Horses are beautiful animals.
Horses running free are majestic!
This silhouette of the horses running in the desert against the setting sun is MAGNIFICENT!!
On this card I wanted to create a sunrise. The horses running with the sunrise behind them reminds me of the OLD WEST.
I Brake for Stamps used:
Horses and Cactus Silhouette
Happy Birthday SentimentSpiced Marmalade
Scorched Timber
Blending brushes
White CardstockCard base
Water in Spray bottle
Staz-on Black Ink
Stamp Platform
Paper towel
Heat tool
Parchment Paper
Gems
To create the sunrise I blended my Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks: Squeezed Lemonade, Festive Berries and Spiced Marmalade on white cardstock with blending brushes or any blending tool. I started with the Squeezed Lemonade working toward the darker Festive Berries.
Using a stamping platform and Staz-on Ink I stamped the desert silhouette with the running horses. After the set I lightly spritzed the card with water and dabbed it off with a paper towel, then dried with a heat tool. This gave the sky some interest.
For the placement of Happy Birthday, I used baking parchment paper with lines over the stamped image. This helps to see if I got the sentiment lined up. Then I stamp the sentiment on the parchment, if it is straight, I carefully remove the parchment and stamp directly on the inked panel.
After getting to this point, I found I had a smudge on my panel! I was really happy with the inking and did not want to start over. I was up for the creative challenge... What do I do to redeem my panel. Stencil are your friend in this instance.
Using the - Butterfly -stencil, I gently stenciled over the smudge with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Scorched Timber and then in two other areas on the card. It looks like I intended to add the stenciling. Three black gems were added to the upper left.
The panel was then mounted on a black mat and adhered to a card base.
What do you think of my creative save?
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