I needed a change from all the Christmas cards I've been making lately. For the Flower Challenge and for My Time to Craft - both challenges are looking for thank you cards.
A friend gave me some very wide washi tape. I wasn't sure what to do with it so stuck some on a piece of cs, went over it with a light gesso wash so that I could stamp on it, then stamped some very pale script and a darker flower. Then I went over the flower with gouache paints to give them some colour. Added two gemstones to the panel and one to the flower, and bordered it with black cs and added a vertical Thank You stamp.
My second card has to be a Christmas one as it's coming up on us very quickly! Inkspirational wants to see Santa. I dug out one of my older stamps, SU's Father Christmas - I love this old-fashioned looking Santa.
I stamped the Santa in the centre of an A2 panel of Bristol cs and coloured with coloured pencils. Then embossed it with the Snowflake Frame embossing folder - it fits perfectly! I added the panel to a chalk white card base.
Supplies for card 1:
Stamps - Hero Arts sentiment, Lime Citron script stamp, Magenta flowers
Ink - Versafine Clair Nocturne, Memento London Fog
Paper - white and black cs
Size - A2
Accessories - wide washi tape, gesso, gouache paints, gemstones
Supplies for card 2:
Stamps - SU Father Christmas, SSS sentiment
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - bristol cs, chalk white cs
Size - A2
Accessories - coloured pencils, Ultimate Crafts Snowflake Frame embossing folder
Beautiful thank you card, you reminded me to pull out my gesso :)
ReplyDeleteSanta is so cute, I love the embossed snowflake frame xx
Love Santa and a great way to use washi. How clever of you to dress up the washi with gesso and stamping. It made a beautiful thank you card.
ReplyDeleteYour flower card is SO pretty Susan and I love the mixed media look...someone is going to LOVE receiving this! Your Santa card is just as sweet as can be too!! Thanks so much for sharing this beauty with us at The Flower Challenge! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteThe washi is very pretty over the background and love the bright flowers Susan and the lovely pencil coloured Santa looks great within the embossed snowflake frame..the embossing is really deep and looks beautiful. x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous twofers! Love what you did with that washi tape… it looks amazing. And love that embossing folder on your Christmas card.
ReplyDeleteThe gesso washi tape makes a great background for these pretty flowers, Susan! I love Father Christmas and how you've framed him!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the background for your gorgeous flowers, Susan. The gesso overtop of the washi tape gives a dreamy look to the background and the bold, beautiful colour of the flowers really pop. Love your old-fashioned Santa. The framing with the snowflakes is just perfect to show him off. xx
ReplyDeleteOh that embossing folder FITS PERFECTLY!! I love the look, and your first card is GORGEOUS! Thank you for sharing with us at INkspirational~
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