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Wednesday, 21 April 2021

High Tide



I have been putting off buying this set called "High Tide" because it's a polymer set and I very rarely get good results with this type of stamp set. But I have seen so many lovely cards made with this set that I relented when it went on the retired list. The fact it was discounted was a bonus too. 
These two cards are my first attempts with this set and I am really pleased with the way they have  turned out, especially for my first attempts. Of course this could be a fluke and I may never get such good results ever again. Now You may think I am jesting but I kid you not I have several stamp sets where I have managed to get great results first time but never again.
To create the clouds, I cut cloud shapes in different shapes and sizes around the sides of a sheet of acetate to create a mask.  When I want to create clouds I select a section of the acetate sheet and lay it across  my card stock. Using a blending brush and a tiny amount of ink, I apply the ink to the mask and then lightly brush the ink over the edge of the mask to create the blue of the  sky, leaving the masked off area white and cloud shaped

 

6 comments:

tonilea said...

You did a beautiful job on both cards. The second is my favorite. I have that set and have let it intimidate me. You've encouraged me to pull it out and give it a try. Thanks!

Laura said...

Thank you Tonilea. The second one is my favourite too. But I cant help thinking the shrubbery makes the lighthouse liok like a toy. I hadnt noticed that until i looked at photos here.

VeeCee said...

Love your series of going into some of your old stamps. Have this set and am never happy with lighthouse, it always looks far too small and perspective is off.
Seeing these lovely cards, am determined to make more effort to 'play ' with horizon lines etc to see if I can balance it all. Love your sky and thanks for cloud making tip.

Laura said...

Aww bless you Veecee. I am in total agreement with you about the lighthouse size. I ve been thinking about stampin it higher on the card and bringing the sea into the foreground to see if that improves it. I too had thought about the horizon line. I ll let you how I get on when i ve tried these things. Would love to see how you combat the problem.

Laura said...

Aww bless you Veecee. I am in total agreement with you about the lighthouse size. I ve been thinking about stampin it higher on the card and bringing the sea into the foreground to see if that improves it. I too had thought about the horizon line. I ll let you how I get on when i ve tried these things. Would love to see how you combat the problem.

Laura said...

Aww bless you Veecee. I am in total agreement with you about the lighthouse size. I ve been thinking about stampin it higher on the card and bringing the sea into the foreground to see if that improves it. I too had thought about the horizon line. I ll let you how I get on when i ve tried these things. Would love to see how you combat the problem.