With Deepest Sympathy

Sometimes right at sunset the water can take on the glow of the setting sun and the golden aura the clouds show.  That is what I tried to do with this card.  

I used Technique Junkies  Old Pier and and a stamp from the With Sympathy set.    I also used A Colorful Life Designs Cloud Edger stencil. 

To achieve this look these are the steps I took:

1. I used a stamping platform and Memento ink to stamp Old Pier.  I made four cards so I did this four times.  I completed each of the following steps  in an assembly line fashion so that the ink blending brush I started with using a pale yellow would not get "contaminated" with the darkers shades of ink I was using.  I wanted to complete the four cards before I cleaned my ink blending brushes.  

2.  I used a small circle die and cut out a circle in the middle of a sticky note that had sticky all over the back.

3.  I placed the circle opening just above the water line and used an Ink Blending Brush  from the set to add a pale yellow over the sun opening, and on the water all over.  In addition I used the same yellow to create the first layer of clouds.

4. I removed the opening sticky note and placed the solid circle sticky note mask over the sun.  Because sticky notes don't always to stick to ink, I used a little removable adhesive on the back.

5.  I then used a different blending brush with white pigment ink to create the paler reflection in the water.   

6.  I then used a slightly darker yellow ink and went around the sun mask to create a glow around the pale yellow sun.  I added more ink to the water and avoided the white ink in the water, and to create some additional depth to the clouds.

7.  I applied another darker shade of yellow and went over the water, avoiding the white ink as above,  and added more depth to the clouds with the cloud edger stencil.

8.  I repeated step 7 with a rusty ink.  I used very little rust ink in the clouds.

9.  I inked up the same blending brush from the various yellow inks with a soft brown and added shadows to the water.   I did not apply brown ink to the clouds.

10.  I positioned the words from the With Sympathy set in the stamping platform.  I placed a sheet of plastic packaging over the card and checked the position of the words before I applied the Versafine Black ink.    I went over the card front with an embossing buddy because I was concerned that other inks might be damp and hold the clear embossing powder.  I did not want that.  

11.  The wording was stamped with Versafine black ink, and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

  

By the time this is posted on my blog, I will have arrived in Florida for the winter.    I am  glad to have to have several sympathy cards prepared and with me, just in case I need them.  I hope I don't!    I am hoping for a healthy 2021 for me and my family and friends.  

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