Envelope Punch Clay Pots

Marya and Anne Marie have extended their June Card Sketch Challenge on the Coffeehouse Forum into July. Thank goodness, since I have been so busy and am finally getting around to creating something based on this fun sketch!

The sketch reminded me of a vase so I decided to create some faux clay pots as the focal image for my card. Here is how everything came together.

1. Create pots using an Envelope Punch board. Punch the bottom corners off two small rectangular pieces of paper. Note: the rectangles are different sizes which create two uniquely-shaped pots when punched.

Trim off the top of the long flat pot to form the brim.

Trim the larger wide pot to a desirable height.

2. Cut slivers of Gelatos from the stick with a metal palette knife. Mix colors on an acrylic block with a small drop of gesso and water with a palette knife until a smooth consistency is reached.

3. Spread the terra cotta colored mixture onto the white paper pot pieces using the knife. Allow to dry.

4. Assemble the flat clay pot. Attach the brim with book binding glue and allow it to dry.

Assemble the card using the sketch and coordinating papers.

1. Create the foliage and flowers with punches and neon Fire and Ice "art orphans." Click HERE to get a refresher on my art orphan technique.

I used a trick I saw on Pinterest to create leaves for my violet plant. Trim the petals of a retro flower into pointed leaf shapes.  Super cute and easy! 

Add centers to the flowers with Liquid Pearls in Platinum Pearl.

Have you thought of other "outside-the-box" uses for your Envelope Punch board?  Feel free to share them in the comments section.

Products used in this card: Bold Blooms White card base, Evergreen Dk. Green panels, Pattern Basics Brights dotty text weight panels, and Tribal UM stamp

Have a great week and don't forget to make a card with this sketch. Join us on the forum to share your creations!

Julie

Part 2: Full Color 3D Stamping

In Part 1: Black & White 3D Stamping, I shared how this piece of artwork inspired me to create a similar image using only my unmounted rubber stamps and some black Gelatos. Want to see how these stamped images can be turned into full color works of art with amazing dimension?

Here's how! Follow steps 1-6 previously discussed in Part 1.

Let's review.

1. Choose simple stamp images.
2. Stamp foreground image, Papillon butterfly in CS® Hybrid Ocean Ink.

3. Stamp on Post-it note to create mask.

4. Fussy cut image from Post-it note.
5. Mask the corresponding image and stamp. 

* Note- Use second generation stamping to create lighter stamped images.

6. Create additional masks and continue stamping.

*note- Use only the top portion of the Hydrangeas Art Nouveau leaves image.  

Stamp leaves randomly around the entire masked Hydrangea/butterfly cluster.

Finished stamped image.

7. Use Gelatos and a water brush to color in your images and add a shadow to create the illusion of depth. I created a video tutorial on adding a shadow to your stamped images. If you are having trouble viewing the video, click HERE.



Apply more color toward the outside of the image and lesser amounts toward the center. For example, when painting the leaves, use a darker shade of green toward the outside of the image and then leave a white highlight in the center by adding very little color or no color at all to the center of the leaf.

Continue to add metallic purple and blue Gelatos with a water brush, where the butterfly and Hydrangeas stamped blossoms overlap. Add black Gelato to these areas for even more dramatic shadowing.

Every month our members are treated to a free sketch with detailed assembly line instructions. This recipe can be used to create layouts with any papers from your stash. My layout came together nicely using cardstocks from Written Word, Bridges, Trees and a Pattern Basics Bright text print.

Hope you enjoyed Part 2 of this tutorial and will give it a try for yourself.

Julie











Additional supplies used:
Blossom purple translucent paper
Sizzix Die - scroll stems and flowers
Hydrangeas purple pearls (included in Embellishment pack)
Hydrangeas Border and Backgrounds UM Rubber Stamps
CS® Amethyst and Moss Hybrid Inks

February Card Sketch Challenge

Happy Friday, everyone!

Whenever I need to give my crafty mojo a kick in the pants I head on over to the Forum. There are lots of fun challenges to choose from. My favorite is the Card Sketch Challenge hosted by Marya. Check out this fun sketch she created for the month of February.

Full details of the challenge can be found on the Forum HERE. Here's how I made my version using the sketch as inspiration:

Cut a 4 x 5 1/4" panel from the dotty Neutral Pattern Basics paper.

Use scoring board to create a diagonal grid on the reverse side of panel.

Score panel in 1/2 inch increments in both directions to create diamond pattern.

Flip paper over and ink with Club Scrap's Hybrid Earth ink, hitting the raised score lines.

To finish the card, print checkers and playing cards from the Big Deal Digital Kit onto matte photo paper. Cut out and attach to the front of card with pop dots to create dimension. Stamp the Happy Birthday and flourishes from the Big Deal Greetings UM sheet onto Ivory cardstock using Club Scrap's Hybrid Earth Ink.

Create an A2 card base from Ivory cardstock from the Big Deal kit. Layer the Dark Gray and Ivory cardstock strips onto a piece of the tan grosgrain ribbon. 

I hope you enjoyed this card and if you need inspiration what better place to find it than in our Community Forum!

Have a great weekend! Boot Camp starts tomorrow, OOO RAH!

Julie