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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Wednesday, 16 October 2024

Pink Christmas for the Cure

Every year at this time, Stephanie and Lauren of the Jingle Belles Christmas Card Challenge donate $2 each for every card that is entered in their "Pink Christmas for the Cure" challenge.  Here's my card:

I used a new technique I saw in a challenge on SCS - Finger Painting with a MISTI.  For details, see this video.

I put the stamp in my MISTI and used my index fingertip to add various Distress and Memento inks to the stamp, stamping in between applications of colour.  I lost some of the definition of the smaller petals so went around them with a coloured pencil to put back the definition.  I trimmed the panel with a stitched rectangle, added a sentiment, bordered with a dark green speckled cs, and added some gold liquid pearls to the centre of the poinsettia and some glossy accents to the berries.

I encourage you to make a pink Christmas card and link up with Jingle Belles before October 23rd.









Supplies:
Stamps - Penny Black poinsettia, unknown sentiment
Ink - Distress Picked Raspberry, Memento Rose Bud, Lady Bug, Northern Pine
Paper - watercolour paper, dark green speckled cs, off-white cs
Size - A2
Accessories - Lil Inker stitched rectangle, gold Liquid Pearls, Glossy Accents, coloured pencil