Since making the castle bridge card back in February, bridge cards have become one of my favorites! They are so versatile and you can make lots of different things with them, especially when you add hidden insert tabs like those used in a shadow box card!! The inspiration for this card was a card I saw on Pinterest made by Monica Maier. I made a beach scene using the Life is Good stamp set from Lawn Fawn. It is a cheery little set that is fun to use and to color. Who doesn't love a day at the beach?!
Before starting assembly I stamped the background with a tiny honeycomb pattern in a color close to the card stock I used. I stamped some seagulls from the Life is Good set in black ink, too. I cut some waves using a retired wave die from MFT. They have this one now and it would look just as good! I put some insert tabs spaced evenly into the U shape of the bridge card onto which I attached the waves. Next I cut some hills using Lawn Fawn's Stitched Hillside Borders out of a camel colored card stock for the sand and glued them on to form the bridge card. I just love how the stitching detail looks on my beach!! I just found Scrapbook Pal for ordering stamping supplies. They are great! They have discounted prices, they ship quickly and they offer free shipping on orders over $25!
Next I cut out two little sailboats using the sailboat die from Impression Obsession (IO). I cut them out of white card stock and used Copics to color the bottom of the boats. The last step was to stamp and color the cute little beachy elements from the Life is Good set. I stamped them onto Papertrey Ink's Select White card stock. It is heavy weight so it's good for die cutting and works well for blending with Copics. Here is a close up...
I hope you liked seeing my card today. Thanks for stopping by, wishing you a happy heart and a happy day!!
Janet
I have a quick post for you today. It's kind of a continuation of yesterday's post. I made another master board using the same technique and materials except I used the Seaside Seagulls stamps from MFT! They are so adorable and they made great guy cards!
I stamped the seagulls using Momento Tuxedo Black ink randomly all over the watercolor sheet. Then I used Copics to shade and color the seagulls and wooden perches. I used Wilted Violet, Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon and Salty Ocean Distress inks to watercolor the background. For more details and specific sizes and products used, please see yesterday's post. I put the Nuvo Jewel Drops all around the seagulls on this one!
Here is a pic of the inside of my card!
Thanks for stopping by, try to stamp as often as you can. It's good for you!
Janet
I like to have cards on hand to send when I need a quick thank you card or I hear someone is having a bad time. I used the master board idea to make these. Here are two of the thank you cards that came out of the effort. I ended up getting 12 cards from one master board.
The process was pretty simple and I really liked the outcome. I started out stamping the rose, leaves and little circles from Simon Says Stamp's Roses for You set all over a piece of 9 x12 sheet of white watercolor paper. I used Canson 90 lb. watercolor paper from Micheal's, Versafine ink and white embossing powder.
Next I took out my Ranger Distress Inks and smooched them onto my craft mat. I added a little water to each color to make them softer. Then I put the color on randomly using a water brush. The colors I used were Picked Raspberry, Abandoned Coral, Squeezed Lemonade, Cracked Pistachio and Evergreen Bough. Once the background was finished, I painted in the roses and leaves using the same colors but didn't water them down as much so the colors would be more vibrant. I added Festive Berries, Wild Honey and Mowed Lawn to the color palette to change the flowers/leaves up a bit. It didn't take a lot of time to do this and I found it very relaxing and fun! Here is how the master board looked when it was finished.
Here is a close up, I avoided painting in the little circles so there would be pops of white throughout.
I then cut the master board into 12 pieces 2"x 4 1/2". I cut a mat out of white card stock using the Stitched Mini Scallop Rectangular Stax from My Favorite Things. I used my cutter to cut a 1 1/4 x 4" rectangular opening in the mat 5/8" from the right side and from the top. I stamped random sentiments in black and then attached the layers using foam tape. To finish the card off I added little translucent drops using Nuvo Jewel Drops. I like the way they catch the light.
And here is the inside...
I hope you like my cards today. I have another version of the same design that I will share tomorrow.
Have a happy creative week!
Janet
