The Write Stuff

For the Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge (IC768), we have Charish Pinterest Board. There is so much to see, I got lost for a while. I finally chose two…THIS & THIS. I liked the fall tree in the first, & the divided panels in the second.

I used this beautiful 2 part stamp set & some fall colors of Color Fuse inks to stamp the foliage part of the tree & black for the trunk. From the beginning, I knew I wanted to do a reflection scene, so I left plenty of room below the main image. It didn’t start out to be a slimline card, but I quickly realized it would have to be to get the reflection part in. For the reflection, I inked the trunk part of the image really well, then rolled a rubber brayer over it. I positioned the brayer below the main image & rolled it away from the main image to create the reflection. For the foliage part, I used the inks & a paintbrush to fill it in then sponged in the colors of the ground & water.

A few white highlights were added on the water then I used the stitched slimline dies to cut the image into 3 panels & backed it w/ rust.  (Check out the tutorial HERE. It works the same way, just in opposite..making the panels narrower instead of wider. Just be sure to match up the stitch lines when moving the die over.)The two leaves were stamped onto a separate piece I inked w/ more of the fall colors & die cut w/ the matching dies.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Stamps: Rubbernecker Stamps:  Splatter Leaves, Fall Tree #2
Paper:  Staples 110# white, rustInk: Memento tuxedo black, Rubbernecker Stamps: Color Fuse Inks  set #1, set #2, set #3, set #4, set #8, set #11Accessories:  Rubbernecker Stamps: Slimline Nested Stitch,Splatter Leaves  dies, rubber brayer, white gel pen

Distress Inks

Staples 110# White Card Stock

AC color card stock

Speedball Pop-In Brayer Kit .

White Gelly Roll Pen