Hello, friends!
One day I was commuting on a bus from the city and saw an ad for a sportsman in a blue outfit on a gray splash background. I immediately thought – that color scheme would look great on a card. So I did one using the recently released, very beautiful Gracious Peonies Bundle, which I’m sharing with you today.
BIRTHDAY CARD WITH GRACIOUS PEONIES
I started making the card by white embossing the beautiful floral from the Gracious Peonies Stamp Set onto an A2 Watercolor Paper using the Pure White Embossing Powder.
After that, I colored the embossed peonies using the Gracious Peonies Layering Stencil Set. I used the Sea Breeze Fresh Dye Ink, Turquoise Fresh Dye Ink, Tide Blue Fresh Dye Ink, Starlight Fresh Dye Ink, Large Blending Brushes, and Mini Blending Brushes for coloring.
Next, I made a watercolor wash around the embossed image using a brown watercolor marker.
To do it, I first watered the area with clear water using a round brush 4 from the Round Watercolor Brush Set. Then, I added the brown watercolor right next to the edges of the embossed image and washed it out with the wet round brush.To do it, I first watered the area with clear water using a round brush 4 from the Round Watercolor Brush Set. Then, I added Lava Rock Watercolor using the Lava Rock Watercolor Brush Marker right next to the edges of the embossed image and washed it out with the wet round brush.
After the background dried, I splattered the panel with the Pure White Ink Spray. Followed by foam mounting the panel onto a white card base using the Instant Dimension Foam Tape.
To make the sentiment, I used the Tiny Sentiments: Wishing Bundle.
First, I die-cut the wishing world from a Solar White Cardstock using the Tiny Sentiments: Wishing Die. Next, I stamped the sentiment onto the die-cut using a stamp from the Tiny Sentiments: Wishing Stamp Set with Permanent Black Ink.
The sentiment was popped up onto the card, which finished it off.
I really like how gray and blue look together on this card. I also added white details (sentiment, splatters, embossing, card base) to tone down the gray background drama and make it look fresher.
It was also very easy to make, thanks to effortless coloring with the Gracious Peonies Layering Stencil Set and a very basic watercolor wash background.
SUPPLIES
If you’re curious about the supplies I used, you can find everything listed below.
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You can use the letter codes to shop from your favorite stores: Simon Says Stamp (SSS), Altenew (AN), Scrapbook.com (SC), Amazon (AZ), Spellbinders (SB), Papertrey Ink (PTI), ScrapbookPal (SBP), and more.
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 Altenew Gracious Peonies Complete Bundle Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Tiny Sentiments: Wishing Complete Bundle Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Jet Black Fresh Dye Ink Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Sea Breeze Fresh Dye Ink Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Turquoise Fresh Dye Ink Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Tide Blue Fresh Dye Ink Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Starlight Fresh Dye Ink Click A Shop: AN |
 Neenah Classic Crest Smooth Solar White Cardstock 110 Lb Click A Shop: SSS | AZ | AN |
 Altenew Watercolor Paper Set (A2 Loose Sheets) Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Embossing Ink Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Pure White Ink Spray Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape – 1/16” X 1/2” X 33M Click A Shop: SBP |
 Altenew Ink Blending Tool – Large Click A Shop: SSS | AN | SC | SBP |
 Altenew Mini Blending Brush Set Click A Shop: SSS | AN | SC | SBP |
 Altenew Mini Blossom Die Cutting Machine Click A Shop: AZ | AN |
 Altenew Artists Watercolor Brushes – Round Click A Shop: AN |
