I wanted to give my brayer and embossing powder a little break today.   So this card was created using direct to paper for the background. 

Here we go.. . . . .

Supplies:

Drug Shabby Shutters ink pad edge across Whisper White card stock using a light touch.  You want to leave some white showing through.   Next, I drug a Broken China ink pad edge across the card stock being heavier toward the bottom of the card stock.

Note:  I used the entire edge of the ink pad, not just a corner and drug it from the left side of the card stock toward the right.  Trying to drag it all the way across the card stock before lifting the pad up.

Stamped small palm trees and large palm tree using black ink.

Colored the palm tree leaves with a Yellow Chartreuse Prismacolor Pencil.

Add some (red) Rouge Chamois pencil to the leaves randomly.  Colored the Coconut with Dark Brown Pencil and the trunk with Lilac pencil.

Traced a few of the black ink lines with a black marker to give a little more depth.

Used direct to paper technique again by applying Frayed Burlap ink to the bottom of the card stock.  Once again I used one entire edge of the ink pad and drug it in a downward motion.

Used a Post it note to created a horizon line and small beach where the small trees are.

Sponged Frayed Burlap ink at the edge of the post it note in a small circular motion.

Sponged Frayed Burlap in a small circular motion at bottom of the card stock, getting lighter in color towards the top.

Added White gel pen highlights to the leaves of the tree.  Drew in the waterline with the white gel pen using very small strokes.

Assembled card and here it is finished.

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and will give the direct to paper technique a try.

I’m wishing you a day filled with Balmy Breezes.

Until tomorrow. . . . . . .