Jan 29 2009
Skating One Last Time – Tutorial #171
I’ve always loved this image. Poor Boy is so out of control! Just how I’m feeling these days, but that is another story altogether.
Anyway, I decided to take my brayer approach to this creation. He is also going on my sales page. Once a set is gone it is taken off of the sales page. So if you don’t see it on there it is sold. Here is the link to the sales page if you want to take a peek at what is on there: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/things-for-sale/
Also, here is a link to my Brayer workshop calendar, I’m going to be in Dayton, Ohio, Wheaton, Illinois and Covington, Indiana. http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar/ I hope you are able to make it to one of them. I love meeting my blog readers.
Now, on with the tutorial. 
Supplies:
| Stamps: Stampin’ Up Snowy Play & Lovely as A Tree, Rubber Stampede Mirror Image Stamp |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Real Red and Not Quite Navy |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Basic Black |
| Accessories: Stampin’ Up Markers, Post it Notes, Brayer, clear embossing powder, heat gun, White Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Versamark Marker and Pad |
Stamped the skater by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then with Black ink before stamping. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Colored his nose with a More Mustard Stampin’ Up marker.
Colored his skates with a Real Red marker.
Colored his scarf with a Certainly Celery marker.
Added a shadow to his scarf with an Old Olive Marker.
Added a shadow to his skates with a Bravo Burgundy marker.
Added a shadow on his body with a Bashful Blue marker.
Colored his arms with a Creamy Caramel marker.
Out lined the crack in the ice with a Versamark marker and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Colored over his body with a Versamark Marker and heat embossed with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Masked the sky with a Post it note and ripped a post it note and masked the bottom right corner.
Brayered Baja Breeze ink all over the unmasked area.
Brayered Not Quite Navy at the right corner of the card stock.
Brayered Not Quite Navy ink at the top of the ice .
Wiped the ink off of my embossed image using a soft cotton rag.
Unmasked the card stock.
Stamped just the trees at the top of the card stock with Basic Black ink by only inking up the trees, not the ground area of the stamp.
Stamped a reverse image using a mirror image stamp. To use this stamp you stamp your image on the mirror image stamp and then stamp the mirror image stamp on the card stock.
I only inked the trees and not the ground area before stamping it on the mirror image stamp using Not Quite navy Ink.
I wiped the ink from the embossed image again with a soft cotton rag.
I extended the tree trunks so the images looked more natural using a Not Quite Navy marker and a black marker.
Brayered Not Quite Navy Ink at the top of the card stock.
Assembled the card from and added some White Gel pen to the black trees and to the snowman to light him up a bit.
Here is my finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.
I hope this tutorial has inspired you to make some sort of snowy scene.
May you be safe and warm where ever you are.
Until my next post . . . . . . . . .
Hugs,
Michelle
35 responses so far
I hope you had as much fun making the card as I enjoyed viewing the card.
Good luck with your job search.
another awesome card
Had to laugh, that would be me on those skates!!:) I absolutely love this card…it is really a fun card can’t wait to try it this week end (with my NEW mirror image stamp). Thanks for sharing this tutoral.
By the way, passed my first round of Real Estate classes today, will receive my temporary license next week. Then back to the books for an additional 30 hours of classes (then another test) for my perminate license. Let us know how your job search is going…you are in all of our deepest wishes, thoughts and, prayers.
Had to laugh, that would be me on those skates!!:) I absolutely love this card…it is really a fun card can’t wait to try it this week end (with my NEW mirror image stamp). Thanks for sharing this tutoral.
By the way, passed my first round of Real Estate classes today, will receive my temporary license next week. Then back to the books for an additional 30 hours of classes (then another test) for my perminate license. Let us know how your job search is going…you are in all of our deepest wishes, thoughts and, prayers.
What a wonderful card… that image is so sweet and funny! I love how you manage to create such fantastic reflections of trees in your work. I’ve got a ‘mirror image’ stamp which I’ve had for years… I must dig it out of the cupboard.
