Thankful Card | Cherrylana Designs

Hello! This card was featured up on Cherrylana Designs Blog. I did want to experiment water coloring on Kraft card stock for a very long time and finally I was able to do that. I was very much happy with the result because the card turned out the way I wanted!

Card Project Details

I started by stamping the floral cluster image from Thankful Stamp set from Cherrylana with Archival Jet Black ink on a medium sized Kraft card stock. This Kraft card stock is by A Muse Studio. I love all the texture going on through it. I water colored all the images with Faber Castell Water Color Pencils.

Once I am happy with the coloring I stamped the sentiment at the bottom edge of my card with the same black ink. By the way the sentiment was also from the same Thankful set.

Later I added some droplets of white paint - Picket Fence Distress dauber with a paint brush over the kraft card stock and adhered the kraft panel over the main card base. :)

Pumpkin | Sizzix Lifestyle | Video

Hello everyone! This is one long due post made for Sizzix Lifestyle. If you follow me you know me that I've fallen in love for Mixed Media. The fun part about this card was 'turning those oval framelit dies into a Pumpkin'.

Sizzix Lifestyle Products

• Sizzix Bigshot Express Machine
• Sizzix Oval Framelit Dies
• Tattered Bigz Leaves
• Woodgrain Embossing Folder

Card Project Details

I started by die-cutting all the dies from Cansan Montval Water Color Paper and water colored them with Distress Inks. Leaves - Festive Berries, Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade and Mustard Seed. Pumpkin - Spiced Marmalade and Festive Berries. Once the die-cuts were dry I applied Vintage Photo Distress Ink along the edges to enhance the details. I also hand drew the stem and colored with Peeled Paint and Vintage Photo Distress Inks.

I ink smooshed the Kraft Card Stock with Vintage Photo and ran it through the Big Shot Machine along with Woodgrain Embossing Folder. I inked up the embossing folder with Vintage Photo and Black Soot Distress Ink for some extra interest. 

Then I adhered all the die-cuts as shown above. To add more depth to the card, I added splashes of white - Picket Fence and gold - Egyptian Gold paints with a paint brush. I also added Star Dust Stickles here and there for the sparkly effect. Finally finished the card with a sentiment and foam mounted the panel over the main card base.

I have filmed a video for you, Enjoy! :)

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