Okay, I know this is my second tutorial today, but it has been raining all day and I am procrastinating.  I should be out doing my grocery shopping.  Instead I am hanging out in my PJ’s stamping away. 

This is a very easy sky to create with Tim Holtz Distress ink pads.  I used just the corner edge of the pad and smeared in different colors.  I think I like the effect of this.  I bet it would look great with pastels too.

Let’s get started.  🙂

Supplies:

Please don’t forget you can order your Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7 from this link:  http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net or e-mail me at mzindorf@aim.com if you are within the United States.  Also, please consider being part of my Stampin’ Up Team.  We have valuable monthly meetings in Miamisburg, Ohio.I started out with a 4.5″ Square piece of Whisper White card stock and smeared the Scatter Straw distress ink directly on the card stock using the raised edge of the ink pad.

Smeared on a little Dusty Concord distress ink using only the corner of the raised pad.

Smeared on Aged Mahogany Distress ink using only the corner of the raised pad.

Smeared on a bit of Faded Jeans Distress ink only using the corner of the raised pad.

Add a touch of Dried Marigold Distress ink using the only the corner of the raised pad.

Smeared on more of the Dusty Concord Distress ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Tore through the stick part of a post it note and used it as a mask at an angle to create my ground area.

Using the edge of a Black Soot Distress ink pad I smeared the ink on the bottom of the card stock, pulling the pad straight down.  This created those streaky lines.

Removed the post it note and added some more Black Soot ink at the bottom of the card stock.  I liked the streaky look of the the black ink so I did not cover it all up.  I think it adds some interest to the piece.

Stamped the tree using Black Soot Distress ink.

Added White Gel pen highlights to the right side of the tree.

Assembled card and added a Gray marker outline to the left and bottom sides of the small black card stock panel to add a casted shadow.  I also added a few white gel pen dots to the ground area.

Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

I hope this has inspired you to smear some ink around today.

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

Hugs,

Michelle

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