A Brayered Lake Tutorial, an Italian Blog Award and a WINNER!!

Hello Friends!

I have another Pampered Crafters Soroity Retreat Make and Take to share with you today.  Most of the ladies at the retreat had never used a brayer before and we quite surprised at how easy it was.  It was gorgeous at Gull Lake Retreat Center. This is a photo some of the Pampered Crafter's Sorority Sisters, To bad we didn't get them all in the photo!

 So I am going to show you how to create this scene too....

Brayer Adirondack Aqua on the top of your cardstock to the middle and flip it and brayer the bottom until you reach the middle.......

To do the sky.....
Mask the lake across the bottom 1/3 to 1/2 of the cardstock with Post it notes.  Brayer Adirondack Pool, not going quite as far as the Aqua.

Brayer Adirondack Stream just at the top of the card stock, not going as far as the Pool. This is a strong color, so you want to roll it off on your scratch paper a little bit more than the other colors.....

To to the lake area....



Remove the Post it Notes and mask the sky off  now at the horizon line, exposing the lake area.  At the horizon line, brayer Pool not quite to the middle. Flip the cardstock and brayer the bottom, not quite to the middle again with the same color.......

Brayer Adironack Stream at the bottom of the cardstock, not covering the Pool.  If you want a  more intense, deeper color at the horizon  you can  add stream at the horizon (where the Post it Note is) if you like. I did not do that on this card.  At the end of this post I will show another card almost the same where I did this to the top and bottom of the lake.......

 Remove the Post it Notes and sponge Adirondack Denim around the outside edge of the cardstock......

Put Post it Notes on each side of the cardstock in the lake area at different levels to mask and create the islands.  I used a tree from  Kittie Kit-Cause a Scene The Moose is Loose #2 sku:KKCS-S002 . 
I made sure that the bottoms of the trees were being stamps on the Post it Note.  I inked my stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black and stamped two trees with each inking to create the illusion of more trees father away. I did this several times for each island........

With a pouncing motion sponge the bottom of the trees with Tuxedo Black to create the land.  Do this to both islands......

Remove the Post it Notes and stamp some birds from Kittie Kit Cause a scene Beach Master sku-KKCS M002 and a sail boat twice  from Kittie Kit Cause a Scene day at The Beach #4 sku- KKCS S004.  I wanted my sail boats to be silhouettes, so I colored them in with a black journaling pen.  The sentiment is Rubbernecker Best Wishes Set sku-600.  Using a white gel pen add some waves to the edges of the islands by adding dots and small squiggles, some small waves to the lake and some wake to where the boats of been.......

Here is the finished card......

Here is one with a bit of Stream brayered at the horizon line as well.










Blog Award.....

Yesterday I was so surprised and honored to receive  this Blog Award  all the way from Verona, Italy from Sonia at Passioni di carta.  Check out her blog, she makes such pretty things there~TALENT GALORE there!!!   This award  is to wish good luck and I am to pass it on to 10 bloggers that have fresh ideas and that have blogs that I admire.  Thank you sooo much Sonia for making my month and giving me this honor.!! It is very hard to choose only 10 since there are so many talented crafters that inspire me!!  I am giving this award to these ever  so talented ladies......


Shirley
Carol
Emily
Benzi
Kittie
Anne
Kecia
Karen
Juliana
Julia

Blogaversary Candy Winner is..........

Congratulations Ladybug!!!!! Send me your Real name and Mailing address to ellentaylor38@yahoo.ca and I will send your package of stamping toys out Tuesday morning when I return from visiting my oldest daughter. 

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   Ladybug6 June 2012 10:44

   Happy happy blogaversary! :-) I'm your newest follower! Found you on your "hop" and so glad I did. Your creations and sharing of same is fabulous!
   
   Someone is going to be one very happy camper winning your blog candy. (hope it's me!) :-) Thanks for the chance!

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I have had such fun giving away this candy that I will be giving away more stampin' goodies more often! Welcome to all of my new followers I know I am going to enjoy checking out all of your blogs!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous weekend!!!
Hugs,
Ellen