Monday, February 8, 2021

Special Day Card by February Guest Designer Caitlin Anthony

Guest Designer for February Newton's Nook Designs | Caitlin Anthony

I am so excited to share this card with you today! I cannot wait for spring but first we have to get through a lot of snow and then rain to get to the good stuff, so this card has a mix of both. I made a fun ink blended, splattered and glitter paste stenciled background trying to evoke the feeling of rain and puddles and paired it with some fun and bright spring stamps from the Loads of Blooms Stamp Set.

Special Day Card by February Guest Designer Caitlin Anthony | Loads of Blooms Stamp Set and Bubbly Stencil by Newton's Nook Designs

I started out with a piece of white cardstock measuring 5.5 x 4.25 inches and used 3 shades of Distress Inks to create a watery background. I started by blending tumbled glass over the entire cardstock and then added in mermaid lagoon from the upper left corner, making a point to not create a smooth blend and going about halfway across the space. I then added the chipped sapphire, keeping it mostly in the corner and went in with a mixture of that ink and water on a small brush and made some small puddles and splotches. Because this was cardstock and not watercolor paper, I tried to use as little water as possible. I let the whole thing dry and then added splatters of all three inks and some watered down white paint.

February Guest Designer Caitlin Anthony creates a glittery background using the Bubbly Stencil by Newton's Nook Designs

The final step to finish this background was to add some iridescent glitter paste using the Bubbly Stencil and trim the panel down to 5 x3.75. I glued this smaller panel onto a white-wood pattern paper background that is 5.5 x 4.25 to fit a standard A2 sized card. I was already loving this background but the stencil really stepped up the rainy feel while also making it more fun. Glitter is always fun in my book, especially when it's the kind that doesn’t transfer off the card lol.

February Guest Designer Caitlin Anthony creates a glittery background using the Bubbly Stencil by Newton's Nook Designs

I used two different stamps from the Loads of Blooms Stamp Set. I stamped the umbrella lady once and the flowers from the top of the bike lady twice with an alcohol friendly ink and used copic markers to color them all in. I wanted to stick with a small color pallet of all cool toned colors and used a fuchsia pink for a fun and bright pop. I used the coordinating Load of Blooms Die Set for all three images and then trimmed the bike images down to use as bushes behind our main lady.

Special Day Card by February Guest Designer Caitlin Anthony | Loads of Blooms Stamp Set by Newton's Nook Designs

I stamped out a sentiment from Dainty Daisies Stamp Set onto a white wood print paper to match the backer panel. I decided to glue the bushes and sentiment down flat to the paper and to pop the umbrella lady up on foam tape for some fun dimension. 

This card is a happy reminder that warmer days are coming and flowers can only bloom with the help of some rain!

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