Bust out those inks and blend a beautiful pink sunset sky to set your garden scene against. This colorful card is a fun dose of thoughtful sentiment and playful whimsy and is sure to delight.
Today our designer Donna created a beautiful garden scene with a colorful ink-blended background. Donna said, “I couldn’t resist choosing this stamp set because of their silly, slightly mischievous grins, like they’re mid-conversation, probably gossiping about the rest of the flock. The images instantly made me smile.” We love that these sweet birds liven up this beautiful garden, creating a card that reminds the recipient that they are cherished and thought of. Follow along with Donnas steps to recreate this awesome card.
- I started by trimming a piece of Copic-friendly cardstock down to 6″ x 4.25″.
- From the 3421 Birds Clear Stamp Set, I stamped the two images and used the 3421D Birds Coordinating Dies to cut them out.
- Next, I stamped flowers from the 3495-07 Sketch Flower #1 Stamp Set directly onto the bottom portion of the panel and applied liquid masking to prepare for ink blending.
- I ink blended the background using Distress Oxide Ink in Mowed Lawn along the bottom and Saltwater Taffy across the top.
- Once the panel was dry, I splattered white acrylic paint over the entire background, then used an adhesive eraser to remove the masking from the images.
- I colored all the images using Copic Markers with the following combinations:
- Yellow Bird: Y38, Y35, Y15, Y13, Y11, YR09
- Blue Bird: B29, B24, B23, B21
- Yellow Flowers: Y38, Y13, G28
- Blue Flowers: B29, B21
- RV17, RV04, RV02
- I chose a sentiment from the 3495-07 Sketch Flower #1 Stamp Set and stamped it in the center of the panel.
- Finally, I adhered the die-cut birds using liquid adhesive and mounted the finished panel onto a side-folding card base.
