Apr 27 2011
Extreme Surfing – Tutorial #419
It has been raining here in Ohio for soooooo long. For days and days and days it has been raining. I wish I were some where warm and beach like today. I will be heading to a warmer climate on Friday. I am off to Florida to teach, wooohooo!!! Sunshine, here I come.
So with that in mind I created today’s tutorial, check it out.
Let’s get started. . . . . .
Supplies:
| Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Extreme Surfboard |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up! Old Olive Designer Paper, Whisper White & Basic Black card stock |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up! Pacific Point, Not Quite Navy, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Whisper White |
| Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Basic Black Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Basic Black marker, Jumbo Brads, Crop-o-dile |
| Techniques: Direct to Paper |
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I got out my boxes of ink spots. These little pads are great for direct to paper techniques since they have a pad that sits up above the ink pad base. Just looking at all the colors makes me excited, lol.
Since I wanted to cover the entire 4″ x 4.5″ piece of card stock, I chose to start out with a full sized Bashful Blue ink pad and used the edge of the pad to smear the ink on.
Now this techinque is not for the faint of heart. You have to commit to putting a lot of ink on the paper. Making tiny strokes does not work here. You need to make big strokes.
Using a Bashful Blue ink spot smeared in a wave shape.
Smeared in some Pacific Point ink.
Smeared in some Certainly Celery ink.
Added Not Quite Navy ink.
Stamped the Surfer using Pacific Point Ink.
Colored in the surfer with a Basic Black marker.
Added White Gel pen dots to the water behind the surfer and also to the top of the wave.
Assembled my card adding Stampin’ Up! Old Olive Designer paper ripped on the left hand side, 2 basic Black panels, Basic Black Ribbon and Jumbo Brads.
Here is my finished creating measuring 5″ x 6.5″.
May your day be just beachy.
Until my next post. . . . .. . . . . . .
Hugs,
Michelle
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20 responses so far
Awesome card! I love how you made the wave. Thanks again for always showing us how you do it. I hope you get some sunshine soon!
Fabulous. Beautiful card and love the colours. Your wave is spectecular.
I hope the sun is shining soon for you.
Greets from The Netherlands
Marja
This is really exceptional. You always do amazing work, but this one…WOW!!! You have it so right…amazing job!
WOW!!! Amazing wave!
Out of this world AWESOME, Michelle!! WOW!! LOVE your card!! You amaze me every time!!~
Michelle,
This is amazing! I wish I had the know how that you do!
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This is AWESOME!
WOWOWOW!!!!
You are the bomb, you amaze me with every post, kudos to you!
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Amazing card and technique !!
I love extreme surfing …. in snow !!!
Your card is just amazing .
Love from Austria
Heike
Awesome Dude! Love the wave. Nice curl
Hugs…
Just kinda curious as to why you stamped the surfer in pacific point and then colored him black? Why not use the markers so you can stamp the surfer and board black but the water spots blue? I love the card though I am going to have to save it to my list of ones I would like to make.
Tara, I get a better, darker result coloring in the image after stamping it.
Hugs!
Love this card. You make it look so easy and effortless. What a great “guy” card. Thanks for sharing.
This is Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Even if I’m grouchy your cards make me smile and wonder. Thank you. Have a great day.
I think that is just amazing!! That is the most awesome card I have seen!!
Thanks for the tutorial!
Denise in WA
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