsets behind the mountains. The most common colors were bright orange fading into pink and lavender. As many others have said, they are all beautiful. Thanks for the tutorial and the opportunity to win a beautiful stamp set!
Michelle-
Thank you for sharing. I love your cards. My favorite sunset colors are yellow, oranges, purples. Your sunsets are beautiful always. I hope some day you can come to Seattle to do the class and teach you techniques.
all the best, Olga
I have come to the realization that your tutorals are addictive and it is a wonderful addiction. Thanks for the insite for so many techniques and their varations. You have inspired so many people through out the world and we thank you.
Winter’s sunsets are special to me, gravitating up from ground level are pale blue’s,
into lavendar, and then pinks. Must try this tutorial using those colors! Thanks for sharing this with us. Nelda Deakins nelda mc765 @ charter .net
Hi Michelle, this is absolutely beautiful, I love your colour combo. The most beautiful sunset I ever saw was off the coast of Kerry in Ireland. It was different shades of orange & pink, shot through with shades of purple, so that would be my favourite combination.
Another absolutely stunning creation – all this so early in the morning. Amazing! I’m lucky to get to work with matching socks on…obviously morning fog. Thanks for sharing your talent with us!
Laurie
Beautiful card. My favorite colors for just about anything are purples and pinks and sunsets are no exception. Somehow, I think of sunrises though as being more blues and yellows.
Michelle, Michelle, Michelle, Michelle, what can I say with all those posts above me that hasn’t already been said… This is magnificent.. and you captured the sunset so beautifully, that I am at a lose for words… I live by the ocean, and since I face west, I’ve caught many spectacular sunsets from my terrace… I must admist that when I see the pinks in the sky my heart skips a beat at the wonders of nature and the beautiful canvas that I am lucky enough to have at my front door
Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful creations and for always, keeping your many fans in awe…
Debbie
OHH, I’d love to win this set. It’s so beautiful I love your work as always and thank you for your creative inspiration.
Love the colors you have used but also love using blues and greens. Thank-you for the continuing inspirations.
You have been an inspiration. I wish you live closer, meanwhile I relish your tutorials, hopeful that your creativity will rub off. Thank you.
I just recently discovered your blog and have been blown away buy the work that you do. I am more of a scrapbooker, but you have inspired me to try my hand at cardmaking. Thank you so much for taking your precious time to share your skills with us through your tutorials. I have been pouring over them and am anxious to try my hand at some of your techniques. I only wish your classes were closer – have you ever considered coming to Canada
?
One of my favourite sunset colour combinations is yellow/gold/black.
Thanks again Michelle – I look forward to more of your inspiration!
Michelle. this takes me back to evenings at the lake with my parents as a little girl. What a special treat. Thanks for the memories.
Pink, blue, and purple are my favorites with almost anything silhouetted against it – however palm trees and mountain peaks would have are best. Thanks for sharing – and for your blog candy offer!
my favorite sunset colors are the traditional red, yellow and orange but with some purples blended in.
Wow, that’s a great tutorial, thank you so much. Great lightning and those shading-lightning details … wow!
Thanks for the chance with the candy
I look forward to your blogs everyday. I don’t know how you do it but THANKS! My favorite colors for sunsets are Pinks/Purples/Black. Thanks again and keep up the great work.
Hello Michelle and a Happy New Year to you !
Looking forward for all the new workshops this year and as usual this card is amazing !
Take care and hope to see you soon !
Gabriela
You have made me a true lover of brayering. It is so exciting to see these cards come to life and by using the different colors, it’s just such fun! Thank you for all or your inspirational ideas. I now have to go on a shopping trip for Distress Inks so I can get to work on this one. I’ll be looking forward to future tutorials!
My favs are blue red and purples — get those a lot in the mtns.
this is a great inspiration.
what kind of paper do you use for the base white?
My favorite sunset and sunrise colors are pinks, purples, and firery reds, with a bit of blue and yellows. I stand in total awe of the beuaty seem in the skies.
Thanks always for your dedication to teaching us.
That is just awesome the way you came up with the background. It looks like it took a long time to get that card done. More time than I have! You do outstanding work.
A favorite sunset color is hard to choose. They are all so beautiful. I call it “God’s art!” To give an answer…I’ll say blue and pink hues. Thanks for the awesome card samples and tutorials you give. I visit you daily! Blessings!
I love sunsets…especially after a storm. The sky aften had dark blues at the horizon and it gets lighter as it goes up and then turns different shades of pink. Sometimes it reminds of when the Lord is coming back.
I love this card…the bible verse I would put with it is “Be still and know I am God.
I just discovered your tutorials and will be visiting often.
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