Happy Birthday - under the sea theme hand coloured A5 card - for day 81 of my 365 day challenge

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Happy Birthday - under the sea theme hand coloured A5 card -  
Day 81 of my 365 day challenge

 Hi Craft addicts!

 I have wanted to try some of the colour wash paints I recently got from both Tattered Angels and the water colour inks from Brea Reese and some Hunkydory For The Love of Stamps for the figures etc.


How I made this project:-

 This card is made up of several different components - the first is the sky, the second the divers, submarine stamp images and the last is the water.

The Sky
  • I took a piece of white stamping card (which fitted the A5 card) and having added some drops of the Brea Reese Watercolour inks on to a craft mat and swirled it around with some water - the colours I used were blues and purples. 
  • I then placed the card on top of it and swiped it over the ink several times until I was happy with the effect.
  • I also added some more water to dilute some areas and left it to dry over night (or you can use a heat gun but it does tend to warp the card if you do that)
The Divers, Submarine etc
  • I stamped the submarine, treasure chest, sea weeds/plants, fishes and divers on to some white stamping card using Versafine Onyx Black ink and embossed them all with Clear embossing powder.
  • Once it was cool, I used some of the Blues and Blacks Tattered Angels Colour Wash paints and painted over them. When that was dry, I used a kitchen roll to clean the stamped images.
  • I cut them all out leaving a small border around them and tried to see where I wanted them to be on the card.
Underwater
  • The card itself has a scalloped edge on the right hand side which allows you to see the inside of the card, so measured 2 lots of acetate to fit the card which also allowed it to stand by itself on its' own when placed landscape.
  • I coloured the scallops using a brown alcohol marker to give the impression of sand and then added a narrow line of ultra strong tape just above the scallop and placed the submarine, fishes, treasure chest and one of the divers on it.
  • I then added the sea weed on to the first layer of acetate using a PVA Glue.
  • I coloured the top layer of acetate with various shades of blue/purple alcohol markers trying to make it look like the sea - once I was happy with the effect I left it to dry. You could used a heat gun but would need to use heat resistant acetate.
  • Finally, I added the Happy Birthday self adhesive sentiment (from Kanban) on to some white card, cut round it and then added it to the sky part of the card. I then added the diver to the right hand side attaching it with some foam pads.

And there you are a slightly different card which does take some time but is definitely worth the effort.

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Products and items you may need to make this project
  • C5 White scalloped edged card with envelope (I think from Hunkdory)
  • Dive in and You're a Treasure stamp collections from the For the Love of Stamps range by Hunkydory
  • Happy Birthday sentiment (self adhesive) from Kanban
  • White or Cream cardstock - I used Lynda Chapman's World of Paper but any would do
  • Acetate A4 sheet
  • Tattered Angels Colour Wash paints
  • Brea Reese watercolour inks
  • Various alcohol markers - blues and purples
  • Versafine ink - Onyx Black
  • Clear embossing powder (Stamps Away or any other brand will do)
  • Tape pen
  • Ultra Strong tape
  • Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue
  • Foam pads
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