I didn't want you to think that I forgot about making cards so here's a couple designs that I played with recently. I was blurfing the other day and visit
Christine's blog and she does some cool sketches (she's in my Paper Wings AngelHood). I played with one and, using a wonderful retired paper, Amelia, and a new set called
Peace Be Still, this is what I came up with.
I love how this turned out. I colored using the
Earth Tones Chalks and tried to match the colors yet keep the coloring rather subtle. I didn't want to detract from the rich colors of the paper.
Here's a closer look at the image. I used my PhotoShop to enhance the contrast which made the colors pop a bit more. This is a great masculine card and would also work as a sympathy card.
This card is a bit more simple. You can barely make out that the kraft card is layered on a piece of
DCWV green. I used a new set called
Thoughts & Prayers for the text and
Happily Grateful for the foliage. I used an assortment of PH inks,
Noir,
Sunflower,
Starry Night,
L'Amore Red, and
Viridian Leaf. These are also found in the Ink Spots 4 pack set
Van Gogh. I used the
Stardust Clear Gel pen on the blue flower centers for some bling,. How do you like the line around the edge? I made that with an ink pen and ruler. I haven't done this in years and loved seeing the reminder while blog visiting.
Did you enjoy my chiminea and leather sunflower? I'm not
just a paper crafter but enjoy making other things. I also make ladies' fabric wallets and denim rugs and have sold many over the years! I'll have to post those someday. Hmmm.... Maybe I should make a page of my other stuff for sale. What do you think?