Let's Go on an adventure - wizard and dragon on hand painted background card

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Let's Go on an adventure - wizard and dragon on hand painted background card

Hi Craft addicts!

Once again I had a great time making this card - I had been trying out painting a background and as usual wondered what to do with it - then I got this idea!


How I made this card:-
  • I used Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolour paints to create the background- blues, yellows, reds, greens and black - once I was fairly happy with the result, I left it the panel (white stamping card but you could use watercolour card.
  • I then stamped out the Wizard and Dragon (along with the sentiment Let's go on an Adventure) on to some white stamping card using Black Gina K Amalagam ink. These stamps are from the Dragon's Cove collection from Rare Earth.
  • I used Spectrum Noir Tri-blenders to colour them in -  I wanted them to be slightly different than normal so used Green shades for the Wizard and then Purples for the Dragon. When I finished them, I used a Craft knife (We R Memory Keepers do a good one) to cut round them (need more practice doing this definitely). I coloured the rock that the Dragon is standing on in grey.
  • I also wanted the Dragon to be a bit sparkly, so I added some of Rare Earth's Iridescent paint to it and left it to dry.
  • I trimmed the watercolour painting to about 5" square and stuck it to some white card and then placed them both on to the front of a black pearlescent 6" card.
  • I then added the Wizard to the left hand and the Dragon on the right side using foam strips. I also added the sentiment to the top left hand corner. (I had cut it so it had an uneven edge).

Products used for this card:-
  • 6" Black Pearlescent card with white envelope (from Create & Craft)
  • Dragon Cove A4 Stamp Collection from Rare Earth
  • Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolour paints
  • White stamping card or Watercolour card
  • Greens, Purples, Pinks and Grey Spectrum Noir Tri-blend markers
  • Rare Earth Iridescent paint
  • Black Amalgam ink from Gina K
  • Tape pen (from Create & Craft)
  • Foam Pads
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