Stained Glass & Florals Card

[Image ID] An anniversary card on a brown background. A purple and white floral border goes round the card front. The centrepiece is a double-layered, arched window with a nautical themed centre. The ‘Happy Anniversary’ sentiment is written in white, below the window. [description end]

This card went through several different ideas, before eventually coming together in this form. The first thing I made was the central ‘stained glass window’. The detailed layers were cut from an iridescent mirror card so they would be shiny and pick up the light, whilst the yellow and cream backing panels are cut from ordinary coloured card.

I used my Fabre Castell Pitt Artist brush pens to colour the open areas of some of the shapes in the window, then added Glossy Accents on top, as I thought it looked better with less ‘white space’. The central part of the window has been raised up off the lower layer using some small foam squares.

 [Image ID] The card has been tilted so the colours and shine, on the window, can be seen more clearly. [description end]

Having made the window, I spent quite a long time trying to decide what background to put it on. Embossing folders are a cardmaking supply I often forget to use, but in this instance it was the perfect solution to this card. I chose the floral frame embossing folder as it was subtle enough not to distract from the window, but provided enough interest so the card didn’t look empty. Having embossed the card base with the floral design, I drew over the raised areas using paint pens to really bring out the shape of the design as well as reflect the white, purple, and yellow, tones from the window.

I stamped the sentiment with white pigment ink, but later wrote over it in gel pen to make it stand out more.

 

 

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Iridescent mirror card: ‘Petal Pink’ by Tonic Studios

Tonic Studios Classic Card: in Marigold Yellow & Cream

Paint pens: a lilac, a white, and a gold

Happy anniversary sentiment: Woodware

White pigment ink: ‘Unicorn White’ by Hero Arts

White gel pens: Sakura Gelly Roll

Floral Embossing Folder: possibly from an old issue of Cardmaking & Papercraft magazine (no longer in print at all)

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