Mindy Made It

 So, of course I had to do a similar version of the Rose Blossom card using the die cuts to see how it compares to the previous version using masks.  I honestly can’t decide between the two!  With die cutting, there is a subtle white border around the leaves and flowers which does give the card some more dimension.  To me it’s a less painterly look though.   I added a different sentiment and more subtle background leaves from the same sets.  And sequins for bling.  The images were stamped and the die cuts were glued directly to the card base.  

For my “All About Layering 2” course….This card was challenging and fun to make with the Rose Blossom Stamp Set.  There are four layers for each rose, and 3 for each leaf, which means some serious attention must be paid to stamp placement of each layer.  I made a mask for each element in order to be able to have some appear in front of others.  I loved learning this technique in the coursework.  Although die cutting would be an easier way to do this, I like the portrait like look that is achieved with masking.   The sentiment is from the same stamp set, matted on emerald watercolor wishes from lawn fawn and popped up with foam tape for some dimension.  A few sequins for bling and a white on white mounting to the card base completes the look.

 I’m so excited to be a participant in the AlteNew Educator Certification Program!  I’ve started lessons at Level 1, All About Layering….and this blog is where I’ll be posting what I’ve created to fulfill my assignments. This first assignment is a card and was completed using AlteNew’s Golden Garden stamp set as the background.  I love the floaty artistry of the background flowers.  Notice the layers added with Distress Inks.  The sentiment is from the Bloom and Grow stamp set, a collaboration between Hero Arts and AlteNew.  I inked the edges of the sentiment panel and popped it up using foam tape to give some dimension to the card.  Finally I matted the stamped image on emerald Watercolor Wishes paper from lawn fawn and glued the matted work to my card base.  I thought it would be fun to add some of the same background flowers to the envelope flap.   I It’s  a wonderful journey to be on, improving not only my crafting skills, but becoming a blogger and learning to photograph my work a

Today I decided to do some cards with lots of white space, simple sentiments and flowers.