Next week my niece is going to make her First Holy Communion. She is very special to me as we spend each Friday after school together and I have named them “Fiona Fridays”. She also thinks I’m famous because she saw some of my cards for sale at a local store. So, not to disappoint her and her card expectations, I always make an extra effort with the cards I give her. Here is what I made for her yesterday:
As much as she loves glitter and all things sparkly,as most 7 year olds do, I thought it best to make this an understated card (although, now that I am looking at it with fresh eyes today with this post, I think I may just add a little Wink of Stella to the flowers on the cross). I only used two colors: Mint Macaron and Night of Navy. The two accessories used are Linen Thread and It’s My Party Enamel Dots. Two out of the three sets are on the Retirement List: Blessed by God and And Many More. The set returning in the upcoming catalog is Kinda Eclectic. I used my aqua painter to “paint” the watercolor paper background Mint Macaron. I scuffed up the edges with my fingernail – I think watercolor paper always looks great scuffed up. Here’s my tip for watercolor washing the background:
The background wash on the left is straight ink to paper via the Aqua Painter. I washed the one on the right first with water and then washed/inked it with ink from the Aqua Painter (just a few re-inker drops on the top of the ink pad or squeeze the pad together to transfer ink from the pad to the lid). I think the one on the right has a much more subtle and soft look.
I found my inspiration card a while ago and saved it in a folder I save photos of cards to. Unfortunately, I did not save the creators name, but it does seem that she may be from Germany.
I love this color combination as well, but thought my niece may prefer the French looking combination. I hope you like it! Be sure to check out the Retirement List before all the great deals are gone. Here are the stamp sets I used:
And Many More – This set is currently 25% off
