Brayer Sunsets

Recently I decided I finally needed to try out my brayer. After all it had only been sitting in my desk drawer for a year or so.

It took several tries to get some nice results, but I think now that I know the basics to achieving this look I'll be able to re-create it more easily.

I love the the look of a brayered sunset, so that was my first project.

Here are the results after a few tries.

The one on the left is a little more muted and the colours blend better. This actually happened quite by accident. That was my second try at this technique (my first I ended up throwing out).

The transition from one colour to the next wasn't as smooth as I'd hoped and a bit too bright for my liking. So I brayerd a layer of brown chalk ink over top and then redid the darker hues. This resulted in a very blended and muted look. The second card is my third try and I had better results with the transition from one colour to the next.

Close ups and supply lists to follow:

 

Supplies used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Ink: various (Orange, red, burgundy and purple dye inks and brown chalk ink), pearl - Club Scrap, Black - Colorbox

Stamps: Silhouette Grass - Hero Arts, Little Shapes - SU

burgundy organza ribbon 5/8" width

 

 

 

 

Supplies used:



Cardstock: Bazzill

Ink: various (Orange, red, burgundy and purple dye inks), pearl - Club Scrap, Black - Colorbox

Dies: Les Papillions (Butterfly) -Spellbinders, Window Frames - SU

Stamps: Silhouette Grass - Hero Arts, Little Shapes - SU

Thanks for looking!