-The fossil stone technique was used for the background layer. Find directions here
-The image is water colored with re inkers and artist brush.
-Cuttlebug was used for the embossed photo corner then I sponged on color.
-My technique for the foam is with a white gel pen- pounce up and down until you reach the desired look and shape.
-The sun was a done with the rock and roll (directions found here) technique then water colored to blend to a more natural look.
The inside verse is ‘may your joys be as deep as the ocean, and your sorrows as light as the foam.” From the signature series at CHF
Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms/CHF, West Quoddy, ME, lighthouse
Paper: White textured and Fiskars black cardstocks, white glossy paper.
Ink: Stampin Up classic re inkers - Garden Green, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Bravo Burgundy, Creamy Caramel, Summer Sun, Only Orange, Going Gray, pad ink – Bashful Blue, Summer Sun, Only Orange, StazOn – Jet Black
Accessories: Plastic page protector, brayer, photo corner punch from Stampin Up, Craft Essentials – snaps, Crop a dial, Cuttlebug embossing folder, sponge, artist brush, water, white gel pen from Sakura
Techniques: rock and rock, fossil stone, watercolor, dry embossing