The stamp set comes with multi-layered images. I clear embossed the middle layer of all three floral images over watercolor cardstock. Then I painted with red, yellow, purple, and blue allowing each color to dry before adding the next. I embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder over vellum paper. There are a few ways to select only the letters you want from a sentiment. I chose to ink carefully just the parts I wanted and then brush away excess powder from whatever I didn't want.
I hand trimmed my vellum into a banner, folding the excess over the top of the 4 x 5.25 watercolored base. To secure the vellum, I sewed with a zig-zag stitch and pulled the top thread through to the backside of the paper before using a copious amount of foam tape to secure to the card base.
This is a relatively simple card, although it's somewhat time-consuming in execution just because you need to let the water coloring dry. I'm no expert at water colors, but I do know that the trick to controlling where the color goes is to "paint" with clear water first, add the color, and then leave it alone to dry.
It was my birthday on Saturday. My husband took me to a plantation near Charleston, SC with the oldest formal gardens in the US. It was a wonderful few days of unplugging and letting go of my deadlines and his class projects. Here's my favorite picture of our trip. It's the Mill at Middleton Place as seen through the branches of an oak tree dripping with Spanish Moss.
I hope you all are enjoying Columbus Day, and all of us at Heart2Heart look forward to seeing your creations this week.
Until next time,
Becca
Eek! I wasn't going to buy that stamp set and now I "NEED" it! This card is fantastic! Thank you for explaining how you did the zigzag. Well, all of your tips are very much appreciated!! Excellent work!
ReplyDeleteThis really is a BEAUTIFUL card from the background paper you made to the stunning vellum panel and sentiment.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful card!! Your watercolor is fabulous.
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