Summer Days....ah the joys of August were fun for us. We had the opportunity to spend some time with friends at the NJ shore back in August, and as a thank you I sent this magnet and card combo. The magnet gift is pictured above.
This post will detail airbrushing, of which we carry a full line of tools to make this fabulous technique easy!
To begin, I created two masks for the Lockhart Itty Bitty Sand Bucket: one for the sand and the other for the sky. To create these masks, I stamped the Sand Bucket image twice onto Eclipse paper, then trimmed as shown in the photo above - one for the sand and one for the sky. Then, using a Palette Noir pad I stamped the image again onto white cardstock. Eclipse paper makes masking super easy and fuss free.
Next, placing the sky mask over the pail, shovel and sky, I airbrushed a layer of light tan using a Copic marker for the sand, then switched to a darker tan and spritzed it to give flecks. I then removed the mask.
I repeated the process for the sky. The second mask covered the sand, pail and shovel. I airbrushed a layer of light blue followed by a hint of a darker blue for the sky.
Next, using Copic markers I colored in the bucket and shovel, and saved the trimmings to use for the card interior.
Matted onto Licorice (all colored cardstock is Memory Box) cardstock then onto a piece of Memory Box Beach Patterned Paper. This unit was sandwiched between two 2x2 panes of glass, then inserted into a 2x2 Memory Frame (Ranger). I added Cobalt gingham ribbon and a shiny silver binder clip to the top, and used the already attached jumpring at the bottom as an attachment point for the starfish charm (plus an additional jumpring). A small but strong magnet was adhered to the back of the binder clip using E-6000.
For the card, I used more Memory Box Beach 6x6 patterned papers, collaged, running the torn Daffodil cardstock piece through a Cuttlebug embossing folder. Found corrugated cardboard was also utilized and adhered onto the Meadow card base. Finished size of card: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2". Two Basic Grey small magnets hold the framed piece onto the card front.
White waxed linen was wrapped around the lower front of the card and Lockhart's 'summer days' sentiment, matted onto Licorice cardstock, completes this relaxing card.
supplies: Ellen Hutson
(layout is a Shari Carroll scrapbook layout, miniaturized)
