3 Colorful Sentiment Focused Cards +Video

July 24, 2023July 22, 2023 Karen Brown2 Comments

Sometimes, you just want your sentiment to be the star of your card. Today I am sharing three cards where the focal point is the sentiment. The video (below) is also part of Altenew’s Let’s Get Sentimental Video Hop.

Love Card or Valentine

I felt like getting a little inky and messy, which is always fun in the craft room! I started by creating three gradient watercolor panels that were the basis for my sentiment die cuts. I wanted BOLD colors so I used Altenew’s lusciously pigmented Spring Garden Mix Watercolor Markers + the love die from Altenew’s Script Words set. I kept things Clean and Simple for this first card.

I made this card for my husband, but wouldn’t it be great for a Valentine?

VIDEO

I created a short video for Altenew’s “Let’s Get Sentimental “Video Hop that shows my process. Watch below on YouTube or click below to watch on my blog.

Watch on my blog:

Congratulations Card for Graduation

I needed a Graduation card for my nephew and I came up with this design using Altenew’s Archway die set (includes both the wave and tree + a rainbow that I used twice HERE) + Script Words Congrats Die. The Archway die set is one of my favorite 2023 releases.

Hello Friend Card

I wanted to add some texture to my next card so I embossed my background with Altenew’s Playful Circles. The die cuts are Simply Hello and Simply Friend.

Here is another variation of a bright fun “hello friend” card I did a few months ago.

Altenew Spring Garden Mix Watercolor Markers + Script Word Dies + Archways die set.

Supplies:

Here are links to the supplies I used on these cards….click the icon to start shopping. Compensated Affiliate links are used at no additional cost to you. Your support helps me bring you new projects, content and videos. Thank you!

Altenew Spring Garden Mix Watercolor Markers
Altenew Mini Blossom Die Cutting Machine
Altenew Script Words Dies (love, hugs, congrats)
Altenew Archway Die Set (wave, tree and rainbow)
Altenew Simply Hello Die
Altenew Simply Friend Die
Altenew Playful Circle Embossing Folder
Altenew #18 flat brush
Watercolor Paper
1/8″ Jack Richeson Hardboard Panel (9×12)

Other Supplies Available at Amazon:

Faber Castell Collapsible Watercolor Cup

Tonic Studios paper trimmer

Removeable Highlighter Tape

Tonic Studios Craft Pick

3M Painter’s Tape

Altenew Script Words "love" die + handmade card.

I took a bunch of photos and am including the rest here.

Altenew Script Words die cut handmade cards.

And finally, one standing photo…. Don’t you just love top fold cards?

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

cardmaking · Mixed Media · Video

Using Squeegee “Scraped” Acrylic Art Panels in Cardmaking

July 9, 2023July 19, 2023 Karen BrownLeave a comment

Squeege Scraped Acrylic Art + handmade cards.

Recently, some friends and I got together to experiment with “Squeegee Art”, which I find just mesmerizing. I love to watch @sharecestudios on Instagram! Sharece is an artist but I am just an experimenter, as you can see in my photos.

Squeegee Art (also known as “Scraped Art”) is created by putting acrylic paint (dots, squiggles, lines, shapes…) on cardstock and then pulling the paint down with a shower squeegee. I posted a short video below showing how I created one of the panels.

Quick Video Showing My “Squeegee Art” Process

Video: creating a squeegee scraped art panel

You know me, once I was done, I took three of my panels and made them into contemporary art cards.

Summery Acrylic Art Birthday Card

Contemporary Acrylic Squeegee Art Birthday card

I love how bright and happy this card is! This panel was from a second generation “scrape”. The first generation panel is on card #3 below. After I created panel one, I scraped the leftover paint that was on the squeegee onto a second piece of cardstock and I love how the colors blended.

Card #2 was die cut from the same panel as card #1, and it is so adorable in person!

Below, is a photo of the paints and supplies that I used.

Acrylic Paint + Shower Scraper + Squeegee Scrape Technique

Card #3 (shown below) was created from the “1st generation” scrape that I talked about above.

Squeegee Scraped Acrylic Art handmade card.

Contemporary Masculine Birthday Cards

Cards 4 and 5 were made from the panels created in the video above.

Contemporary Masculine Acrylic Birthday Cards.

Supplies Used:

(Affiliate links are provided below but there is no additional cost to you. For more information please see the Affiliate Programs info to the right or click on the link at the top of my blog. I purchased all the products used in this blog post, with the exception of the 2 * items from Spellbinders.)

Spellbinders Blooming Heart Die of the Month (12/2022) *
Spellbinders Mini Everyday Glimmer Sentiments
Spellbinders Fill My Heart Sentiment Stamps *
Spellbinders Enamel Dots
Waffle Flower Warm Wishes Stamp
Foam Sheets (to add dimension behind the panels)
Bearly Glue

Products Available at Amazon:

Liquitex BASICS Acrylic Paint – lots of colors and several sizes

Squeegee for Acrylic Scrape Painting

Plastic Squeeze Bottles for Acrylic Paint – 2 ounce

Tonic Studios paper trimmer

So what do you think?

Karen

cardmaking · Die cutting · Video

Altenew | Sweet Blossoms Floral Die Cut Card With Rainbow Stripe Background + Video

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 Karen BrownLeave a comment

How to create rainbow striped card backgrounds with colored cardstock strips + Altenew's Sweet Blossoms floral die set.

Die Cutting with Outline Dies

Die cut flower and leaf silhouettes over a rainbow striped background makes for a colorful high impact card. I love Altenew’s Sweet Blossom’s Layering Dies and wanted to play with them again (You can see my first card HERE). This time I wanted to use just the outline dies so you could see the beautiful background I created.

Altenew Sweet Blossoms Layering Die Set handmade card

I created a short video (below) to show how I made my background panel. I love rainbow striped backgrounds so I have two pouches (see final photo) where I keep my pre-cut colored cardstock strips. The pouch on the left has a variety of widths and all the strips in the right pouch are cut to 1/4″ widths. It is easy to take a paper trimmer and cut lots of strips and then it is so quick to make a colorful background. For this card, I used PaperTrey’s Perfect Match Colored Cardstock.

Click HERE to see a card where I used just 1/4″ strips.

For this card, I wanted variety so I used colored cardstock bands from both packets. I like to use Altenew’s Glue Tape Runner when making these types of backgrounds.

I wanted my flower bloom to sit on a stem, so I did a little surgery on the larger leaf die cut, and with scissors, I cut off the top three leaves. This left me with a stem and an additional little leaf cluster to use on my card.

I wanted substantial die cuts, so using the Sweet Blossoms and Vertical Greetings sets, I die cut each element three times and then glued them together.

Quick Video: How I Created This Rainbow Striped Background

Products and Supplies Used on this Card:

Products Available on Amazon:

Tonic Studios paper trimmer

I am SO happy you stopped by today!

Karen

cardmaking · Video

How to Create Easy Rainbow Die Cut Cards + Video

January 16, 2023February 3, 2023 Karen BrownLeave a comment

Today, I am sharing how to make easy rainbow die cut cards. And, I’ve got something new….a video! Yes, I created my first video and I’d love for you to watch it.

How To Make Rainbow Sentiment Cards

These cards are are quick to make and very eye-catching. I love bright happy colors and with watercolor brush markers you can make a high impact card in a short amount of time.

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