Here is a little Autumn scene for you today.  Every since I purchased this Stampin’ Up stamp set “Branch Out”, Item #113200, I just knew I wanted to see those little birds lined up on a fence.  Today’s lesson teaches how to put a fence in your scene using a ruler and a marker.  Rustic fences are the easiest to create because you don’t have to worry about straight lines.  They look better if they are a bit crooked and gnarly looking.  🙂

Announcement:  I will be teaching Brayer workshops in Kenova, West Virginia on July 17, 2010, Auburn, Washington on September 25-26, 2010 and Elk Grove Village, Illinois on October 1-2, 2010, please contact me for workshop information/registation at mzindorf@aim.com.  🙂

Now let’s get started on the tutorial . . . .

Supplies:

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Ripped the edge of a Post It Note off to make it jagged and used it as a mask for the ground area.

Sponged Apricot Appeal at the edge of the Post it Note to darken the horizon line.

Removed the post it note and sponged Going Gray ink a the bottom of the card stock and below the horizon line.

Used a Basic Black marker to make the cross bars of my fence. 

Used a Ruler to draw two straight lines about 1/4 inch apart for each fence post and colored them in with the same marker.

Stamped the little Birds on the fence using Basic Black ink.

Added a bit of Really Rust ink with a brayer at the top of the card stock.

Brayered Always Artichoke ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponged Basic Black ink around the outside edge of the main image panel.

Stamped some leaves on the tree with Basic Black ink.

Added feet to the birds with a Basic Black marker.

Stamped the small Pumpkin stamp from the Stampin’ Up set Autumn Harvest using Basic Black ink on a separate piece of Whisper White card stock.

Colored the Pumpkin in with an Apricot Appeal marker.

Added More Mustard marker to the pumpkin.

Added a bit of Pumpkin Pie ink to the pumpkin.

Colored over the entire pumpkin with the Apricot Appeal Marker to blend the colors together a bit.

Colored the Stem with an Always Artichoke marker.

Punched the Pumpkin out with a large Oval Punch.

Sponge Certainly Celery ink around the edge of the Oval.

Sponged Basic Black ink around the edge of the Oval.

Punched Spiral punch down the side of a piece of Creamy Caramel card stock.  Then used a paper cutter to cut the spiral punched card stock into a strip.

Glued the main image panel on a Apricot Appeal panel and added a strip of Always Artichoke cardstock.  Put a square Post It Note on the Main image panel to mask the center of it.  This allows me to stamp the Sanded Background stamp over everything and still get a bit of the background image around the edge of main image panel.

Sponged Always Artichoke and Basic Black ink around the edge of the card stock.  Also sponged a bit of Basic Black ink on the Spiral punche strip.

Added a Black bird at the top left corner of the card with Basic Black ink.

Time for some White Gel highlights on the Tree, fence, pumpkin and birds. 

Here is the finished card measuring 5 3/8 square.

May you have a moment to feel the sun on your face today.

Until my next post. . . . .

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

  Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

Yardley, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia) 

Knox, Maine

Akron, Ohio

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Dayton, Ohio at Marco Paper

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina 

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova, West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Ginnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama

Auburn, Washington

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Here is a link to my workshop calendar where you can see all of my travel schedule and to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops: 

 http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar 

Link to my Stampin’ Up website were you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7: 

 http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Frequently asked questions answers: 

 http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/