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| Lots of colors are found in space. So why should my card be any different? The technique to achieve this look is quite easy. Paint your colors and then dab a bit of the color off the paper. While everything is still wet start to dab in black watercolor. The result is out of this world! (don't mind the pun! 😉) |
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| After the panel was dry it was time to splatter some stars into our universe. I simply diluted white acrylic paint and gently flicked the brush with my finger. This created a wonderful starry scene. |
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| I die-cut the 'happy' sentiment from the original watercolored panel. The lower sentiment was embossed in silver glitter powder. |
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| Take note the camper left for the recipient. I thought it was a bit ironic he named his frog friend 'Croak'. |
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| The entire postcard was done digitally. Printed two copies and simply cut out the polaroid frame, the camper, and frog. I took those elements and popped them up using dimensional adhesive. |
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| As I stated above, this picture shows the dimension of the postcard. |
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| Stamped and colored on cold press 140lb watercolor paper. Simple one layer card. |
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| These colors are retro feeling and so are geometric forms. Marrying the two together seemed to be a perfect fit. |
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| The vertical sentiment was actually picked by my daughter. I thought it would fit perfectly with the tall triangles. She has a good eye, just like her mom 😉. |
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| Above: Clusters of triangles colored using bold blues, yellows, and oranges. Below/Left: The sentiment fits nicely surrounded by bold triangles. Bottom/Right: A one layer card using a triangle cluster stamp and colored using Sunday Stamps color scheme. |
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| And here are the two cards together using the same stamp. One using subtle tones watercolor. The other card is bold and bright. |
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| Lots and lots of white space surrounding the Earth and the washi tape 'stars'. The sentiment fits perfectly with the theme of the card. |
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| The washi tape border is symbolic of the stars surrounding the Earth. |
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| The land masses were die cut from DP of a world map. The land that is labeled has nothing to do with where they actually belong. I thought it would look uniquely different to have images of maps as land. |
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| Who says a dog can't be a girls best friend? Not me, I say. My daughter and Crown are besties! Also, how can things go wrong with a dog in one hand and a coffee in the other? |
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| The color scheme comes directly from the inspiration photo. This lovely Little Blue Button digi was colored using Copic Ciao's. |
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| The 'coffee' sentiment was die cut twice and then stacked. You may notice the color underneath the top layer is a bit darker. That was done to provide some dimension. |
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| The sunflower stamp is a retired SU stamp. I stamped the sunflower using very light Wild Hare ink by Colorbox. The detail of the stamp shows through the watercolor giving it beautiful texture and dimension. |
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| The center of the sunflower was done by watercoloring the center using a stipple effect. giving the impression of seeds. The absolute center was done using brown, yellow, and light green watercolor. |
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| I know some of you may be thinking why on earth did I use a bright and cheery sunflower for a sympathy card. It is a time to reflect on the good times and times together with the departed. I think of it as a celebration of life. |
