A super sweet crafty friend recently lost her husband and she is facing her first birthday alone this month. I wanted to create an extra special card to let her know she is loved, thought of, and not alone. To do that I created a 3 panel scene card featuring the 3 main characters from Harry Potter using The Greeting Farm “Honor Student” and “Magic Class” stamp sets.
I stamped and Copic colored the three main characters: Harry, Hermoine and Ron. I gave Harry his signature round glasses (coated with Ranger Glossy AccentsĀ for shine), a flying broom, and doodled in his lightning bolt scar. Hermoine is holding potions bottles that are topped with Ranger Glossy Accents for a glass-like shine. Ron is holding his wand and is summoning his patronis, which is a Jack Russell Terrier (you knew I’d try to squeeze in a dog if I could, right?! LOL ). I doodled in the Jack Russell patronis using a Cool Gray Copic Multiliner Pen, a Uniball Signo White Gel Pen, and Copic Markers in B00 and B24. I also coated it with Clear Wink of Stella to add a magical shimmer.Ā I fussy cut out all three characters as well as the patronis with my trusty Fiskars spring loaded scissors, and I inked the edges with a Momento Tuxedo Black Marker for a finished look.
Now to make this extra special … hmmm. I didn’t have all the stamps I would need to replicate the Gryffindor common room so I decided to take a shot at drawing all the scenes with a Black Uniball Ink Roller Pen. I looked at lots of pictures on the Internet and just went for it. I drew the big couch they often sat in first. Then I drew in the staircase that led up to the boys’ quarters in the background. I also drew in a side club chair, portrait paintings, a cabinet, tabletop accessories, etc. I kept the drawing style loose and sketchy, which I think helped me get down the general look and feel without getting too caught up in the details.
Then for the card front, I thought about creating a scene of the Fat Lady painting who guarded the entrance to the Gryffindor common room. After a lot of Googling, I found a great picture of Dawn French as the Fat Lady, that I thought I could download from the Internet and manipulate to look like a sketch. I used the free paint.net software program to take the color image, make it black and white, alter it to look like a pen drawing, and have it fit into a frame that I stamped out from the Santoro Gorgeous Girl Toadstools Stamp SetĀ (which I sized down to fit on an A2 card (5.5″ x 4.25″)).
I printed out the Fat Lady portrait, doodled over top to make the image look more sketchy to better match the interior scene sketching I did, and fussy cut out the intricate frame. I popped up the portrait on double sided foam adhesive to give her a little dimension from the background stone wall that I doodled in along the edges of the card front base.
As I positioned Harry, Hermoine and Ron on each panel of the card, I made sure I left room to add sentiments that I printed from my computer using a free Harry Potter font. I printed out “Password?” for the Fat Lady; “Felix Natalis!” (happy birthday in Latin) for Harry; “Felix Felicis!” (the liquid luck potion from “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”) for Hermoine; and “Expecto Patronum” for Ron and his Jack Russell Terrier patronis. As all the sentiments say, I want to wish my friend, Sue, a happy birthday, a day filled with all good luck, and protection from bad things.
The following is a video share of this card:
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This card is being entered into the following challenges:
Crafter’s Castle Anything Goes with Optional Dimensional Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Monday A Trio of Something Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Happy Birthday Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Creatalicious Anything Goes Challenge with Optional Friends/Friendship Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
Crafts Galore Encore Anything Goes Challenge
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Use Vellum Challenge
Crafty Gals Corner Anything Goes Challenge
Fabulous card:-) I am a huge Harry Potter fan and this is AWESOME!! I am sure your friend will love this!! The whole design is ‘magic’! š
thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Luv
Lols x x x
Thanks so much Lorrane! Yes, I’m such a Harry Potter fan girl. š I poured crafty love into creating this card for my friend. I hope she can feel it when she receives it.
This is great, well done! Thank so much for sharing with us at Creatalicious. Jackie DT xx
Thank you so much Jackie!
This is so clever!!! i love Harry Potter and I love this card. Thank you so much for playing along with us over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog this week š
Awww thanks so much from one HP fan to another! š
WOW! This is amazing! Love the drawn elements that add a sweet personal touch. I’m sure your friend will love it!Thanks for joining us at Through the craft room door this week.
Thank you so very much Natalie! I hope it brightens my friend’s day a bit.
Oh My Gosh what a cute project! Thank you so much for joining us in our ATG challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to see you again next challenge.
Judy TTCRD DT
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Awww thanks so much Judy!
What a wonderful card. Love the pop of colour with the black and white background.
Thank you for playing along with us at Crafty Gals Corner.
Hugs,
Lena – DT
Thanks so much Lena!
I’m not a Harry Potter fan (my neice is a BIG fan)….but I do think your card is awesome and very creative. You really put some thought and planning into it. Thank you so much for entering our challenge at Crafter’s Castle this month….good luck š
Hugs… Janie
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Thanks so much Janie! I appreciate your kind comment, especially as you’re not a HP fan. š
Super cute!!! Thank you for joining us at Lil Patch, good luck!!! Amy DT
Thanks so very much Amy!
Wow! Girl you rock! You are so talented!
Oh yay! I’ve been trying to figure out how to contact you! Hopefully you’ll see this reply. You were the $25 gift certificate winner for my birthday giveaway on YouTube. Could you please email me ([email protected]) from what crafty store (where I can purchase the gift card for you) you would like your prize? Thanks for the lovely comment too! š Big hugs and CONGRATULATIONS! ~Kristina
Awesome colouring. Thank-you for joining us at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge this month.
Thanks oodles!
This is perfect. I’m a big time potter fan. Love it.Thank you for playing along the ATG challenge at the Crafter’s Castle blog. – Priya Satish
Thank you so much Priya!
This is awesome. I’m not a Harry Potter can but my granddaughter is and she would love this!
So glad you stopped by at 613 Avenue Create.
Hugs Sheryl DT member xx
Awwww thanks so much again, Sheryl! I know not everybody enjoys Harry Potter. LOL I guess I’m a kid at heart! š
A wonderful card!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our “anything goes with optional friends/friendshipā challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as wellā¦
Hugs,
Melanie
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
(DT Crafty Friends)
(DT The Sketchy Challenges)
PS: Sorry for the late comment, life had been very busy these past weeksā¦
I had a blast crafting this card for my dear friend. š