Enjoy the Journey...hot air balloons and hand painted background A6 card

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Enjoy the Journey...hot air balloons and hand painted background A6 card

 Hi Craft addicts!

 Today's card is one I have made for "Watercolour Wednesday" - this time using stamps and a background created using Tim Holtz Distress Crayons...


How I made this card:-

  • I first of all used the back of an old A6 Deckle edged cream card as a background panel - as it has a linen effect, I thought it would create an interesting texture.
  • I then used a variety of Tim Holtz Distress Crayons (such as Reds,Yellows, Greens, Blue, Purples - ie Rainbow colours) to try and give the impression of a landscape at sunrise/sunset. 
  • I blended each colour at a time using my finger until I was happy with them and then used a paintbrush to blend them further.
  • I stuck the whole panel on to the front of an A6 White card using a PVA glue.
  • I really like the Scenescape Icons stamp set from Pretty Quick so stamped the Hot Air Balloon out 3 times onto some white card using Gina K Amalgam ink. I then coloured them in with various alcohol markers (you can of course colour them in any way you want).
  • I then stamped the lighthouse out and coloured that in using Red, Orange and Grey markers.
  • I cut all of them out trying not to leave any white around them and stuck them to the card using a tape pen.
  • I also used the flock of birds stamp and stamped them out a couple of times directly on to the card.
  • Finally, I stamped the "Enjoy the Journey" sentiment out, cut around it, edged it with a blue marker and placed it on the bottom half of the card with foam pads.

Products used for this card:-
  • A6 white square card and envelope (any will do)
  • A6 Cream deckle edged card back
  • Pretty Quick Seascape Icons stamp set
  • White stamping card
  • Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Green, Purple etc Tim Holtz Distress Crayons
  • Blues, reds, yellows, pinks and grey alcohol markers
  • Black Gina K  Amalgam ink pad
  • Cosmic Shimmer PVA glue or Pinflair Glue it glue
  • Foam pads
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