Thinking of You Card

 

I wanted to send my sister a card just to say hello.  I don't get much of a chance to speak withe her because she's in New York and I'm in California!  My sister loves nature and has a dark green thumb!  I also wanted to try out some watercolor pencils that I bought and I thought this rose would be just the thing.

I saw this pretty scrapbook paper with a line rose on the side and thought I'd use that. I roughly colored the rose and leaves with the pencils (dry) then used a paintbrush (comes with) and plain water to fill it in, blend and smooth.  It was very easy.

I love burlap -it has such an interesting texture (and I love the brown color) layered burlap on one side and  and added the Frantic Stamper dies branch and bird.



I added some green crepe ribbon to match the leaves.

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A Poodle in Paris

 

 

I love the idea of Paris so I make themed French cards periodically.  There is a great mystique surrounding Paris, and with all the history, I can understand why.  It is a great old city. Frantic Stamper has some great dies that are Paris-themed. Today's card uses the French Poodle!

Choosing a background for my French city was challenging! I finally settled on a dark purple with a Fleur de lis design.  I wanted a nighttime scene with the tower in the background. The tower is iconic so the shape alone tells you what it is.

 

I also chose suede paper in different dark colors to give the illusion of all the houses in the city.  I modified some of the roofs so that the three strips would look a little different from each other. 

 

My final step was to figure out how to put the poodle in my card so that it looked close up (perspective).  I created a "gate" that I added in gold foil in front of the houses. Guess what I used!  The Southwest Panel!  I cut the ends off and used them side by side. It does a pretty good job!  I added a couple of tiny pearls to use a "knobs" for my gate.

 

I added a gold wire that I curled for a collar and leash. I mounted my poodle using mounting foam tape.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by! Lis

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