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A project from our live show CREATE AND CRAFT LIVE - Join Helen Kirkham - broadcast 8th April - show 2 · 08/04/2022
Create a striking card featuring a cityscape silhouette against a watercolour sunset background. This project combines ink spraying techniques with stamping to produce an atmospheric, travel-inspired design that looks professionally finished but is simple to execute.
Take a piece of waste card from a basic circle die and create a circular background using distress inks in warm sunset colours—orange, pink and yellow.
Spray water onto the inked circle to activate the distress inks and allow the colours to blend and move naturally.
Use a wet wipe to pull back some of the colour if needed, creating a more subtle, misty effect.
Dry the background completely with a heat tool.
Stamp the skyline image in black ink onto the dried background, positioning it to overlap the sunset circle.
If the stamp doesn't fully transfer on the first press, re-ink and stamp again in the same position to ensure full coverage.
Stamp additional decorative elements, such as birds or smaller details from coordinating stamp sets, using black ink to add texture and interest.
Adhere the finished design to a card base using glue, positioning it centrally or slightly off-centre as desired.
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