Your card is so awesome. I absolutely love it. The colours are great and everything looks so real. Fabulous. Haven’t done a mirror image yet may have to give that a try.
Once again, I’m one of the early birds, I’m so excited… I feel like a groupie checking your blog every day… another beauty.. love your mirrored image..hopefully one of these days, I’ll get the hang of using it..seems I always get a fuzzy image…
Any suggestions on what I’m doing wrong..
Debbie
Wonderful .. of course
This card is so cute. Your use of colour to gain depth never ceases to amaze me. Thanks for sharing with us!
What a cute card! After all this time i just bought a mirror image stamp to try. Things have been crazy here also. I think with this economy it has everyone in a bind one way or another. Just take a deep breath and things will get better! Your stamping and watercolors are beautiful, something will turn up. HUGS!
Nice funny card:-))
I love this reflection technique. I’ve had a reflection stamp from Michaels for about 3 years and had used it once. Since I’ve been reading your blog everyday its now getting black stains from use, awesome! Thank you so much for you great ideas.
Michelle,
This card is a smile creator. Love the colors used. Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a nice week-end.
Too cute!
A fun card.
WONDERFUL card – The technique is great – love the use of the mirror image. Thank you for sharing. Hope things are going well with the job search. Hope your weekend is great!
Oh my gosh…this is fabulous. Gorgeous and adorable at the same time. One of my faves!
Love This Michelle! I may have to give this one a try; minus the snowman since I don’t have that set. I’ll find something else. I’m only surprised that you didn’t reflect him in the ice as well!
I absolutely love this card! The blues are so pretty
Another wonderful card and fantastic tutuorial. Thanks Michelle
Hugs
Heather
Oh Michelle I just love this snowman and I really am glad that you gave us another winter scene. Living in Phoenix I do not see snow and every once in a while I miss it of course then I come to my senses and remember why I moved to Phoenix.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend and as always TFS.
Debbie/Phx AZ
What is the maximum superlative after Fabulous? That word would describe this card. You brighten my -4 degree day.
Bernice, MN
Michelle,
I love the look of mirror stamping…and you are amazing at it….Love what you did with one…
Thanks for sharing,
Linzie
I wanted to buy this one but it was already off your site. Too Curte!
Another amazing work of art! That little guy is so cute – and if I were to put on ice skates, that’s EXACTLY how I would look!!
Thanks for sharing your work with us Michelle, I love checking out your blog. Kirsten x.
I love this card. I have both these sets. I wish I had your talent of putting things together. One day! Thank you for another great tutorial.
Such a cute card and fantastic tutorial! The snowman image is just adorable!!
Hi Michelle~
This skating snowman image is just adorable! What a fantastic icy scene you’ve created. Another great tutorial!!
Thanks so much.
hugs,
~jeanie.
Thanks for this fantastic tutorial!! I love the crazy snowman skater! But this would work great for the recent Christmas SU stamp that had 2 Victorian skaters as well, or any skating stamp really!!
I’m so sorry to hear that life feels out of control. My DH was laid off just before Christmas but is back temporarily. It’s so unsettling. Sending prayers for you both.
Beth Greco
To have him skating on the ice in the reflection is so unique! I LOVE this!
An amazing card!
The colors in your cards are very rich and beautiful.
Love your mirrorstamping.
He is so cute and so snowy. LOL How about some Valentine ideas??
Have just found your blog and I’m blown away with your tutorials, everything I have looked at is so fantastic. I’ll make more use of my brayer now, thanks to you. I don’t think I can get a Mirror Image stamp here in the UK. Will have to get my thinking cap on.
Many thanks, Anne
Too Cute!! Thank u for demystifying the whole shadow thing with the example of the trees. I may give this one a whirl:)
Your brayering and effects are unmatched and thank you SO MUCH for providing tutorials. Not sure I’m up to this yet, but I’m thinking about it!! INCREDIBLE!!