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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Sunrays Tutorial

Hello! This is my first attempt at doing a tutorial!! Yikes!! Anyway ,because I have gotten some E-mails requesting instructions on how to do this Sun-ray technique, I decided to give it a go. It is a real simple technique and I want to give my daughter Theresa credit , she showed me how to do this.
Supplies:
A sponge, I used a jumbo dauber
Ink pad, I used Memento's cantaloupe
Post-it note, I used 4x6
card stock, I used 41/4 x51/2 piece. You can use any size you wish it to be.



Picture of the supplies I used.



I put two pieces of post-it down across where I want my sun ray to stop.



I put dot to mark about the middle of the end of horizon, then using another post-it , place the corner on the dot, as shown it the photo.



Decide how wide you want your rays ( I just eyeballed it). Then sponge on the ink staying mostly to the edge of your post-it.



Keeping your finger on the corner where the dot is, lift and pivot the post-it up for another ray.



Keep doing the same , hold , lift and pivot.



On the last ray, I removed the post-it and sponged right on the horizon post-it.



Here it is all done!


I hope I made this clear and not confusing. I would love to hear back on how you liked this !
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

55 comments:

Payne Holler Cards said...

PERFECT!!!! and it really does make a card pop! excellent toot!

patm said...

very nice, I am going to have to try that............love the look

Becky said...

I love this!! Thanks for this great tutorial Geri..

Betty Benton said...

You did great with your tutorial --I hope to be able to give it a try.

A Consuming Passion said...

Wow fantastic - thanks for sharing this with us Geri! We're all going to look at how we can make cards using this great technique.....you know that right???

AKiteFlier said...

Totally totally makes sense - thank you Geri for doing that - it's awesome. I promise I will give this a try and let you know. You did an outstanding job!!

Louise Fox said...

Geri, This is great! Your instructions are easy to follow and the end product is spectacular! Thank you so much, Louise

Deb Neerman said...

This is just gorgeous, Geri! What a fab tutorial too ... I'll definitely give this a try! TFS!!

Karen W said...

Beautiful and thank you for the tutorial.

sharyn said...

Nice tutorial!! Thanks for sharing your technique in making a sunray. I'm going to try it too now that I know how.
sharyn

Gloria Westerman said...

Thank you Geri....awesome tutorial.....very clear and understandable.....and I love your card......Also....CONGRATULATION ON CSS SPOTLIGHT.......your are so awesome......

Vicki Dutcher said...

Feel free to do more of these tutorials~~ You did a FABULOUS job and I just made one...that DOES NOT look as good as your's~~sigh.... Thanks for this- you did an excellent job~~

JaniceAileen said...

GREAT tutorial! I wondered how you did that and now it's all clear! Thanks so much! Congrats on your GK guest DT win!!!

scrappingnana said...

Beutiful card and a nice tutorial. Thanks for sharing. Congrats on the GK guest DT win.

Barbara said...

Wow that is so clever!! The tutorial is very easy to understand! TFS

Anita said...

Wow! This is amazing. Congrats!

Unknown said...

The tutorial was awesome. I couldn't imagine how it was accomplished, now tomorrow I will try it myself. LOVED IT! Thank U.

stampqueen said...

Beautiful!!! Thanks for showing how you did this!!! Congradulations on winning the Dt spot!!!!

joy said...

Geri, wonderful job!! Love the card and the tutorial was fabulous!

Casmiles said...

Geri - beautiful card, and wonderful tutorial. Thanks!!!

freetimegone said...

That is a wonderful card and your tutorial was very clear. Thank you so much.

Unknown said...

Thanks for the tutorial. I loved your card. and congrats on being chosen for designer of the month on stamp tv.

Lagene said...

Great tutorial Gerri!

Cynthia said...

Such an easy technique which gives a huge impact! I must give this a try. Thanks for the tutorial, Geri.

Anonymous said...

This was an excellent tutorial. If you had not said it was your first, I would never have known. Your pictures made it all so easy to understand. Thanks so much for a great technique.

Rae

jean wilson@jlt03@comcast.net said...

Loved the tutorial and the sun ray idea...great card and congratulations on Center Stage Designer position!!

Jessica said...

What a lovely technique! And yes it was very well instructed. Thanks for showing us the way!

Curt in Indy said...

This is such an awesome idea and your tutorial was perfect! I loved the card you made using this technique too. Thanks so much for sharing! Best, Curt

Stephanie Harbin said...

This was beautiful and your tutorial makes it look so easy. I am going to try it behind some tractors I am making for a card swap. Thanks for sharing your inspiration.

Anonymous said...

OMGosh that is so cool and such a pretty accent! Thank you for sharing how you did this and congrats on winning CSS designer for April!

Eileen

Karen (TLgirl353) said...

Geri- Thanks so much for sharing this awesome tutorial. The card you made is just gorgeous! Congrats!

Marsha said...

Beautiful, Geri! Congratulations!

Melanie said...

this design behind the circle focal point was master class! congrats on April spotlight!

Wanda Cullen said...

Wow, that's so easy but yet has such a dramatic impact...great tutorial!

MariLynn said...

Great job on your first tutorial. It was very clear and easy to understand. Now I want to go try it. Thanks!

Kerryl Noble said...

Absolutely awesome! Thanks so much for sharing this with us.

Kerryl Noble said...

Absolutely awesome! Thanks so much for sharing this tutorial with us.

Gibson_girl5 said...

Wonderful tutorial - outstanding effect the rays are...thanks for posting this!

Teri

Sherri said...

Wow! I love the way this made the card look and your tutorial was clear. I'm going to try this technique, I love the cantelope color of Memntoes I'm going to have to break down and get it.

craftieodmae said...

WOWZERS! This is fantastic! Thanks for sharing, great tutorial !

Nancy Lempinen said...

Great tutorial, very clear and easy. Love the idea of the sun rays, good job.

Jenny H. said...

What a simple technique but looks so stunning!! I have to try this out on my next card. Thanks for sharing!!

Benzi said...

Wonderful tutorial...great instructions. I just made a card with it and had a lot of fun.

Kathi said...

Great effect. Thanks for sharing the tutorial.

I'm pinning it!

Cheryl said...

I saw this on pinterest and had to come check out your tutorial. Thank you! I've been wondering how people made sunbursts. I know I will be using this technique in the future and will link back to your post.

~Cheryl~

Sherri Thacker said...

I love this technique. I have never seen it!! I can't wait to try it. Looks pretty easy but we shall see. Thanks for sharing!!

Hquinzelle said...

Fantastic tutorial! Beautiful card.

Nathalia O. said...

Thanks fora the great tutorial! I can't wait to give it a try!

Jamie Hall said...

found you on Pinterest...love, love, love this. awesome:)

Sathya said...

wonderful tute....thanks for sharing....am glad to follow u here!

Unknown said...

Thanknyou so much love it

Unknown said...

Love it great tutorial

Linda B said...

Just found you on Pinterest, great tutorial, thanks

Laura said...

Geri, thanks so much for sharing this tutorial! The sunburst looks wonderful and the technique doesn't look difficult! Saw a card of yours on Pinterest, which led me here. Thanks again! Regards, Laura

vdoyle8 said...

LOVE this -- can't wait to try it!