Communion Cards

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:Snip20160424_2As 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:Snip20160424_3The 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.Snip20160424_1I 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:Snip20160424_4

Blessed by God

Snip20160424_5And Many More – This set is currently 25% off

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Kinda Eclectic

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