Hello everybody
Summer time seems like some lengthy forgotten fever dream, and after a busy few months, I’m able to hunker down in my cabin and do all of the artistic issues!
The printing subject and a gel plate are a match made in heaven! There’s so many choices with a gel plate, however simply gold outdated fundamental printing, creates essentially the most wonderful backgrounds and helps you get again within the artistic groove should you’ve had a while away. Simply taking part in with color is one in every of my absolute favorite issues to do and a few gel plate grunge by no means fails to supply a delightful end result. So, I made a decision to mix some gel print backgrounds with Alison Bomber’s Minis to tie in with this quarter’s theme of ‘nature’. There are sprigs and berries a loads on these seasonal designs, presenting the proper alternative to get forward with some festive making.
And with all that in thoughts, I made a decision to create a present card, in my favorite shabby stylish type, utilizing plenty of textures and layers. This actually is a kind of makes which lets you dig into your artistic stash and play with all of your merchandise.
Then I gathered my card and my gel plate and received began.
I made a decision to make a card with an envelope entrance, to carry the reward card. I took out a 7×5”card clean from my stash after which reduce one other piece of card to layer as the principle background piece (6.75×4.75”). I additionally took the envelope and card from the Tim Holtz, Collector die set from my stash (you may make your personal should you don’t have the die) and reduce a pocket envelope utilizing the template above.
With the assorted card components prepped, it was time to get messy with the gel plate. For the principle background piece, I made a decision to sprinkle some infusions on the outer fringe of the gel plate and spray with a mist of water earlier than pulling an preliminary print.
I then added blobs of the three colors of Fresco End Acrylics to the gel plate, earlier than spreading them out with the brayer and pulling a second print. This stuffed within the white house and muted the vibrancy of the infusions layer.
I then printed the envelope and reward card, utilizing the leftover paint on the gel plate, and variations of lilac, rose and snowflake, with a sprinkle extra infusions, however this time layered on prime of the paint for a unique, extra speckled impact.
With the gel printing full it was time so as to add the main points. I began off with the background piece, including a number of the textual content from the tissue paper down one aspect.
Subsequent up was the reward card envelope. I stamped the picture from EM92 in Archival Jet Black Ink, and colored the leaves in colored pencil, which layers very nice on prime of the Fresco End paint. I then highlighted the berries with a white posca pen, to make sure that the white stood out towards the pink background.
I completed the envelope by including some gold constructing flakes to the outer edges.
Then I completed the reward card, stamping the picture from EM94 and colouring. I additionally re-stamped the sentiment on the backside left of the picture on white card, fussy reduce and glued on prime, to assist the sentiment stand out towards the background.
Lastly I accomplished the enveloped pocket to connected to the cardboard. I glued all the edges collectively and connected some crochet trim from my stash. Subsequent I stamped the berry and hollies from EM93, colored and fussy reduce and trimmed the sentiment from the highest proper nook of the picture. I made a decision that I wanted some extra ephemera to create a collage cluster on the backside of the envelope pocket, so I used stamp ephemera from the Alison Bomber Set 31 ‘Blackthorn Version’ (EAB31).
With all of the paper items accomplished, it was time to assemble the cardboard.
I added the principle background layer and added some stitching to the sting. I then added some cloth for additional texture and so as to add some distinction between the background and the reward card envelope, earlier than gluing the envelope pocket in place and tucking the reward card/envelope in place.
I had a lot enjoyable making this reward card. The mixture of printing for the background and layering with stamping and colored pencil, is so easy however so efficient. Throwing in some collage, cloth and gold highlights, simply helps to set off the totally different paper components and pulls the entire challenge collectively.
I hope you’re feeling impressed to present this challenge a go. It will be really easy to modify up the pictures used and create a complete totally different them for a birthday, anniversary or different big day. And nothing beats giving somebody particular, one thing handmade!
Wishing you a cheerful, artistic week.
Victoria x