First of all, I want to thank my friend Sarah Elliott (YT: Sarah Elliott) for asking me to do a collaboration with her and coming up with the challenge of using three different stamps to create one card. I also had so much fun trying a new card crafting style (this is super elaborate for me), picking three stamp sets to use together, and making this easel card for my grandmother-in-law’s (GIL) birthday (yes, the same lady from THIS post).
As my GIL loves to display the handmade cards I have sent to her, I decided this time I would make an easel card. To create the structure for that card base, I used the Diemond Dies Labels 2 Top Note Nesting Die Set and the Labels 1 Nesting Die Set for the Prop/Stopper. For the white card stock layers I inked the edges with Delicata Golden Glitz pigment ink and for the orange and purple patterned paper and orange card stock layers I inked the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tea Dye.
Because she also likes very detailed things, I also thought I should try my hand at making my very first very layered and detailed card with lots of intricate dies. I used the La-La Land Open Hearts Doily, La-La Land Crafts Heart Banner Die, La-La Land Crafts Heart Doily Border Die
, and La-La Land Crafts Heart Doily Die
(yes, there are a lot of hearts to show how much we love her!). I inked all the edges of these white card stock die cuts with Delicata Golden Glitz pigment ink to highlight all the details.
Lastly, I poured through my stamp collection and came up with three stamp sets that I could use together to represent my hubby, our two dogs, and me. This would be like an animated family portrait card. LOL I used the boy and girl from “Together Anywhere” by The Greeting Farm to represent my hubby and me, coloring them up with these autumnal/Halloween (black, orange and purple) Copic colors:
Hubby: Skin: E000, E00, E11, R30; Hair: E35, 37, 57, 59; Pants, C1, 3, 5; Sweater Vest: V12, 15, 17, 09; Jacket: C3, 5, 7, 9; Turtleneck sweater: C1 + Copic multiliner in 0.1 pt
Me: Skin: E000, E50, E51, E53, R20; Hair: C5, C7, C9, C10, B32; Boots: C3, 5, 7, 9 + 100; Coat: YR00, YR04, YR07, R08; Scarf: C1, 3, 5 + Blender
For Biscuit, I used the poodle from the Penny Black “Mimi in Paris” stamp set and colored her up with: E51, 21, 11, and 93
For Bandito, I used the little scruffy pup from “Wanderlust” by A Random Fan and colored him up as follows: Belly: E93; Tongue R83; Brown areas: E31, 33, 35; White areas: W1 + Blender; and Nose: C10
I also drew in leashes for the pups with a Copic Multiliner pen.
Then it was just a matter of putting all the layers and pieces together in a pleasing way, which to me is often achieved with symmetry. That’s my OCD coming out–LOL. The following video illustrates the process of assembling all these pieces with mulberry paper flowers, flat back pearls, and bling:
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
One Sweet Challenge Fall Colors
Farm Fresh Challenge: Black, Orange & Purple
Addicted to Stamps and More Make Your Mark Challenge
Crafts Galore Encore Make a Card Challenge
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday STAMPtember Challenge
There is so much going on with your gorgeous card, well done for combining all those elements into one card. I’m sure your GIL will be over the moon about this card! Thank you for entering the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge, “Halloween or Make a Card”. We hope to see you back again soon! Karola, CGE DT, InvisiblePinkCards
Thank you so much for your encouraging words! I hope you are right and that my GIL enjoys this little “family portrait” easel card. 😀 Big hugs, Kristina
Beautiful easel card, and the couple is colored so nicely. I love the distressed edges and nice design. Love it. Thank you for joining Anything Goes challenge at Through The Craft Room Door and hope to see you again next challenge. Have fun creating 🙂
Hugs&Smiles,
Asmah
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Thanks so much for your super sweet and encouraging words, Asmah! This was a different style card for me, but I really enjoyed it! TF stopping by! Hugs, Kristina
What a wonderful collaboration you have with Sarah and your easel card, featuring three sets, is absolutely spectacular! A fabulous combination of images, with impressive colouring and a charming layout! Your GIL will absolutely love this, as do I! So thrilled you shared this gem in the ATSM gallery!
~c
Thank you so much Carol! This is a new-to-me style and I had so much fun crafting this for my GIL. Thanks so much for your encouraging words and for stopping by! Big hugs, Kristina
love your pretty easel card and your coloring is fabulous – love your project – thanks for joining us at ATSM
Oh thank you so much Tanja! I had so much fun creating this card for my grandmother-in-law. I am hopeful she will enjoy looking at it. 🙂 TF your super sweet, encouraging words! Big hugs, Kristina
Oh goodness this care is beautiful , love the images you picked and using the layers the banners just perfect . I love the color. Your grandmother-in-law is going to treasure it for a very long time .. Big hugs Kristina ,and give the puppies a kiss from Tina Bean !!!
Awww thanks so much Tina! It was a bit of a challenge for me, since my typical style is more simple, but I really wanted to make a card that I hoped my GIL would be able to look at and think of us. 🙂 Furry hugs and kisses back! xoxo, Kristina
This is so awesome! I love your colors. Great job integrating 3 stamps too.
Aww thanks so much Viki! It was fun to try a new-to-me style to make this card for my GIL’s 99th birthday. TF stopping by! Big hugs, Kristina
WOW!!! This is a card that will certainly be treasured…….well done!
Aww thanks so much! I challenged myself with this new-to-me style of super layered card making, hoping that my GIL will really enjoy seeing it and being reminded of us. 🙂 TF stopping by! Big hugs, Kristina