Mojo Monday By The Tide Brayer Scenery

I have been making creative scenery cards with my brayer for days now.  I am happy to say I’ve become one with my brayer (my inky fingers, not so much)!  This past weekend I taught my first Creative University series classes and we made the most amazing projects.  So, naturally this morning when I saw the Mojo Monday sketch, I picked up my brayer and had to create this lobster scene.  I hope you like it! To learn more about my University Class series click here

Creative Tips:

• I first stamped my lobster on Whisper White cardstock in StazOn Jet Black ink.  Then colored it in using an aqua painter and my Real Red ink pad.  I added some detail with my Red Riding Hood marker and then embossed the image in Clear Embossing Powder using a VersaMarker.
• I began by brayering my water in Tempting Turquoise and then Island Indigo.  I created the horizon line with a post it note and sponging more inks along the edge.

• To create the foam in the water, I used a white gel pen.
• To create my sand, I used Crumb Cake and Soft Suede.  I then edged the entire image and each panel of the card with Soft Suede.
• My color highlights for this card are Red Riding Hood – I love that sash!
• I used a scallop border punch for the bottom in Red Riding Hood.
• To get the script perfectly aligned, I used my trusty Stamp-a-Majig.  I just LOVE that thing. 

• To create my banner, I used a 1” square punch and my go to saying set – Sweet Essentials.  I popped it up on dimensionals and the Round Nantucket Coin. 
• Of course, for a finishing touch, I pierced the upper corners using my Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and my Ergonomic Paper Piercer – if you haven’t tried it, you don’t know what you’re missing.  It’s literally the best $3.95 I ever spent!  And that’s saying a lot, since I already had 6 paper piercers! My finger never gets that painful flat spot when doing a lot of paper-piercing anymore.
• Brayer Tip #1: To properly clean your brayer – use baby wipes – it’s the best way to get all the ink properly off the roller!
• Brayer Tip #2: Be sure to roll the edge of your brayer off from time to time – ink loves to collect there, and that’s when you get those awful lines.

I hope you love this card as much as I do.  I was waiting to create just this scene when I saw this stamp in the new Spring Mini Catalog. 

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Stamp Sets – By the Tide (129120c, 129117w), Sweet Essentials (126455w, 126457c) Ink – StazOn Jet Black (101406), Tempting Turquoise (126952), Island Indigo (126986), Crumb Cake (126975), Soft Suede (126978), Real Red 126949, Red Riding Hood Marker (119701 – Regals Marker Collection)  Paper – Whisper White (100730), Island Indigo (122923), Crumb Cake (120953), Soft Suede (115318), Riding Hood Red (111348)  Cool Tools – Stamping Sponges (101610), Brayer (102395), Stamp-a-Majig (101049), Aqua Painters (103954), VersaMarker (retired), Clear Embossing Powder (109130), Heat Tool (129053), White Gel Pen (105021), Scallop Border Punch (119882), 1” Square Punch (124094), 1” Circle Punch (119868)  Finishing Touch – Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Essentials Paper Piercing Pack (126187), Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199), Paper-Piercing Tool (126189)