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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Thursday, 4 April 2019

Quick and CAS Iris


A thank you card for a couple of challenges.  Very quick to make and very CAS.

The Paper Players set a tic-tac-toe challenge.


I chose a diagonal line - die cut, embossing, and floral.

And the AAA Challenge asked for:


I die cut the iris out of watercolour paper and painted it with my Gansai paints, then went back in with coloured pencils to add a bit more detail. I cut two more of the iris and glued them together for more substance to the iris.

I glued it to an embossed panel and added a heat embossed sentiment on a scrap of purple cs.

It was such a quick card to make and I really like the results so am tempted to make a few more to have on hand.






Supplies:
Stamps - Rubber Soul sentiment
Ink - ColorBox white
Paper - white and purple cs, watercolour paper
Size - A2
Accessories - Memory Box iris die, Gansai watercolour paints, coloured pencils, white embossing powder, Craft Concepts embossing folder



9 comments:

  1. Your iris is so pretty, Susan! Great watercolouring and detailing with coloured pencils. The iris pops off the dry embossed background. xx

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  2. A sweet iris card, Susan! I love the soft coloring and the embossed background. The details with the pencils add so much dimension to the petals!

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  3. You colored that iris just perfectly, Susan. It looks so real! This looks fabulous against your embossed background!

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  4. Gorgeous texture, pretty colouring and such a clean and beautiful CAS card x.

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  5. Beautiful, Susan! I love the texture. Your coloring is gorgeous. Clean and simple perfection! Thank you for sharing with The Paper Players!

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  6. I have that pretty die and I thank you for the gorgeous inspiration, Susan! It looks so real and it's a stunning QACAS design!! Hugs, Darnell

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  7. Beautiful card! Iris is one of my favourites! Thanks for joining AAA Cards! Hugs Åsa

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  8. Ooooo, an iris - also one of my favourite Spring flowers. Fabulous card. Thanks so much for playing at AAA Cards, hope to see you joining in with future challenges too.

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  9. CAStastic and striking, Susan. Gorgeous colouring of your iris. The embossed background is just beautiful and highlights it perfectly. xx

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