Hi all you crafty people! It's Amy here with some colourful handmade cards.
Here's a little teaser - just look at the brightness of these little beauties!
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To start, I took three ready-made A5 white cards from my stash that were already scored. (They are 210 x 148 mm.)
Next, I trimmed three pieces of cardstock to be mounted onto the front of the cards.
For the white inserts, I primed with White Heavy Gesso - using an old gift card to apply the Gesso.
I also used some cellophane (actually some left over clear plastic packaging) to apply some water mixed with Colour Artist Ink in 'Citrus' and dried it with my heatgun.
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On another sheet of heavy white cardstock I repeated the same technique - to be used for the flowers.
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As you can see, I have done this technique for the three colours: 'Oasis', 'Slipper' as well as the 'Citrus'. Note to allow plenty of drying time between each colour - or, alternatively,to speed up the process you could use a heatgun.
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Using a permanent-based ink, stamp the Floral Delights 2 clear stamp flowers over the three colours! ...and then fussy-cut the flowers out.
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As pictured, I stamped a strip of the Meridian Clear Stamp Set over the water colour background. The flowers will be placed over this black strip.
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After I layered the pretty flowers onto the cards - to add some bling - I used a Shimmer Pen in 'Clear'. It is hard to see all the shimmer and shine in the photos, but it is there! 😊
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Finally, for the sentiment on the black card I die-cut using the Bee Arty '365 Alphas' die set with my trusty Cuttlebug. Then I finished off the cards by adding some embellishments as pictured.
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Take a look at these close ups.
Products used:
- Colour Artist Inks - Citrus, Oasis, Slipper
- Heavy Gesso - White
- Shimmer Pen - Clear
- Bee Arty Die Set - 365 Alphas
- Stamp Sets - Floral Delights 2; Meridian
Other products:
- A5 cards - white
- Cardstock - black; heavy white
- Permanent ink - black
Thank you for stopping by - and happy crafting! Amy
Gorgeous cards Amy, thanks for sharing this awesome technique <3
ReplyDeleteLove love love these cards Amy. Thank you for sharing <3
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