I wanted to try and create a ripple effect that I had seen elsewhere. It didn't quite work as I hoped and will need more practising, but I was happy with the card I made in the end. I cut a number of concentric circles with my Martha Stewart circle cutter and then used these as masks while adding different colours of blue and turquoise ink with Cut n Dry foam and my new ink duster brushes, Tumbled Glass DI, Sailboat Blue, Stonewashed and Pool Adirondacks . I ended up with a bubble rather than ripples! Then I added the Lost Coast dancer silhouette stamp available from Happy Daze and added Tim Holtz and Inkylicious bird stamps, all in black archival ink. I have used these stamps together before, but I like the way they work together!!
Around the edge of the bubble I stamped Viva flourish stamps in turquoise. I added the happiness word with a Hero Arts stamp, again in black. To finish, I shaded the edges with Pool and Denim Adirondack dye ink. I matted the panel onto black.
I am off until Thursday, so I am looking forward to more afternoon play sessions.
Elaine x
