Moikka moi, it is Riikka Kovasin (@paperiliitin) right here at present with you to share my tackle the “White” theme! I assumed the colour suited Christmas playing cards completely, with glistening snow and candy angels, so I made a set of Vacation greetings. The quarter theme “Nature” additionally appeared very becoming as I may add small die minimize spruce branches to the playing cards. In the long run I made a decision so as to add a cinnamon stick as nicely, as I integrated some brown tones into my white make.
At first the white-on-white appeared a bit formidable to me, however once I regarded by the inspiration pictures Dounia had despatched to us, one undertaking particularly spoke to me. It had this dusty classic vibe with white and impartial tones. That obtained me considering “I may try this!”. I imply, my first thought with white was this clear and easy look, and that is not one thing I am that good on executing. Classic then again is an entire different ballgame!
I actually loved taking part in with completely different textures in my playing cards and added three completely different white mediums to them. If you wish to know extra, please learn on!
For these playing cards I did one thing I seldom do, and that is to make a sketch of the composition beforehand. Often, I simply glide, however this time I had somewhat ponder earlier than beginning. It was primarily which solution to embrace the doily and the corrugated cardboard. As you possibly can see from the earlier photographs, I accentuated the halo with the doily and added that as the highest aspect, corrugated cardboard appearing as a grounding piece.
I took this photograph of the supplies gathered after ending the playing cards, although, so I may add the cinnamon sticks additionally to it. The cinnamon sticks had been a later addition because of the stamp shade I selected to make use of for the focal angel. Need to hear the entire story? Then learn on!
I began the make by reducing the bottom components. To reinforce the white-on-white look, I minimize the cardboard bases out of milky white cardstock and backing items out of cream coloured one. For these items I used my paper cutter. I made the cardboard bases with the fold on the highest as I favor that easel-style model to a book-styled model with the fold on the aspect. It is possibly as a result of these playing cards are extra simply displayed and photographed!
I additionally minimize some items out of an previous ebook. Properly, I say “minimize” but it surely’s fairly “tore”. I did not need the sting trying too neat, so as an alternative of utilizing the paper cutter I used a ruler. The truth is, I traced the backing cardstock piece to the ebook web page after which aligned the ruler to the drawn information. This fashion, utilizing the ruler, I obtained a comparatively straight, but torn edge to the piece. I selected to make use of the backing items to the ebook pages, as a result of I used to be afraid that the previous ebook was too flimsy to be the background.
Subsequent I headed for my stitching machine and sewed the ebook web page piece along with the backing piece. This was the second motive I selected to make use of the backing piece as I may add one other little aspect this manner! Stitching straight to the ebook web page may need precipitated it to tear.
I selected to make use of a straight sew and left somewhat hole between the sting and the sew as I wished to make the perimeters extra dimensional and distressed in a later stage.
I additionally utilized the primary white paint layer to the undertaking through the use of a palette knife and smeared some Fresco End Chalk (FF83) to the ebook pages. This was partly of getting them a tad extra white but in addition to hinder the distinction between the black font and creamy web page. It additionally allowed me to cover some phrases utterly as they appeared to be ill-fitting to Christmas playing cards.
Whereas the ebook web page items had been drying, I turned my consideration to different components of the playing cards. I used the identical Fresco End Chalk (FF83) paint, however this time used a brush to use it to corrugated cardboard. I first minimize the items into appropriate dimension after which used a giant, flat brush to go over the floor. Whereas in locations the cardstock turned completely white, I stored different locations a bit extra rustic, revealing the brown tone of the cardboard. This jogged my memory of frozen floor.
Then it was time to stamp the picture. Whilst you can see that I ended up utilizing a brown ink in the long run, I did experimented with different tones, too.Â
Black appeared a manner too harsh to be mixed with that comparatively white base. My preliminary concept was to make use of gray ink, however once I tried it, the character regarded a bit humorous and likewise the design did not present as a lot as I wished the focus to point out. I suppose the humorous look was because of the colours being “the fallacious manner round”. Due to the design, you’d anticipate a darker shade for stamping, including the shadow to the piece, however with gray it regarded simply off, there wasn’t sufficient distinction.
Impressed by the brown tones of the corrugated cardboard, I attempted brown ink and that appeared to do the trick. I selected a water activated ink as I knew that with somewhat spray of water I may add a greyish tone to the inked floor, thus possibly tying the focal aspect even higher to the remainder of the composition.
Within the subsequent part scissors got here helpful! Not solely I minimize the angels free for use because the focal factors, however I additionally used the scissors to misery the perimeters of the focal space. When reducing the angels, I made a decision to edit the Roman numerals out, as they appeared a bit too spiky the best way I minimize them. I additionally minimize the gown away simply leaving the ornate collar to get the character lighter and whiter.
After distressing the perimeters each of the previous ebook web page and the cream coloured cardstock beneath, I then handled the perimeters with a gray ink. Once more, this was a little bit of a trial and error as I first tried a a lot lighter tone of gray solely to appreciate it did not present virtually in any respect. Now considering again, it is humorous that I then did not choose my go-to ink shade brown, however as an alternative one other, darker gray!
