Hello my crafty friends. Welcome to another Colour Me! post. This week the challenge is to create a project using four colours: turquoise, salmon, green, and mustard.
For my project, I recreated a card that I made for my Dad’s birthday last week. I wanted to showcase a unique way to use your Spectrum Noir alcohol markers to create an almost watercoloured look. As usual, I let me camera roll as I created the card so you can watch the how-to video below, or on my YouTube channel.
I mentioned in a blog post last week that I have been obsessed with using stitched oval frames on my cards recently. For me, they are just a classic window into a story. I create my frames using my Silhouette portrait machine. If you don’t know how to add the stitched detail in Silhouette Studio, I have a YouTube tutorial that you can watch here to learn how.
Don’t forget to visit out other designers for even more inspiration on using this unique colour combo–
- Antonia Speelman
- Bhavana Kesarkar
- Brenda Hofstatter
- Hayley Kew
- Jinny Newlin
- Kim Heggins
- Ren Loh
- Tara Bourgoin
- Valentyna Komisarenko
- and our September guest designer…Wendi Lau
Supplies:
- Ink: Memento, Tuxedo Black; Distress Ink (Broken China, Mowed Lawn) ;
- Stamps: Lawn Fawn, Party Animal; Lawn Fawn, Critters in the Dog Park;
- Dies: Lawn Cuts, Party Animal; Lawn Cuts, Critters in the Dog Park;
- Cardstock: Recollections 110# white; Spectrum Noir, Ultra Smooth Premium, 100# cardstock;
- Colouring: Spectrum Noir Markers (EB1, EB2, GB8, GB10, IG4, IG8, OR1, CR10, BT5, BT7, DG2, DG4, blender);
- Tools: Ranger Mini Blending Tool; Fiskars SureCut Trimmer; Martha Stewart Mini Scoring Board; Precision Tip Applicator Bottle; Silhouette, Portrait;
- Adhesive: Ranger Multi Medium Matte; foam tape; Zots, Bling, Glue Dots;
- Embellishments: Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (clear);
That’s it for today. Thanks so much for dropping by! Until next time,
Hi Julia, totally agree that the stitched oval is really pretty! I love all these window cards as it makes it different from the usual commercial cards. 🙂
Love this sweet card, Julia! You’re right, the oval window looks so classy, I need to rethink using it. Your colouring looks great, don’t believe it’s done with markers 🙂
Thank you for sharing video, so inspiring and easy, in your hand.