The Crafty Thinker: Stephanie Fischer - Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator: High Tide

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Monday, 7 August 2017

High Tide Rock Spray

This was the last of the watercolour backgrounds on glossy cardstock that I made a couple of weeks ago. I'll be honest - I enjoy the process of the watercolour background (especially on glossy paper) but then I tend to get stuck and not know what to do with them!

So I pick them up and turn them around in my hands until I see a shape to work with - in this case a crashing wave splash. So then I looked at my sea/beach type stamp sets and when my eye fell on the lighthouse I was immediately reminded of that wonderful photograph of the lighthouse seemingly being engulfed by a huge crashing wave. Do you know the one?

Sunset, Ocean, lighthouse, High Tide, Watercolour Background, #thecraftythinker, Stampin' Up Australia Demonstrator, Sydney, NSW

It's amazing what you can see in a watercolour background

So I made myself a mask by tracing the wave onto some vellum and cutting it out and then I stamped the two-step lighthouse with Basic Black and Basic Gray inks and sponged the sea with Island Indigo and Dapper Denim inks before stamping the waves with Night of Navy ink.

This is the little vellum mask I made

Once I'd removed the mask I used Night of Navy ink, a finger dauber and paintbrush to soften the edges a bit and to add a little definition to the area.

The birds are stamped with Basic Black ink.

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'Til next time!
Stephanie

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Friday, 30 June 2017

Masked Sponged mini Seascape

This is a card that nearly didn't happen! Now it's entered into the Crazy Crafters Project Highlights. Visit here to see all the great projects and vote for your favourites.

While teaching a class about masking: different types, various uses etc, I tore a little piece of paper and sponged with the ink that happened to be open on the table at the time - Soft Sky - to demonstrate how masking and sponging can be used to create a horizon line or range of mountains. Tidying up after the class, I initially swept the little sample into the bin with all the other bits of rubbish. However, it looked up at me reproachfully and seemed to say "Rescue me and give me a purpose"!

So this is the finished card. It has a masculine feel and is multi-purpose. It could be seen as a painting on a wall or a scene from a window, depending on one's point of view or purpose.

Masculine card, Masking & sponging, Seascape, Pattern Party Masks, High Tide, #thecraftythinker, Stampin Up Australia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW

Masked & sponged masculine card - maybe a Bon Voyage card for someone going on a cruise!

The Seascape
I also rescued the masks and added some Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant to my mountains. I decided to make a seascape so I added some Soft Sky, Wisteria Wonder and a touch of Elegant Eggplant to the sea before using the wave image from High Tide to stamp watery highlights with Whisper White Craft ink.

I used a 1/2" circle punch and post it note to create another little mask for the sun and then sponged the sky with Soft Sky ink. I removed the mask and used one of the Pattern Party masks and Embossing Paste to put some clouds in the sky.

Once the clouds were dry, I watercoloured the sun with some So Saffron ink and stamped some birds with Basic Gray ink. I added a touch of Smoky Slate ink to the lower parts of the clouds.

The Background Design
For the background paper, I used another of the Pattern Party masks and Wisteria Wonder ink on Smoky Slate cardstock. To calm down the busyness and help the eye to focus, I used some washi tape to mask stripes and lightly sponged with Wisteria Wonder ink.

The Frame
I wanted the frame to sit just slightly proud of the scene to be either an art or window frame so I cut it from Wood Textures Designer Series Paper and then cut a slightly smaller version from some old packaging material that I glued to the underside.

I then assembled everything on the Basic Gray card base.

This is how the piece started: a quick sample of masking & sponging left over from a class

The photo below gives a little idea of the dimension added by the frame and the clouds.


The sun is coming out from behind the cloud - this card could also be used for a message of support or Get Well card

Thank your visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

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Thursday, 15 June 2017

Stampin' Dream Blog Hop: Carry Over Products - High Tide

Welcome to the Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop, running monthly. You are currently visiting Stephanie Fischer from Australia. I hope you enjoy my card showcasing one of my favourite Carry Over Products from the old catalog to the new one.

I have chosen to use the High Tide stamp set, which is so good for masculine cards and this will be my card for my husband's birthday! I have paired it with some of the great new products in the catalogue.

#SDBH, Lighthouse, High Tide, Pattern Party Masks, Split Card, #thecraftythinker, Stampin Up Australiia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW

In the closed position the sponged sky and sea complete the scene on the from of the card

For the clouds, I used the new Pattern Party masks and dabbed on several layers of Whisper White Craft ink with a sponge dauber - adding more white to the top of the clouds.

I cut off a little more than half of the front of the card and replaced it with a piece of Window Sheet to which I added a strip of Sahara Sand at the bottom.

I stamped the Sahara Sand strip with the rocks/pebbles with Soft Suede ink and then sponged that area with some Crumb Cake Ink. I sponged the rest of the strip with Lemon Lime Twist and stamped some grass with Tranquil Tide ink. I then cut some of the foliage from the Bouquet Bunch framelits in Tranquil Tide and Lemon Lime Twist card. I trimmed the Tranquil Tide pieces and then added the pieces, overlapping them, with the help of the Fine Tipped Glue Pen.

I had previously stamped the lighthouse onto Whisper White cardstock with Basic Gray and Real Red inks and cut it out. I glued it into place on the front of the card.

Use of the Window Sheet keeps the card sturdy

I cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock to size for the inside of the card, masked off the area I wanted to colour and then sponged with Tempting Turquoise ink with a touch of Night of Navy towards the bottom. I then stamped the sea with Pacific Point ink and added the birds with Basic Gray ink.

When standing open, some of the greeting shows

If I repeat this design, I might take the sea further down the inside panel so that only sea is showing when the card is standing open.

This camera angle is looking down onto the card somewhat

The birthday greeting is from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set and is stamped with Tempting Turquoise ink.

The inside of the card was masked and sponged

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'Til next time!
Stephanie

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Monday, 12 June 2017

HighTide Crescent Moon

It's my son's 25th birthday and I so wanted to make a card as special as he is. I had some very elaborate plans that involved the use of window sheets and clever placement. However, my body didn't cooperate! Since I was battling against a misaligned rib, I was moderately pleased with this card.

Sponging, High Tide, Night scene, lighthouse, #thecraftythinker, Stampin Up Australia Demonstrator, Stephanie Fischer, Sydney NSW

The lighthouse represents the ray of light that my son is in my life.

I started with a piece of Smoky Slate cardstock and stamped and masked and sponged. I made the mask for the crescent moon with a Post It Note and the 1" circle punch.

The lighthouse was stamped with Basic Black and Real Red inks then masked. The rocky outcrop was stamped with Basic Grey ink. I then randomly stamped part of the same stamp with Basic Black randomly and sponged the bottom of the card with Basic Black ink. I then masked the rocky section.

The sky was sponged with Night of Navy ink and the light beam was stamped, several times to increase the intensity, with Whisper White Craft Ink.

The sea was stamped with Night of Navy ink and then sponged with Marina Mist. I also added a streak of Whisper White as a reflection of the light beam.

I removed all the masks, used my Embossing Buddy and stamped the greeting with Versamark before heat embossing with Whisper White embossing powder.

The Happy Birthday greeting is from the Rose Wonder stamp set

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time
Stephanie

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