Paper-Paisleys Art Adventures: August 10th Weekly Post

Hello again and Happy Sunday!

Hot and tiring week for me, probably because I had a lot of trouble trying to flip my sleep schedule. It also heated up more than the forecast last week said.

On the bright side, Honey and I found bed pillows we like. It's been a long saga for us trying to find some. Seems like every pillow is made to be filled to the max with stuffing ("hotel quality") and we both need a pillow that is kinda flat in comparison and able to be squished into the shape we need as side sleepers. So, I'm thankful for our eventual success!

This week I have some cards made for women:

Girlfriend card #1.

I printed out this funny pre-colored chicken image from Beccy's Spring Chickens digital stamp set, along with the Bugaboo sentiment. I used Kraft cardstock and Farmhouse Market Square designer papers. I embellished with Promarker dots to make a ground and then added a few light blue Viva Decor Pearl Pen paint drops to finish.

And the sketch that I used.
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Girlfriend card #2.

I was on a roll with Beccy's images, also printing out this pre-colored image from the same set. I cut it out with a stitched circle die and dotted in a ground with Promarkers. The Polkadot Orchard sentiment was also printed out. Before adhering the checked base paper layer, I dry embossed it using a Spellbinders chicken wire folder, then I ran my Versamark pad across the raised surface and heat-embossed it with white powder...or so I thought. I mistakenly used clear powder, so it barely shows up. I tried correcting my mistake, repeating the Versamark and using white powder, but sadly it didn't take. I inked the edges with some Barn Door Distress ink.

Oh well. You can see it in real life.

And the sketch that I used.
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This card was made for a niece and uses Lavinia designer papers and white cardstock.

The Lavinia silhouette fairy Giselle was first stamped with Nocturne Versafine Clair ink on the scenery paper, then stamped again on a piece of white card and heat-embossed. I fussy cut her out after coloring her wings with glitter gel pens and adhered her to the scene on top of the stamped Giselle. This was done to have the bubbles (which I also colored with the gel pens) and also the bow on the back of her dress be stamped so I wouldn't have to cut them out. Once she was adhered and the bubbles colored, I then stamped the sentiments.

All paper layers were punched with a Fiskars corner punch and the base paper layer was edged with a Promarker.