Hello and welcome. Today I am sharing how to create a sunrise, for the Tech 4 Stampers February Blog Hop. Our theme this month is New Beginnings. When I first saw this theme I thought about babies and new born animals, then I thought a while longer and the beginning of new day with the sunrise came to mind. I love creating backgrounds and sunsets, plus sunrises are so beautiful.

Sunrise for New Beginnings

Using ‘Daffodil Delight’, ‘Calypso Coral’, ‘Polished Pink’, ‘Misty Moonlight’ ink and ‘Blending Brushes, create a sunrise on a piece of ‘Basic White’ cardstock measuring 10cm x 10cm. Start with ‘Daffodil Delight’ ink and work from the bottom to the middle. Blend ‘Calypso Coral’ ink from the top to just below the middle and bring further down on the sides. Blend in ‘Polished Pink’ ink, from the top, and add a small amount of ‘Misty Moonlight’, just to give the effect of night sky. Finish by adding ‘Evening Evergreen’ to the bottom, mask off your sunrise using a scrap of card/paper, to create an horizon. Die cut a circle from your sunrise, using the largest of the ‘Layering Circles’ dies.

Create an A6 ‘Daffodil Delight’ card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm. Emboss a piece of ‘Basic Gray’ cardstock, measuring 10cm x 14.4cm, using the ‘Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder’. Adhere your sunrise flat to your embossed layer. Wrap black ‘Bakers Twine’ twice around your layer and fix with a bow. Adhere to your card front using ‘Multipurpose Adhesive’.

Stamp your lady at the window image, from the ‘In The Moment’ stamp set, onto ‘Basic Gray’ cardstock with ‘Basic Gray’ ink. Fussy cut around the image and inside the window panes. Place onto your sunrise using ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals’.

Using ‘Versamark’ ink, stamp your sentiment twice onto ‘Basic Black’ cardstock and cover with white ‘Stampin’ Emboss Powder’. Shake off the excess and heat with ‘Heat Tool’, until all the powder is melted. Take one of the sentiments and trim around the first three lines in straight cuts to create a block. Fussy cut the word ‘Relax’ from the second sentiment. Mount onto your card using ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals’.

Add black dots from the ‘Classic Matte Dots’ to finish your card.

All products used are listed below and available from my online shop.

I do hope you liked my project. For more inspiration please continue to hop round the links below.

In The Moment Cling Stamp Set (English)

[157987]

£23.00

Tasteful Textile 3 D Embossing Folder

[152718]

£8.25

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

£33.00

Classic Matte Dots

[158146]

£6.50

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

£10.25

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

£7.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[147101]

£7.00

Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[155712]

£7.00

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

[153118]

£7.00

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

[155576]

£7.00

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

[149165]

£7.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£8.75

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock

[121680]

£8.25

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

[121689]

£8.25

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

£17.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

£9.25

Heat Tool – Uk Plug

[129054]

£28.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

£112.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£4.50