Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Heron in the Mist

Hey there! Today I have card made using Follow Your Dreams. 

I started by stamping the heron with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored with Copics, starting with C5. 

Added C3. 

Filled in most of the area with C1 and used my blender pen to transition into the highlights. 

Used Y13 on the eye and YR12 for the beak and legs. 

After coloring, I filled in the image with Versa Mark ink, using my Versa Mark pen. Then I heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The clear powder sticks to the Versa Mark ink. I used a heat gun to melt the embossing powder. 

Next, I sponged Memento Desert Sand ink, using a Jumbo Sponge Dauber. The clear embossing resists the ink, allowing the image to remain as originally colored. 

 I masked the bottom of the scene with a sticky note and then sponged Memento Rich Cocoa.

Then sponged Memento Potter's Clay. 

I rotated the sticky note to cover the top, and then sponged Rich Cocoa and Potter's Clay again. 

I used the grass. from Warm With Love. I inked with Rich Cocoa, but then stamped off on scratch paper before stamping on the scene, to make the image lighter. 

I put the mask back and stamped the grass a few more times. 

I decided to make the background a little darker and sponged more Rich Cocoa. 

Then I stamped the water grass, from Follow Your Dreams, using Rich Cocoa. 

I used E33, E35 and an opaque white gel pen to add some ripples and shadows to the water. 

I layered with Pure Luxury Chocolate Brown & Pumpkin Spice and used Tan Leather for the card base. I used my Scor-buddy to add some decorative scoring to the Pumpkin Spice layer.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you day is wonderful!

13 comments:

Tanya said...

This is just beautiful! I don't always comment, but I really enjoy your blog and your tutorials. Thank you so much. :)

Gloria Dojlido said...

Just stunning. Thanks so much for sharing your talent!

Alison H said...

Another gorgeous creation. I LOVE your tutorials and am so glad that you are willing to share your talent!! So, this is another one to add my file of Theresa tutorials :-)

Deb Neerman said...

WoWzA, some things never change: this is fantastical, Theresa!! Your talent is simply amazing.

Thanks so much for the kind words left for me; you're a peach!

Hope all is well with you ... sending hugs!!

Judy - Northern MN said...

Hi Theresa!
I have been visiting your blog now
for the last couple of months. I just want to thank you for sharing all your beautiful creativity with us. I also appreicate how you detail all your Copic Coloring. I have recently started using Copics and have learned from you daily blog posts. The colors in the "Heron in the Mist" are gorgeous! Thanks Again.

Pauline said...

I just found you and am so glad that I did. Love your turorials. I am still playing with copics. Sometimes more successful that others. Thanks for the inspiration.
Hugs Pauline H.

Pat said...

OMG! this is a gorgeous card. Thanks for sharing and the inspiration

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

Hi Theresa! Another gorgeous card! Love it!

Colorado Crafter said...

Just beautiful!! As always I really appreciate your tutorials. I haven't done much sponging but you make me want to practice and become better at it. Thanks so much!!

Selma said...

Theresa this is SO gorgeous.

Beth Norman said...

Alot of work. I appreciate the time it takes to make a tutorial. TFS.

Edith said...

Wow, this looks great! Love the detailed informations you give us! Thanks for sharing!
Hugs
Edith

Daria said...

This is incredibly beautiful. Thank you for the step-by-step directions.