Hello and Happy Sunday!
I'm posting a bit early because I'm delighted to be hosting Sunday Postcard Art this week and they are 6 hours ahead of me over in UK.
For my sample, I have used an Artistic Outpost background collage stamp from their Vintage Circus set. I colored it with watercolor brush pens, alcohol markers, gel pens and colored pencils. I adhered it to a 4X6 cardstock base that I had edged with 2 sizes of black checkered ribbon. Then I added several colorful star stickers for the finish.
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Next up, I have a birthday card that I made a family friend of ours.
The flowers look very muted because I experimented with a technique to make your stamped image look more abstract. I stamped the Simon Says Stamp with one of the newest shades of Versafine Clair ink (Arctic) that is a light greyish blue and when you use blue colorants, the stamped outlines melt. Anyway, it works well with monochromatic shades, so that's what I attempted here, except I didn't have enough blue colorant shades so I had to use a few blue-green ones (along with green for leaves). I think it looks cool, although I doubt I'd use it again any time soon.
I cut the colored image with an MFT border die and layered some lace underneath. That's layered onto the dry-embossed SU card stock base mat using a very old Cuttlebug folder. I used a white Distress crayon on the bottom happy and the rectangle birthday which I then filled in the words with a blue-green gel pen. Final touch was a few blue shades of Stickles in the centers of the flowers.
And here's the sketch I used.
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I made this birthday card using an already-stamped image in one of my piles, which I colored with the same assortment of watercolor, alcohol and gel pens and colored pencils. The stamp is Blackboard Birthday by Hero Arts and is on a wood block. I matted with some Lawn Fawn dotted dp. The card base is Cardstock Warehouse, and the base layer is Pebbles dp with 2 lines of washi tape from my stash. I cut an Avery Elle balloon from the card base scraps and added some glitter to the balloon with a Wink of Stella. The base layer mat corners were cut using a Fiskars punch, and same with the green dotted paper.
And here's the sketch I used.
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That's it for me this week.
Thanks so much for the visit and have a great week ahead!
XXO
13 comments:
Wow, 2 posts from you for me to visit in 1 day. (Even though I know you posted one of the posts yesterday). I like your circus postcard. I was looking at the image, thinking it looked so familiar, and then I read it was by Artistic Outpost, so no wonder why I recognized it. I have this set too. That blue birthday. Between that and embossed bottom, you have lots of details and texture. And that party card below it is very festive. I hope you're having a good weekend. hugs-Erika
These are so beautiful Well done. I really love the circus theme. Have a nice weekend.
A fabulous poster card and a fun challenge. Thanks
I love your circus theme post card, great images and collage, and the birthday card is a gorgeous design, so beautiful, love the colours, and the bright happy colours on the last is fabulous and fun..
Luv CHRISSYxx
You get much circus fun in your fan card 🤹😊
What a really fun theme for your postcard! congrats on your hosting the challenge for it! Love the Vintage style images. Your birthday cards are stunning! I especially love the blues with that lace border! Very elegant! Have a happy week!
That blue themed birthday card is a stunner! So pretty :)
i love love love your circus collage which is so full of memories and delights! i love this theme! beautiful birthday card as well! have a wonderful week! xo
Great theme at SPA and lovely assortment of artwork.
What Super cards Aimes, love the bright circus card, definitely shouts Circus. Your second card is so different and a wonderful take on the sketch, such pretty blues and lace effect. Your third, such a colourful bright happy card. Great work. x
I love your postcard Aimes! Wow! You've been through the ringer lately. I've got to replace my desktop this year because of the Windows 11 thing. I'm dragging my feet on it because......life has had other plans. Hubby is home from the hospital and has home health, plus phys therapy, 4 days a week. He's slowly, and I mean slowly, getting some strength back. I have to do most everything for him. Not like the first couple weeks home because he couldn't do anything. My head and back hurt like crazy from all of the lifting and stress. That's scary about your campsite. I'm so glad you both made it out safely. The loss of life, destruction, in Texas is just mind boggling. Water can really be destructive and unforgiving.
Aimeslee, your sampel card for the theme is simply magnificent.And reminds me of my childhood when the circus came to town.
Thanks for your lon comment on my blog.
And you should use scratch paper more often, even if it's difficult. I haven't bought any new paper for a few years now (only in exceptional cases for special themes, e.g. Alice in Wonderland etc...) to force myself to use what I already have.
Have a good time & best wishes frm my corner to you
I like the abstract stamped image technique that you used, Aimeslee--with that lace, it gives off a bit of a vintage vibe. The other two projects look very colorful! 😊 Hope you have a lovely weekend. Anita xx
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