High Tide Sunset Burnishing/Masking

with Wendy Lee

  1. Stamp rocks in smoky slate ink on whisper white card layer.
  2. Stamp lighthouse image 1 in memento ink
  3. Stamp lighthouse image 2 in cherry cobbler ink
  4. Create a mask for the lighthouse image by stamping the image on a post-it note and fussy cutting it out. Tip- be sure the image falls along the sticky part.
  5. Create a mask for the sun by punching a circle with the 1 ¼” circle punch on a post-it note. Tip- be sure the circle falls along the sticky part.
  6. Place both the lighthouse and sun masks on your stamped card layer.
  7. Using a large post-it, cover the bottom of your cardstock, making sure it covers the full width of the paper. This will be your horizon line.
  8. To create your skyline sponge the following colors randomly over the surface. As you add each color your skyline will fill in. Tip: Be sure to overlap colors as you are building your skyline.
  9. So Saffron
  10. Crushed Curry
  11. Watermelon Wonder- this can easily get too dark so use a light hand
  12. Perfect Plum- along top edge and sides. Along the horizon use a light hand to add a bit of color and then use a torn sticky note as a mask to create your mountains. Move the mask along the horizon, adding more plum until you achieve the desired appearance.
  13. Go back and add additional yellow and watermelon as desired.
  14. Remove all post-it masks.
  15. Stamp rocks in versamark over the top of the smoky slate rocks and emboss in clear powder. This gives the rocks a shiny appearance so they look wet. It does not matter if they are aligned exactly to the previously stamped image.
  16. Place lighthouse mask back in place as well as the large post-it you used to create your horizon, but this time you will cover the skyline.
  17. To create your water sponge the following colors randomly over the surface. As you add each color your water will fill in. Tip: Be sure to overlap colors as you are building your water.
  18. Night of Navy
  19. Crushed Curry-I did just a bit to look like the skyline was reflecting on the water.
  20. Watermelon Wonder- I did this so it looked like the lighthouse was reflecting off the water.
  21. Wipe excess ink off the embossed rocks
  22. Stamp water ripples with Craft White ink
  23. Remove all post-it masks
  24. Stamp birds in memento black ink
  25. Stamp greeting in versamark and emboss with gold powder.
  26. Add metallic shape to your lighthouse
  27. Wrap Cherry Cobbler bakers twine around the layer.
  28. Adhere your layers together to complete your card front.