On the Boardwalk

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Hello everyone!  Heidi Balnkenship here today to share a fun summertime card with you using a couple of the Pink Ink Stamps.    To Start I stamped the On the Boardwalk image onto Strathmore Mixed Media paper with Ranger Jet Black Archival ink.  Then I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens to color all of the images. Some of the image were just colored with the pens and on some of them I did some blending of the color with water.  I used two different paint brushes for the blending--round 8 and liner 2.   After all of the images were colored then I did a little bit of shading at the bottom and I also colored the sky.  To achieve the look of clouds in the sky first I added the color and then I used a heat tool to speed up the drying time.  Next I added just plain water in the shape of a cloud in the sky.  I let the water sit for a few seconds and then I blotted the area with a paper towel.  Doing this pulled up the water in that area and leaving the appearance of a cloud.   I added some red and white twine and an ice cream cone charm which I thought would be a fun little embellishment and it worked perfectly for the summertime theme of the card.  I wanted to add some sparkle and dimension to the card so I went over some of the areas with the Zig Wink of Stella Clear Brush Pen.  Then I applied Glossy Accent to some of the images.  I also added the sentiment right under the boardwalk image.    I used two of the dies from the Tonic Studios Mixed Rectangles Layering Die Set to cut and emboss the two rectangle shapes.  I used scor-tape to apply white craft foam to the back of the image and give it a little dimension.  Then I adhered everything to a red A2 card base. This is such a fun summertime image!  It would be great for a birthday card, a day at the carnival or just a fun summertime thinking of you card. Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope you are enjoying your summer and staying cool! Heidi To find the Pink Ink products used please visit Ellen Hutson LLC:  2273P On the Boardwalk  10123C Good Old Summertime. You can also visit Pink Ink's website to find a local store near you that carries our stamps, or to order wholesale.