This week I thought we'd have a go at an easel card. The main reason I don't normally do them is that often recipients don't know how to make them stand up. However, I found a printable sheet on Pinterest with instructions. So with that problem solved, we just had to make the card.
There's quite a lot of die cutting, and stamping, and colouring come to that, so it was quite full on. Still everyone was pleased with their card, and I have to say the colouring was brilliant (loads better than mine). We used Distress Inks (Dried Marigold and Worn Lipstick, with Mustard Seed in the centre and mowed Lawn on the leaves.)
This week has been quite stressful so I kept myself busy with a colouring marathon, making this new home card for my nephew. As he's moving into a flat in a big city, the usual cottages/houses/bird's nests didn't seem appropriate. Luckily I had this large background stamp I wanted to try out. I stamped it 3 times and decoupaged it. The stamp didn't stamp well (possibly because it was its first outing) and I couldn't get a good impression on watercolour paper, so I had to make do with heavy card stock. I painted it with water colours, then layered it up with thick foam pads. It looks a lot more dimensional in real life than it does here. I added a glittery balloon coming out of one of the flats. Then I had the tricky job of putting the frame on, to hide all the pads. The frame is on double thickness black foam tape so it looks neat viewed from the side.
As you may know (and as you can see here) I'm not great at colouring in, but it was quite absorbing to do. It's in the post as I type. Hope he likes it.
keep crafting
Jx
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