Splitcoast tutorial: Stamped Brayer Blending

This week's tutorial over on Splitcoast is called Stamped Brayer Blending - isn't this pretty?!
I haven't used this background for a while, but I love the design (ahem, it's one of mine!) - the trees are in the negative which allows all the ink to create amazing sky backgrounds! I should do more of these - any requests? I brayered the ink right onto the stamp, and rather than applying all the ink at once, I did one color at a time from light to dark, then repeating until I had the saturation I wanted. Once all the inking was done, I misted lightly with water and lifted with a paper towel to add that texture to the background.

The die cut deer is three layers thick - next time I'll do some trimming on that top layer to add a little more dimension to the legs and head - thought about that too late.

IO Products:

CC252 CAC Sunset Sky

DIE306 Deer and Doe

B13981 Enduring Comfort

A side note..... I had a friend email me to let me know that she had ordered stamps through my affiliate link and wanted to be sure I had gotten the credit - when I checked, her order had not registered for some reason. I appreciated the contact so I could follow through. If you order intentionally through affiliate links, that little extra step is really helpful! If you are inspired to shop after seeing a designer's work, take the time to go back and click their link 'one more time, just in case' before you check out. Thanks!

I hope you're having a great week!