A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Saturday, 29 October 2016

A Better Bird for Merry Monday

Two days ago I made this card for the Merry Monday challenge:

I was not that happy with the card as it is in my old style of card making.  I'm no longer enjoying using my stash of dp - much prefer to make my own backgrounds.  So I decided to do another bird card using a piece of Inka Gold background that was sitting on my desk.


To make the background, I put some blue and silver Inka Gold on my craft sheet and spritzed it with some water and some homemade silver spray.   I smooshed a piece of mixed media cs into it (watercolour paper can also be used for this technique). 

I like to use a simple black heat embossed silhouette image on this kind of background, and then border with black cs.

Because the Inka Gold leaves a bit of texture on the background, it's best to stamp with the MISTI to be sure to get a good impression.

Thanks, Merry Monday people, for a challenge using one of my favourite themes for Christmas cards!





Supplies:
Stamps - Inkadinkado bird
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - cream and black cs, mixed media cs
Size - 4.25" square
Accessories - blue and silver Inka gold, homemade silver spray, embossing powder



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10 comments:

  1. Colleen29 October 2016 at 09:49

    Beautiful background, Susan, that ink of gold is so vibrant and lovey for your bird backdrop! Thank you for sharing t Merry Monday!

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  2. Donna Schnees29 October 2016 at 10:40

    Love the background on the card, TFS!

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  3. Loll29 October 2016 at 14:30

    LOVE that inka gold background Susan. Just perfect to show off the silhouette of your lovely bird image. xx

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  4. nancy littrell29 October 2016 at 14:36

    Your Inka Gold background is prettier than any DSP you may have chosen. I can just imagine how gorgeous the shine must be. I love your elegant bird image too. TFS Susan. Hugs, nancy

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  5. Unknown29 October 2016 at 15:15

    Love this card. I am not sure what Inka Gold is, but I am going shopping for it :)

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  6. Bonnie29 October 2016 at 16:16

    A beautiful background and I love this simple bird! I agree about the paper. I gave most of mine away to Jack's preschool. I think the kids had way more fun with it than I would have. Thanks for sharing with us again at Merry Monday!

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  7. Windy Ellard29 October 2016 at 16:24

    Love your background and the bird and swirls look like a silhouette..beautiful card!

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  8. Susan Joyce30 October 2016 at 18:21

    Lovely Christmas card. I like the background. Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday.

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  9. Karen L K30 October 2016 at 21:08

    So pretty! Love the background and the black bird looks great over it.

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  10. Karen L K30 October 2016 at 22:02

    So pretty! Love the background and the black bird looks great over it.

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