Hey friends, today I'm playing along with product and designers from Echo Park Paper and Imagine Crafts. You should have arrived here from the fabulous Neva Cole. (Full blog hop list can be found at the bottom of this post.)
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Fall cards are among my favorite cards to create. I decided to make a bunch of leaves with Carta Bella Ultra White Felt cardstock, Imagine Crafts Fireworks Inks (Potters Clay, Cantaloupe, and Bamboo Leaves).
I started by smooshing ink onto scraps of cardstock using all three different colors. I made sure to let the cardstock scraps dry completely so that the leaf dies didn't tear the cardstock.
I used all three leaf dies from the Autumn Day collection. I cut lots of leaves and adhered them to a white cardstock base starting in the top left corner and trailing to the bottom right corner.
After adhering the leaves I splattered a few drops of ink all over the front of the card. In retrospect, I should have done this before I stamped my sentiment. It turned out well even though I stamped the sentiment after the ink splattering.
I love how this card turned out, I can't wait to make more of these cards with the leaves I have left over. Now, it's time to hop on over to Monica
Edwards. I know she has something fabulous in store for you. Make sure to leave a comment on all the blogs in the blog hop so you'll be entered for a chance to win the prize. The blog hop starts on October 7 at 9 a.m. EDT and ends on October 9 at midnight EDT.
Here's a list of the entire blog hop (just in case you lose your way).
Welcome!! I'm glad you found your way here. You should have arrived here from the awesome Catherine Scanlon's blog. World Card Making Day is right around the corner. In fact, it's tomorrow! I love that there is a day to celebrate the art of card making. There's nothing quite like receiving a handmade card in the mail. I love to feeling of knowing that I'm making someones day by sending them a little bit of happiness when I send a card that I made.
The Bella Blvd creative team and the Cardmaking Magazine team have a really fun blog hop for you today. I created a card with lots of fun products from Bella Blvd and Illustrated Faith. I created the base of the card with white embossed cardstock. Then I mixed a little bit of white paint and dark pink paint to create a lighter shade of pink. Then, I dry brushed the front of the card.
The main embellishment cluster and the sentiment are in the bottom right corner of the card.
The sentiment for this card is a sticker. I simply added foam adhesive to make it stand out a little bit. I think it's a pretty powerful sentiment, "let your faith be bigger than your fear," I wanted to make sure that the design of the card didn't detract from the sentiment.
Another way I made sure that the design focused on the card was to create a string of dark pink hearts leading right to the sentiment. This card was really easy to make, with drying time, it took me less than 45 minutes.
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What cards are you creating for World Cardmaking Day. I'd love to see your cards. Leave a link in the comments, I'll make sure and stop by! Now you're off to see what the incredible Daniela Dobson has created for you. Thanks for stopping by!
