Fenced View – Tutorial & Convention Shopping

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Happy Sunday Everyone! 

I didn’t get a chance to post on Saturday due to the Stamp Away USA, Stamp Convention that was held in Sharonville, OH at the Convention Center.  This was my first time attending one of these stamp conventions and man oh man, can a Gal get into lots of trouble at one of these things. 

Below is a picture of my purchases and believe me I wanted just about everything, but I set a limit for myself before I went and only took that much in cash with me and left my credit cards at home.  That turned out to be a smart move on my part, lol.  I think I made wiser choices too.

The day was so enjoyable, Karen Barber let me drag her along on the road trip and I also met a few of you blog readers 🙂  A big hello to Colleen and her friends and to Priscilla.

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Today’s tutorial was created with one of the stamps I purchased.  By the way this is tutorial number 99.  If you would like to see the other 98 tutorials check out the tab at the top of my blog that reads “all my tutorials”.

So let’s get started.  🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stamp by Judith T-40
Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Kiwi Kiss
Ink: Stampin’ Up Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Basic Black & Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Post it Notes, Brayer, Markers, White Gel Pen, Sponges, ribbon, Brads

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Brayered Baja Breeze ink at the top of a 5.5″ x 4.2″ piece of Whisper White Card stock.

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Brayered Kiwi Kiss ink at the bottom half of the card stock.

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Tore through the sticky part of two post it notes and used them to mask the ground portion of the card stock.

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Sponged Baja Breeze ink at the torn edge of the card stock to create a horizon line and to put in a couple of mountain shapes.

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Right at the torn edge of the post it notes sponged in Not Quite Navy to darken the horizon line so it would really stand out.

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Removed post it note masks and sponged Not Quite Navy ink at the top of the card stock to create a more dramatic sky.

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Sponged Old Olive ink at the bottom of the card stock to create some depth in the foreground.

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Stamp my new “Stamp by Judith T-40” with Basic Black ink.

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Colored the rocks with a Going Gray maker.

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Colored the tree trunk with a Chocolate Chip marker.

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Colored the fence posts with a Close to Cocoa marker.

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Colored the tops of the fence posts with a Creamy Caramel marker.  Also created a shadows for the tree and fence post with the Creamy Caramel marker.

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Colored the flowers in with a white gel pen.

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Colored the flower stems with an Old Olive maker.

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Added some Close to Cocoa to the center of my tree and fence post shadows.

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Sponged Note Quite Navy ink on the edge of my Kiwi Kiss card stock panel.

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Assembled card and here it is finished measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

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Hope you enjoyed this country scene and will give it a try.

May your day be filled with soft scenery and daisies!

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

Hugs,

Michelle

55 thoughts on “Fenced View – Tutorial & Convention Shopping

  1. scrappin beth's avatar scrappin beth

    Michelle,
    Wow that’s some self restraint to leave the CC’s at home. Way to go! I’ve just returned home from holidays and thanks to your tutorials (which I saved into a word file and took with me 🙂 I produced many cards while we were away. DH had a nap and I “carded” 🙂
    Love this tutorial as well. It’s so beautiful. You have an extra-ordinary talent with that brayer. Although, having practiced a lot I have improved and am slowly getting the hang of it. So thanks so much for sharing such awesome tutorial details with us so we can play along!
    Beth Greco

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  2. Jules asked “do you clean off your brayer each time?”
    Jules, I clean my brayer off only if I am going to a lighter color or a different color family, such as going from red to blue. I don’t if I’m going from light blue to a darker blue.
    I use a stampin scrub to clean my brayer. I spray one side of the scrub pad with stamp cleaner roll the brayer on it then dry it by rolling it on the dry side.

    I then roll it on scrap paper to make sure it is clean. Watch out when you go from a dark color to yellow. You really have to clean that brayer well.

    Hope this helps 🙂

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  3. Hi Michelle,

    first of all… my english ist not so good…

    bute i must write to you now!

    on my favorite side (there is Alexa too…) for a serveral days, there is “zindorf-mania”!!! *lol*…. i admire your cards so much!!!
    I am learning every day to make those wunderful cards!

    I thank you for the insparation and you may the first blog rfom america right now, because i will link your blog…

    many and lovely greetings from Rosa – Germany

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  4. I bought that coffee set of stamps a couple of weeks ago – it’s great fun to use. Every time I read your blog I think I must get my brayer out and use it – I really will do soon! Love your cards.

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