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Sea You Later - 01/27/2022

PRODUCTS USED
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WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

Black top folding card blank (8 1/4 x 5 3/4")

White card (7 3/4 x 5 1/4")

Stamps from Go With The Flow Lamination Stamp Collection

Stamps from Imala Cheers stamp set

Lamination Plus Distressed Woodgrain Stencil

Circle Mask and stencil: approx 3" diameter 

Versafine Ink Pad: Onyx Black

Distress Oxide: Salvaged Patina, Shaded Lilac, Faded Jeans, Peacock Feathers, Villainous Potion

Masking tape

Paint brush

Blending brushes

Water spray bottle

White gel pen

Eureka 101

Paper Trimmer

Perfect Together Glue

 

 



How To Guide - Step 1

Apply masking tape flush, along the top and right hand edges, of the white card.This will create a panel for you to work within.

Place your circle mask just to the top left, of your masked off panel. 

How To Guide - Step 2

Blend the Salvaged Patina and Shaded Lilac Distress Oxides within your panel, blending out the colour towards the base of the card. 

 

How To Guide - Step 3

Place the Distressed Woodgrain stencil over the inked panel, and randomly blend areas with the Faded Jeans Oxide. 

 

 

How To Guide - Step 4

Splatter droplets of water over the inked panel, leave a few seconds and lift up the ink with a paper towel.

Dry your background off thoroughly. 

How To Guide - Step 5

Remove the circle mask from your background, and replace with a circle stencil, so the inner area of the circle can now be worked on.

How To Guide - Step 6

Blend the Salvaged Patina and Shaded Lilac Oxides within the circle, but keeping the colours more muted.

Splatter water droplets on to the ink, leave a few seconds and lift off the ink with a paper towel.

Remove the stencil and dry your artwork.

How To Guide - Step 7

Carefully remove the masking tape to reveal your inked panel. 

How To Guide - Step 8

Ink up the solid stamp, from the Go With The Flow Lamination Stamp Collection, with the Peacock Feathers and Villainous Potion Distress Oxides.

Spritz with water and stamp on to your background, so the head is within the inked circle. 

How To Guide - Step 9

Ink up the coordinating detailed stamp, with the Onyx Black Versafine and stamp over the solid image. If you are unsure how to line it up, the packaging will help. 

How To Guide - Step 10

Ink up the bubbles stamp from the Imala Cheers stamp set, with the Versafine, and stamp them rising up from the Seahorse's mouth. You can take the bubbles up to the edge of the inked panel, or the edge of the white card. 

How To Guide - Step 11

Ink up the solid fish stamp, from the same set, with the Salvaged Patina and Faded Jeans Oxides.

Spritz with water and stamp just coming on to the bottom, left edge of your background. 

How To Guide - Step 12

Ink up the coordinating detailed stamp with the Versafine, and stamp over your solid image. 

How To Guide - Step 13

Ink up the sentiment from the same set, with the Versafine, and stamp to the right of your Seahorse. 

How To Guide - Step 14

Adhere your artwork on to the front of your black, top folding card blank. 

To finish, use a white gel pen to add accents and highlights to your artwork.