Pink Ink Postmarks: Sandy Toes by Sharon Harnist

Hello Pink Ink Fans -- Sharon Harnist back with you today, with another fun Summer project! My family is headed to the beach soon and I can not wait to feel the warm sand between my toes and listen to the crashing waves!

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Pink Ink's Beachtown Fence, Beach Sign, and Sandy Toes sentiment helped me prepare for my vacation!

Here are a few steps I used to create this card:

After stamping the images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It Blending Card, I tore a piece of scrap paper to use as a mask and airbrushed Copic B00 on the background, to create ocean waves. I tried not to get any overspray on the image but if I did, I used the Copic Colorless Blender marker to remove any unwanted overspray from the image.

Once I was finished airbrushing the background, I just colored the water between the fence posts with the lightest Copic B00 marker by hand.

Then I colored the rest of the images with these Copic markers:

To create the crashing surf, I dipped a cotton swab in Copic Opaque White and dabbed it along the edges of the airbrushed waves I created:

To finish the card I stamped the Sandy Toes sentiment onto white cardstock, then Copic color distressed it using C2 and E41. It was hand trimmed into a banner shape and adhered with foam tape.

Thanks so much for joining me today -- I hope you are enjoying your Summer!

~ Sharon

Pink Ink products used, available online through Ellen Hutson LLC:

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