Hello and welcome! We have a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and this time, our leading lady Cathy has asked us to ‘Add a Silhouette‘. Every Challenge is always ‘Anything Goes‘ and the special Topping is included for extra fun. It’s not required to include the topping on your birthday card.
I actually ended up making two cards this time –
I started with die cutting back cardstock using Pink Fresh Studio Floral Squares and adhered a couple together for stability. Next I used the same glossy white cardstock that I had used in this card with some grey toned Brusho powder watercolors to color the panels. This one had some other colors mixed in, which generated a cool alcohol ink like texture. I then trimmed the panel to fit the floral squares.
I then adhered the watercolored panel and die cut panel – for one card I adhered the 2 panels at an angle and for the other I stuck the edges properly together. I also added a silver gemstone on each panel.
For the sentiment, I used Winnie & Walter The Big, The Bold and Extras, heat embossing it in silver on black cardstock. For one of the cards, I trimmed it narrow, and for the other I rounded one of the diagonal corners using a small corner chomper. I then adhered all the pieces on black cardstock using foam tape.
Once done, I felt that the card was missing something. My sister suggested that the background needed to have another layer of card panel to act as a frame. Now since I had adhered everything already, I would have to cut everything out – so I thought of applying the idea differently. I used the silver from Gansai Tambi Starry Colors and watercolored a background for both. I also added a bit of Perfect Pearls in Perfect Copper, to match the floral panels’ background. That made them look a lot better!
And that completed my cards! Step over to the Seize the Birthday challenge to checkout more wonderful inspiration from our guest and the rest of the DT.
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Experiments With Card Making Etc 