Tropical Sunset Card
by Jennifer Vanderbeek
Dreaming of a vacation—somewhere on a tropical beach under swaying palm trees? Whether you’re going there or it is only wishful thinking, you can make your own beautiful sunset with a Kaleidacolor inkpad and a brayer.
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 45 minutes
Directions
Step 1
Ink a brayer with the Kaleidacolor Tahiti pad and apply the ink to one side of the gelli plate. Re-ink the brayer (being careful to keep the colors straight) and ink the rest of the gelli plate, turning the plate to have colors meet up to create a seamless pattern. Place your paper on the gelli plate, rub and lift it (and the ink) back off.
Step 2
Stamp images using Coffee Bean Brilliance ink onto white cardstock, stamping doubles in case of errors and at least two palm trees for layering.
Step 3
Tap the corners of Memento, Memento Luxe, and Brilliance ink pads onto an acrylic block to create a palette and use a water brush to paint in the stamped images. Fussy cut the images. To make a beach, apply Desert Sand Memento Ink directly onto white cardstock that is cut to the width of your card. Cut the top freehand.
Step 4
Trim and attach the striped background to the card base. Use foam adhesive to layer the palm trees as well as pop up the beach section.
Step 5
Stamp the sentiment with Mediterranean Blue Brilliance Ink and attach the rest of the stamped images.
Supplies
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- Kaleidacolor pad – Tahiti
- Brilliance Ink – Coffee Bean, Mediterranean Blue
- Memento Ink – Desert Sand, Tangelo
- Memento Luxe Ink – Olive Grove, Pistachio
Other
- Cardstock
- Gelli Arts – Gelli Plate
- Speedball – Brayer
- Bombshell Stamps – Hawaiian Girl stamp set
- Niji – Watercolor brush
- Acrylic blocks
- Helmar – Quick Fix Permanent Adhesive Runner, ZapDots Foam Adhesive
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