I’ve seen lots of folks create cool galaxy backgrounds and have been wanting to try my hand at it and I finally got the chance with this (hopefully) uplifting\u00a0card that I made for a\u00a0teenager\u00a0undergoing bone marrow transplant treatments. I don’t know this young person directly, but one of my crafty YT friends attends the same church and asked fellow crafters\u00a0if they would make this brave teen a card to let them know folks\u00a0were rooting for them and thinking of them as they face the unknown. I thought the unknown far-reaching galaxy background would be appropriate for this occasion.<\/p>\n

<\/a>To create the background I started with 140 lb watercolor paper (the thickness and texture really absorbs a lot of deep rich ink color). I used blending tools to swirl on Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed and Peacock Feathers before filling in all around these colors with Black Soot. I then used a tooth brush to flick on tiny specks of white acrylic paint to mimic distant stars. To get larger spots to\u00a0represent closer stars or planets I used a splattering technique with watered down white acrylic paint and a loose paint brush. Voila! Easy peasy galaxy!<\/p>\n

I used 4\u00a0cute robot images from the Robot Party stamp set by RaisinBoat.com that I colored up with the following Copic markers:
\nI used the following Copic colors in\u00a0various greys for the metallic body parts: C1, C3, C5 for the\u00a0girl robot; N0, N3 and N5 for the boy dog; and W1, W3 and W5 for the female dog. Then to add a little color to their outfits: B00 and 02 for the boy’s top;\u00a0V12 and 15 for the girl\u2019s purple\u00a0dress; B01 and 04 for the blue\u00a0boy dog; and R32 and 35 for the girl dog\u2019s red top. I added Glossy Accents over all their eyes and on the tv screens to add a little shine and a slick dimension.<\/p>\n

I placed 2 of the robots on the front of the card with the punny sentiment \u201cLove you bots and bots\u201d that I printed from my computer using a free robot font I found online. I placed the other 2 robots inside the card along with a couple of die cut gear-like hearts to decorate the inside of the card. I\u00a0matted\u00a0the whole card front\u00a0on red card stock and then onto a black card base.<\/p>\n

The following is\u00a0a process video of creating this card:<\/p>\n