I posted previously about the watercolor backgrounds I'd created, and here's what I did with my favorite:
After a little trimming, a few strategically placed die cut letters, and a wee bit of heat embossing…
Poof! One Father's Day Card. 🙂
I've been wanting to give this a go for some time, and last weekend, I did it. Rainbows in watercolor! (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet = ROY-G-BIV, which is a very nice acronym to help me remember the color order. Which of course is just a starting point as that one rebel panel proves.)
And here's what I came up with for Mom's 80th birthday card. A little designing for the Cricut, then die cutting, some stamping and Copic coloring, a bit of Wink of Stella, and a string to top it off.
First Up, the Birthday Card We Made for My Dad's 80th. This was our first attempt at a Shadow Box Card, and the first time I colored with Copics.
Next, the new card we're calling the “Art Card,” which was the first time we put our “grunge” / “vintage” practice into a finished product.
The funny story that goes with this one has to do with the letters. I have a box with about 250 of those letters, and I grabbed a few randomly – five I think – and I dropped three onto my work surface to use. The three letters dropped “R,” then “A,” then “T,” which I decided to use to create A-R-T.
