After a long break, I finally sit on my craft table to create a card. It was difficult to gather my thoughts to find a design that I like. I tried to work with sketches but for some reason, I cannot do it. Maybe in time.
I created a get well soon card by using Lawn Fawn On the Mend set. I really like lawn fawn stamps, they create nice, clear images on paper. I used patterned paper this time and I think they look okay. I had to cut the images, as I don't have the dies for it but now I am thinking to get some dies to match with the stamp sets.
Materials
Bazill - Kraft paper
Recollections - Flower Garden patterned paper
Hero Arts - Tiny Ink Spots background stamp
Lawn Fawn - On the Mend stamp set
Ranger - Black Archival Ink
TFL!
I realized that I get brain dead with embossed cards. I cannot figure out how to use embossed cards. Since they create a strong background, in my opinion nothing works. The sentiment or the stamp needs to be subtle. I used Hero Arts leafy Vines - is my favorite now - as a background on the card. Note to self, first stamp then emboss :) It was not very clear image but it is ok.
On this card, I wanted to play with colors a little bit. It was more for learning. I don't have the right tools for some techniques and that resulted in blotchy spots but I liked it. It shows that I was trying to fine what works. I stamped HA Leafy Vines background stamp in blue and purple color. It worked pretty good since I didn't want to have a strong image on the patterned paper. Then I decided to use the sponge applicator to blend some colors but I need to practice more on that. I had a butterfly at hand and adhered that on the corner with birthday sentiment. I think it does not look that bad.
I created a clean and simple birthday card today. I used HA Oriental Poppy digital stamp for the background. I printed that image onto Bazill white cardstock. I looked at various stamps I had and wanted to use that white space under the image. So I picked this stamp from Stampendous / Birthday Assortment. I tried different colors but black worked well. Something was missing and I realized I needed to embellish the card a little bit. I used small jewels on each side of the stamp. That was not enough, the line between image and the cardstock bothered me and I decided to to use a pink twine. All worked out wonderfully. It has been seven moths since I started and I am getting better at card making.
TFL!
