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Variety Pack

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Spending the majority of 2019 making cross stitch cards I finally got around to using some of the new techniques gained to create some new custom cards.

It was time to up my game with my wallpaper cards. So many of the papers I have may look and/or feel really awesome to me, but they can be a bit bland to look at in a small format. With that in mind I took a few that I had pre-cut to assemble into a “standard” wallpaper card and took it up a level.

There is also a little bit of glitter glue involved since I bought a huge container of them.

Cricut cutout

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Embossing

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Stamping

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Upcycled pieces

 

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Stencils & Paint

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So who knew that using a stencil with paint could be so challenging?

Maybe it’s just me, maybe I don’t hold the stencil down enough, but each flower I stenciled onto this card with paint is a little different. I did chose a very light paint color to add to this. I was going for a more blended look than something bright that would stand out more.

I think the light grey is a nice compliment to the overall paper colors. I was toying with an orange color until I went to look at it and found it was more construction orange than pastel.

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The flower second from the bottom is the closest to the stencil I used. Once I pulled up the stencil I wished I had done this card the other way with the large flower on bottom for better balance. That feeling could also be from the excessive amount of paint that ended up bleeding out making the petals blend together more. The downside to using such a light color and not being familiar with paint. I thought nothing was happening, oops.

I am continuing to use a makeup sponge for painting with stencils. I learned this trick from an Introduction to Art Journaling class on CreativeLive (seriously check them out, On-Air classes are free to watch!). To be honest it is that class (which was On-Air one day) that got me started on this new way of working on wallpaper cards.

It’s amazing how sometimes the most random thing can spark an idea for a completely different project.

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Adding Some Extra Sparkle

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This is my second dive into the world of glitter glue as a way to embellish cards. It’s still something new, but I am looking for different cards that could you an extra something to take them from being more flat to more interesting. You can see all of my available wallpaper cards here.

dark blue with green-blue glitter swirls I have a card from this same paper that is not decorated. I want to keep each card unique, even though the pattern would be slightly different on both cards I felt this needed something more to really stand out from the other one.

Unlike many card makers, I don’t want to make the same card again and again. I want each card to be unique in its own way. I hope that this approach appeals to people because it means that no 2 cards from me are alike so you don’t have to worry about sending the same card twice.

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This card might be a little on repeat since the paper comes in multiple colors with the same silver dollar seashell on it. I can cut them different ways to get the seashells in different patterns, but overall they are fairly similar in terms of look. This one has a gold glitter inlay that I added.

abstract painted look with added glitter and paintThe extremely large pack of glitter glue I purchased also came with some solid colored glue. At least I assume it’s still glue. Unlike paint it dries mounded to give a more 3D effect. All of the tubes come in what looks more pastel like, but dries brighter, it’s a good alternate if you don’t want everything to be sparkly.

These cards make a nice addition to my wallpaper card offerings.

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