Moody Palms – Tutorial

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A few things this morning before I get on with the tutorial.

During this 4th of July weekend, please give a shout out to Chad who is on his FIFTH deployment  to the Middle East and to his Unit.  Here is a link to his mothers blog that the unit is reading, please leave a comment for them:  http://flatfishpaperarts.blogspot.com/2008/07/happy-4th-of-july-chad_04.html

Secondly, we have a Blog Candy winner!   Drum roll please. . . . . . . . . . .

It’s lucky number 80, Grace O’Neal who wrote the following comment:

I just started getting your newsletters this week and love your creations! Absolutely beautiful. I plan on trying a few for myself in the next few weeks – can’t wait! Very inspiring. … Thanks and have a great 4th!

Grace, please e-mail your address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get those stamps mailed out to you.  Congratulations!

Everyone else who left a comment, thank you so very much!

Regarding the terrific stamp images used for the piece, they came from http://www.mypapermoon.com

OK, let’s get started on the tutorial! 🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Images by MyPaperMoon.com
Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Not Quite Navy and Soft Sky
Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Not Quite Navy, Bordering Blue & Soft Sky
Accessories: Sponge, Markers, Aqua Painter, White Gel Pen, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Soft Sky Reinker, Brads

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Using a Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement, stamped 4 palm trees on a piece of 4.5″ x 4.5″ Whisper White card stock.  First one with Soft Sky ink, second with Bordering Blue ink, third one with Not Quite Navy ink and Fourth one with Basic Black ink.

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Colored the trucks in with matching colored markers.

I don’t have a Soft Sky Marker so I used my Aqua brush and reinker to color the Soft Sky tree trunk in.

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Using a circular motion, sponged Soft Sky ink at the top of the card stock and under the Soft Sky Tree.

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Sponged Bordering Blue ink under the Bordering Blue Tree.

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Sponged Not Quite Navy at the bottom of the card stock, up to the Not Quite Navy Tree.

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Sponged Basic Black ink at the bottom of the card stock and lightly sponged in some in the blue area behind the trees.

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Made Dash markers with a White Gel pen in the water area and along the left side of the tree trunks.   Also, added a bit in the leaves of the darker trees.

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Traced the right side of the tree trunks with a black marker.

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Stamped the bird with Basic Black ink.

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Assembled the card and here it is finished measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

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Hope your day is filled with Soft Balmy Breezes.

Until my next post. . . . . . . . .

Michelle

45 thoughts on “Moody Palms – Tutorial”

  7. Phyllis Gunn's avatar Phyllis Gunn

    Congratulations Grace!!! Can’t wait to see what you do with them.

    I love your technique on this card. Reminds me of the moon glistening off the water in Mo Bay. I love flamingos. One day a long time ago, my sweet father-in-law rescued a metal one someone had discarded. He painted it (it looks more the coloring of a stork but who cares) and brought it to me. I have displayed it in my flower beds all these years and each time we moved I made sure it came with me. It is currently in my “memorial garden” to my father-in-law. So, what I meant to say but got long winded about it is, this card reminds me of my father-in-law who was the sweetest guy you’d ever want to meet……next to his son, of course. Thanks for the memories Michelle.

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  9. Linda Vogt's avatar Linda Vogt

    OMG, you’ve done it again, totally taken my breath away! I remain in AWE not only at your creativity and artistry, but your willingness to SHARE! Thank you so much!

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  13. Evelynn----Ks.stamper's avatar Evelynn----Ks.stamper

    Michelle, this is so beautiful. Everything looks so real and life like, I don’t know why mine never have that feeling. I guess it’s because you have the talent and I just don’t. But I’m still going to try ha. Thanks for showing us how, so we can keep trying…..
    Evelynn

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  15. Pat's avatar Pat

    This is so gorgeous like all of your creations. I can just visualize my DH and me on this beautiful island, drinking a cool, refreshing drink and exploring.

    What kind of sponge are you using?

    I love your tutorials and you make it look so easy.

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  17. Wanda in NC's avatar Wanda in NC

    OMGosh Michelle, that water really looks like the water/ocean. Great job on this card – as is as usual on all your cards. I love it!

