Hello Everyone,
It is Zsofi here today with a clean and simple Valentine’s Day card i made for LDRS Creative.
I love shaped cards and having dies which do the job instead of me are my thing. The Garden escape Build-a-card die set gives you the die for creating the card base and also a layering one with pretty faux stitching which i adore! I made my card base out of white cardstock and cut a layering piece from kraft.
Then i arranged some of the images and sentiment from the Cloud no 9 stamp set in my stamp positioner and stamped them on the kraft panel using Raven Hybrid ink. I double stamped for a bolder black result.
Then i used my coloured pencils to quickly add colour. I used 2-3 shades of each colour family for the shading, but otherwise i kept it really simple.
After i have finished i had to outline the whole image with a black fine line marker as the wax from the coloured pencil made the black lines look dull. With this little trick I could make the image pop off the kraft background! I love the effect!
The image is so pretty on its own, that i didn’t need embellishments even. I just added a bit of clear shimmer to the clouds with a shimmer pen and covered the hearts with glossy accents. Then i simply adhered the focal panel on the shaped card base and my card was ready.
I hope you enjoyed today’s inspiration and will give it a try to use your pencils on kraft cardstock. Thanks for stopping by and see you soon with another project!
Zsofi
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