Hello everyone!
Welcome to the start of May release week for Neat & Tangled!
Day 1 is for a stamp set with summery sentiments and a co-ordinating die – Hello Summer – here’s my card:
I began by creating the a loose watercolour background – I knew I wanted a sunset in the middle, so I painted washes of yellow and orange in the centre of my watercolour panel, and added lots water to spread the colour outwards.
I made sure the colour was most concentrated in the centre, and then heat set the panel. I then painted washes of blue underneath the sunset and heat set once more.
Once dry, I trimmed the panel down to slightly smaller than my card base and stamped the sunshine image and large sentiment from the set with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I also stamped the sentiment again with Delicata Golden Glitz ink for a bit of sparkle!
I flicked some gold paint ink splats over the rest of the panel and foam mounted it to a white card base. To complete the sentiment, I stamped ‘Hello’ onto a strip of black cardstock with Versamark and covered with Gold Perfect Pearls – I wiped away excess powder using a dryer sheet and then foam mounted it to the card front.
To finish, I added some gold sequins.
Pop by the Neat & Tangled Blog to see what the rest of the DT has created – all the sets that we are showcasing this week will be released on Friday, 11 May at 8am EST in the shop!
Thanks for stopping by 😉
I love how you did this card… so fun to see a totally different technique. I love that your background is the main feature on this card with the setting sun right smack in the middle. Perfect!
This card makes me think of going to the beach!
That is what the summer heat feels like. Ripples of heat…What a nice technique…
Wow, what a fantastic job you did coloring your BG to showcase the new products.
This is stunning!
what a stunning background! so dreamy!
Beautiful card! Amazing background scene, so perfectly captures summer.
Gorgeous background – really makes this card shine! Just love how you did this. TFS!
Beautiful summer card!
Beautiful card! Love the colors you used to make this pretty card! Awesome Hello Summer set!
How fun!! Fabulous water coloring and I love the splats of gold; they finish everything off perfectly!
Gorgeous! I love this watercolored landscape and how you incorporated the stamps!
Beautiful sunset! I love the gold stamping on the Summer sentiment and the flecks of gold on the background. It reminds me of a hot day in the middle of Summer!
What a gorgeous summer card!!! Adorable colors!
Beautiful. Brings to mind sitting on my dock and watching the sunset at the lake. Love it.
wow, your card is stunning, I love the scene, is amazing and so beautiful!
Lovely card, Thanks for sharing.
A work of art. Those colors!
Amazing scene.
The colors are fantastic.
thanks for sharing
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Love this summer scene you created.
My best design for the his stamp set. Cleaver , unique design. The coloring are perfect. Thanks for sharing it.
That’s a beautiful scene! Lovely cool card 🙂
The card is magnificent with all these vibrant colors !!
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