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  20. zindorfstamps's avatar zindorf

    Pat asked “What kind of sponge are you using?”
    Hi Pat, you will want to check out the frequently asked questions page that can be found at the top of my blog, for the answer to this question and more. 🙂

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  23. MSBetsyZ's avatar MSBetsyZ

    Regarding Grace O’Neal’s comment…

    WHAT NEWSLETTER????????? Am I missing something? Is there a newsletter in addition to your (almost) daily posting? (And if so, lol…where do you find the TIME??)

    LOL, Michelle, gorgeous card! And thanks for the new link! I love the stamp line, and was so pleased to see the Moe Wubba line there! Gonna have to go back and cruise around more.

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  24. zindorfstamps's avatar zindorf

    MSBetsyZ asked “WHAT NEWSLETTER????????? Am I missing something? Is there a newsletter in addition to your (almost) daily posting? (And if so, lol…where do you find the TIME??) ”

    Betsy, No newsletter, Grace has signed up to get my blog by e-mail when I update it.
    🙂

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  26. Darlene Gabriel's avatar Darlene Gabriel

    Oh this is sooooooo gorgeous.
    I am so happy to have found your blog and tutorials. Thank you for taking the time to do these for us. I just love your style and want to spend more time trying it out.

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  27. ColleenM's avatar ColleenM

    I just stumbled upon your blog and I am so sad it took me so long to find it. You are a wonderful artist. I will be checking in regularly!

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  28. Carol's avatar Carol

    wow!! this card is so realistic! It appears that a storm is on the way with the darker blue colors. Outstanding to say the least! Thanks again for sharing how you do these fabulous cards! This one belongs in a frame!! Gorgeous!!

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  31. Lisa D. Atha's avatar Lisa D. Atha

    Michelle,

    Absolutely gorgeous, fabulous and everything else good. I look forward to each day to see what you come up with. One of these days, I am going to be brave enough to give one of your tutorials a try. Keep them coming, I love them.

    Lisa

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  32. Marg's avatar Marg

    I love your tutorials. Too bad I am not close so I could take a class. However, your tutorials are so clear and the pictures are so helpful that it seems as though you are standing over my shoulder. Thanks again.

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  35. Kathy's avatar Kathy

    Just went to the Flat Fish Paper Arts website, and I saw the three project cards for the workshop. They are stunning! Wish I was attending…everybody who signed up is going to love it! You are so talented!

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  37. Loni Reynolds's avatar Loni Reynolds

    Michelle, I recently discovered your site. You are now part of my Google Reader site. (There are a few blogs that, when something new has been posted, make me particularly eager to check them out. Bingo. ) I’m in awe of your talent. You haven’t done a single thing so far that I haven’t loved. And your tutorials are the best I’ve seen! Thank you for sharing your abundant skills and precious time with us.

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  38. mary's avatar mary

    Michelle,

    This card is beautiful. It inspires so many ideas for my own projects. My husband LOVES palm trees. Flamingoes are his second favorite but I have yet to find a great flamingo stamp for my collection. And yes, he loves Jimmy Buffet songs and no, we don’t live in Florida!

    Your “Back to the Beach” tutorial was the inspiration for his Fathers Day card. With paper, stamps, inks, embossing powder, and acetate I recreated a favorite photo. It is a glorious sunrise throught a palm tree in our backyard which overlooks a lake. Our own little slice of heaven! When he opened the card, he immediately remembered the photo. Made me smile… 😀

    Thanks for the umpteenth time for all the great inspiration and the wonderful tutorials,
    -mary

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  43. Pamela's avatar Pamela

    My goodness! That is simply gorgeous, your work is SO inspiring…I can’t believe what a TALENT you have!!! I love reading your tutorials too, they are easy to follow, and I’m happy to have stumbled upon your site. Looking forward to more!

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  45. Myléne Hillam's avatar Myléne Hillam

    Michelle, I’ve really enjoyed wandering around your blog. In fact I’ve enjoyed it so much that I’ve added you to my own blog as one of my favourites! I’ll stop by again in the future to enjoy more of your fabulous eye candy. Thanks for sharing your talents with us all.

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