The other day I mentioned that I had a pile of unused "experiments", and that every so often I make them into something new. Before I posted that comment, I had just been going through that pile, searching for something else, and stumbled across some fish images that I had made years ago. So I have made them into some birthday cards!
I have added a little tutorial at the end of this post if you want to know how to get the under water look...
Stamps: Fishy Friends, Party This Way
Card: Whisper White Gloss & Smooth, Peach Parfait
Paper: Bali Breeze DSP
Ink: Black Stazon,Taken with Teal, Pumpkin Pie
Other: Peach Parfait 1/2" Stiched-poly ribbon, Linnen Thread
Stamps: Fishy Friends, Birthday Wish
Card: Whisper White Gloss & Smooth, Pacific Point
Paper: Bali Breeze DSP
Ink: Taken with Teal, Sumer Sun, Brilliant Blue, Pacific Point
Other: Linnen Thread
Stamps: Fishy Friends, Party This Way
Card: Whisper White Gloss & Smooth, Rich Razzleberry
Paper: Bali Breeze DSP
Ink: Taken with Teal, Purely Pomegranate, Rich Razzleberry
Other: Linnen Thread
Stamps: Fishy Friends, Party This Way
Card: Whisper White Gloss & Smooth, Certainly Celery
Paper: Bali Breeze DSP
Ink:Taken with Teal, Certainly Celery
Other: Linnen Thread, Certainly Celery 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon
How to achieve the under water look!
You will need the following things:
Brayer and elastic band
Gloss white card
Black Stazon ink
Suitable stamp for under the sea theme
White Crayon
Your choice of ink colours
Blender pen (for colouring your sea creature)
Stamp the image in Black Stazon ink on the gloss card.
Colour the image with the white crayon. The crayon resists the ink, so it is like masking your image.
Wrap the elastic band a couple of times around the brayer wheel and ink up with the colour you wish your water to be.
Roll the brayer up and down the card, over the image.
Once the ink has had enough time to absorb into the card and dry, rub the crayon off with a tissue. (I didn't allow enough time so you can see that I have rubbed some of the blue off too!)
To colour the image, imagine a light source. Apply the colour with a blender pen, leaving some white space closest to your light source and making the colour darkest on the opposite side. Because the gloss card takes longer to absorb the ink, you may need to keep applying it until you achieve the desired intensity of colour.
So that is how I made those original sea pictures. I hope you feel inspired to create your own "under the sea" creations!
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