Sunset Sailing

Hello and welcome to today’s card, which is another inspiration from a local paint pub! When I saw this painting, I just knew I wanted to CASE it! Starting was a bit challenging, my first attempt on watercolor paper and watercolor pencils was a little scary and my second attempt on cardstock with a little stamping and using Blender Pens to color the sky and water was a little closer and not quite as scary (lol). So, for my third and final try, I used Sponge Daubers for the coloring and turned out pretty darn close!!

First, start with a piece of Whisper White cardstock, cut at 4” x 5 ¼”:

I used the mountain stamp from the Waterfront stamp set and stamped them in Blueberry Bushel in, about in the middle of the paper. Then I used a Sponge Dauber with black ink (you can use whatever you have, but Memento and StazOn are the only two black ink pads we currently sell, so Memento would be best) to create the bank along the bottom:

I used Sponge Daubers with Balmy Blue ink around the mountains and then with Petal Pink ink for the sky and the water:

Then I added Poppy Parade ink and Melon Mambo ink with Sponge Daubers for the sky and water:

I used the small sea grass stamp from the High Tide stamp set along the water bank and then used the triple tree stamp from the Waterfront stamp set, using a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to color one of the tree’s, stamping it twice to create a tall tree, and then using the fine tip to color the rest of the tree trunk:

For in front of the mountains, I used the small little line stamp from High Tide and stamped in Balmy Blue and Blueberry Bushel inks. The sun is from the Waterfront stamp set in Craft Whisper White ink. The reflection is the wave stamp from High Tide, which I used just the middle of the stamp in Craft Whisper White ink. I used a scrap piece of Basic Black cardstock to cut out the sailboat from Lakeside Framelits Dies :

The card base is Balmy Blue cardstock, cut at 4 ¼” x 11”, and scored at 5 ½”:

The base layer is from the Wood Textures DSP, cut at 4” x 5 ¼”:

The base layer and the card front are adhered together and then adhered to the base layer:

The inside sentiment is from Colorful Seasons stamp set in Balmy Blue ink, on a piece of Whisper White cardstock, cut at 4” x 5 ¼”. Since I had a piece of ¾” x 4” DSP, I adhered that along the bottom:

So, what do you think?? I love how this third version came out and getting creative with stamps to create my version of this painting! So, if you are every feeling bummed that what you are trying to create doesn’t quite look right, then try, try again! Here is the painting, courtesy of Pinot’s Palette:

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Product List

High Tide Photopolymer Stamp Set [143006]	Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set [146386]	Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set [143726]	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730]	Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack [144177]	Balmy Blue 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146982]
Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [121045]	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin’ Pad [147105]	Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin’ Pad [147138]	Petal Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad [147108]	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad [147051]	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad [147050]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277]	Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker [100082]	Sponge Daubers [133773]	Lakeside Framelits Dies [146351]	Big Shot [143263]
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]