The 'hello' sentiment is from my scrap pile and I can't locate the die to let you know from where it came! It is great to use up scraps from other projects or from die-cutting marathons, but not very helpful when trying to remember the origin!
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Vellum and Kraft Card
The 'hello' sentiment is from my scrap pile and I can't locate the die to let you know from where it came! It is great to use up scraps from other projects or from die-cutting marathons, but not very helpful when trying to remember the origin!
Monday, July 10, 2023
Stained Glass Medallion Cards
This card came about because I wanted to make the medallion from the Stained Glass Medallion die set look as close to stained glass as possible. Using a high gloss glue over the ink-blended cardstock gives a shiny, almost glass-like look.
The final touch was to add some of the shrink plastic die cuts as embellishments. The photo, below, is an auditioned cardstock background color. It is as good a choice as the green pictured above. Color is a personal choice, there is no right or wrong.
The second card is the same process without a die-cut sentiment or additional embellishments. Using black cardstock for the die-cuts to be framed upon makes for a bold card front. It looks almost like wall art.
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Sunday, July 9, 2023
Red and White Hugs Card
This card is easy and very quick to make because it is just layering/stacking die-cuts. Using two high-contrast colors makes a bold statement in a clean and simple way. Red and white are always a good combination. Do you have two favorite colors to try this technique?
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Friday, July 7, 2023
Zentangling on Cards
Amber Davis teaches a class for Altenew Academy titled, Zentangle for Cardmakers. It has many ideas about incorporating doodles or Zentangle designs onto card fronts. If you enjoy doodling or Zentangling, add this fun, personal touch to your next project. Here are the steps for Zentangling on the card pictured above.
First, choose an open stencil design and ink blend onto a 4.25" x 5.5" card front. These two colors mixed together in the middle of the card front netted an additional orangey-coral color. Next, add Zentangles or your own doodle designs onto as many white areas as you like. I used the 005 and 01 pens from the Fine Liner Pen Set for the designs. The picture, below, shows the designs prior to shading with graphite pencils.
After adding shading with pencils and a blending stump on the Zentangled areas, I ink-blended the hugs die-cut and the circle that surrounded it. These are the same ink colors as the stenciled card front and are then cut apart. The hugs die is designed as an inset into a card front. By using the Hero Arts circle die, it can be cut out with a frame. Auditioning the circle with the word attached, led me to decide to separate the word and cut the circle into pieces. The circle segments are glued to the front and the sentiment is popped up with foam tape.
I love the bold look of the stencil with the Zentangling, the bright colors, and the way the card came together. If you make any doodled or Zentangled projects, I'd love to hear about them.
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Circled Greetings: Hugs Die - Altenew Website
Nesting Circle Dies (used to cut out the Circled Greetings dies) - Hero Arts Website
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Stenciling With Markers
Here are two cards made with the same stencil and dies. The stenciling was done with two different types of markers.
The Decobrush markers contain opaque acrylic, non-toxic organic pigment-based paint. I wanted to use them as line art, rather than fill in the shapes. This worked great for all except the purple, which leaked under the stencil. That is an operator error issue and had I dabbed off the paint onto scrap paper, it wouldn't have occurred.
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| Hero Arts Stacked Circle Stencil With Karin Paint Pen Marker |
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Monday, July 3, 2023
The Background Determines the Aesthetic
The background also influenced the choice of Copic marker colors for the flowers. Here is a picture of the blossoms that I thought I would use. I didn't end up using the tall, thin floral spray or stem.
Both cards have layered cardstock using Gina K. Designs Master Layouts dies and the wonderful stamped bee image from the Hero Arts Sweet as Honey set. The 'sending hugs' die is a retired CTMH product.
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