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My 3rd and last post for today. If you missed previous two, just scroll down or follow direct links here and here. :o)
My 3rd and last post for today. If you missed previous two, just scroll down or follow direct links here and here. :o)
Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Poinsettia Card. :o)
This is a first Christmas/Winter themed card I made this year. I love this color combination and will make more cards using it for sure. :o)
To make this card I used stamps from two GORGEOUS Jane's Doodles stamp sets: a poinsettia flower from 'Christmas Blessings' and a sentiment from 'Winter Words'. :o)
How I made my card....
I stamped the poinsettia flower on a Kraft paper panel in watermark stamping technique using VersaMark Watermark Ink.
I mixed a white tempera color with a bit of water and, using a paint brush, splattered the panel and left it dry on air.
While the panel was drying, I worked on the central poinsettia flower.
I stamped the poinsettia flower on a white watercolor paper and colored it in watercolor technique using only one color: Distress Ink Ground Espresso. After drying, I fussy cut the flower, traced edges with a black marker and softened the flower with a stylus ball on a soft working mat.
Then I stamped another poinsettia flower on a white cardstock paper scrap, colored it with a grey marker and fussy cut it, leaving a thin white border around the flower.
I glued the watercolored flower over the grey one. I did this to make the image thicker, as the watercolor paper I use is very thin.
I wanted to add some dimension to my card, but currently I don't have any 3-D foam in my stash. Instead, I used the white cardstock paper scraps. I die cut 4 circles from scraps, glued them together (stacked them) and glued them on the back of the poinsettia flower. Worked perfectly!! :o)
Lastly, I heat embossed in white the sentiment on a black cardstock paper and cut the sentiment to stripes of desirable size. To make the sentiment pop a bit on the card, without 3-D foam, I glued each word stripe to a same size black stripe.
With all parts ready, I assembled the card. I glued the panel on a white top folded card base, glued the poinsettia flower and sentiment stripes on the card. Lastly, I glued one more white paper panel inside the card to make it sturdier and my card was finished. :o)
I love how my card turned out!! :o)
To make this card I used stamps from two GORGEOUS Jane's Doodles stamp sets: a poinsettia flower from 'Christmas Blessings' and a sentiment from 'Winter Words'. :o)
I stamped the poinsettia flower on a Kraft paper panel in watermark stamping technique using VersaMark Watermark Ink.
I mixed a white tempera color with a bit of water and, using a paint brush, splattered the panel and left it dry on air.
While the panel was drying, I worked on the central poinsettia flower.
I stamped the poinsettia flower on a white watercolor paper and colored it in watercolor technique using only one color: Distress Ink Ground Espresso. After drying, I fussy cut the flower, traced edges with a black marker and softened the flower with a stylus ball on a soft working mat.
Then I stamped another poinsettia flower on a white cardstock paper scrap, colored it with a grey marker and fussy cut it, leaving a thin white border around the flower.
I glued the watercolored flower over the grey one. I did this to make the image thicker, as the watercolor paper I use is very thin.
I wanted to add some dimension to my card, but currently I don't have any 3-D foam in my stash. Instead, I used the white cardstock paper scraps. I die cut 4 circles from scraps, glued them together (stacked them) and glued them on the back of the poinsettia flower. Worked perfectly!! :o)
Lastly, I heat embossed in white the sentiment on a black cardstock paper and cut the sentiment to stripes of desirable size. To make the sentiment pop a bit on the card, without 3-D foam, I glued each word stripe to a same size black stripe.
With all parts ready, I assembled the card. I glued the panel on a white top folded card base, glued the poinsettia flower and sentiment stripes on the card. Lastly, I glued one more white paper panel inside the card to make it sturdier and my card was finished. :o)
I love how my card turned out!! :o)
Card measurements: 89 mm x 146 mm (3 1/2" x 5 3/4")
List of supplies:
- Jane's Doodles 'Christmas Blessings' stamp set
- Jane's Doodles 'Winter Words' stamp set
- Crafter's Companion Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Coloring Card
- white cardstock paper
- black cardstock paper
- watercolor paper
- Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
- Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
- WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
- Tim's Holtz Distress Ink, Ground Espresso
- Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (Markers):
- light grey 68/94
- black 68/46
- Mitsubishi Uni Pin 0.3
- Uniball Signo White Pigment Ink
- Koh-i-noor tempera color (white)
- UHU liquid glue
- acrylic block
- Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
- bone folder
- Ranger Heat It Tool
- Sizzix Big Shot
- Sizzix large circle thinlits die from starter kit
- scissors
- stylus ball
- soft working mat
- Marabu fine rounded paint brush no. #0
- powder bag
- paper towels
- water
- dry cloth
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