Moikka moi, it is Riikka Kovasin (@paperiliitin) right here at present with you to share my tackle the “White” theme! I assumed the colour suited Christmas playing cards completely, with glistening snow and candy angels, so I made a set of Vacation greetings. The quarter theme “Nature” additionally appeared very becoming as I might add small die lower spruce branches to the playing cards. In the long run I made a decision so as to add a cinnamon stick as nicely, as I included some brown tones into my white make.
At first the white-on-white appeared a bit formidable to me, however once I appeared via the inspiration photographs Dounia had despatched to us, one venture specifically spoke to me. It had this dusty classic vibe with white and impartial tones. That acquired me pondering “I might try this!”. I imply, my first thought with white was this clear and easy look, and that is not one thing I am that good on executing. Classic then again is a complete different ballgame!
I actually loved enjoying with totally different textures in my playing cards and added three totally different white mediums to them. If you wish to know extra, please learn on!
For these playing cards I did one thing I seldom do, and that is to make a sketch of the composition beforehand. Often, I simply flow, however this time I had a bit ponder earlier than beginning. It was primarily which approach to embody the doily and the corrugated cardboard. As you might see from the earlier photographs, I accentuated the halo with the doily and added that as the highest component, corrugated cardboard performing as a grounding piece.
I took this picture of the supplies gathered after ending the playing cards, although, so I might add the cinnamon sticks additionally to it. The cinnamon sticks have been a later addition because of the stamp coloration I selected to make use of for the focal angel. Need to hear the entire story? Then learn on!
I began the make by chopping the bottom parts. To boost the white-on-white look, I lower the cardboard bases out of milky white cardstock and backing items out of cream coloured one. For these items I used my paper cutter. I made the cardboard bases with the fold on the highest as I favor that easel-style model to a book-styled model with the fold on the facet. It is perhaps as a result of these playing cards are extra simply displayed and photographed!
I additionally lower some items out of an outdated e book. Effectively, I say “lower” however it’s quite “tore”. I did not need the sting trying too neat, so as an alternative of utilizing the paper cutter I used a ruler. Actually, I traced the backing cardstock piece to the e book web page after which aligned the ruler to the drawn information. This manner, utilizing the ruler, I acquired a comparatively straight, but torn edge to the piece. I selected to make use of the backing items to the e book pages, as a result of I used to be afraid that the outdated e book was too flimsy to be the background.
Subsequent I headed for my stitching machine and sewed the e book web page piece along with the backing piece. This was the second cause I selected to make use of the backing piece as I might add one other little component this manner! Stitching straight to the e book web page might need induced it to tear.
I selected to make use of a straight sew and left a bit hole between the sting and the sew as I wished to make the sides extra dimensional and distressed in a later stage.
I additionally utilized the primary white paint layer to the venture by utilizing a palette knife and smeared some Fresco End Chalk (FF83) to the e book pages. This was partly of getting them a tad extra white but in addition to hinder the distinction between the black font and creamy web page. It additionally allowed me to cover some phrases fully as they gave the impression to be ill-fitting to Christmas playing cards.
Whereas the e book web page items have been drying, I turned my consideration to different parts of the playing cards. I used the identical Fresco End Chalk (FF83) paint, however this time used a brush to use it to corrugated cardboard. I first lower the items into right measurement after which used a giant, flat brush to go over the floor. Whereas in locations the cardstock turned completely white, I saved different locations a bit extra rustic, revealing the brown tone of the cardboard. This jogged my memory of frozen floor.
Then it was time to stamp the picture. When you can see that I ended up utilizing a brown ink in the long run, I did experimented with different tones, too.
Black appeared a approach too harsh to be mixed with that comparatively white base. My preliminary thought was to make use of gray ink, however once I tried it, the character appeared a bit humorous and in addition the design did not present as a lot as I wished the point of interest to indicate. I suppose the humorous look was because of the colours being “the flawed approach round”. Due to the design, you’d anticipate a darker coloration for stamping, including the shadow to the piece, however with gray it appeared simply off, there wasn’t sufficient distinction.
Impressed by the brown tones of the corrugated cardboard, I attempted brown ink and that appeared to do the trick. I selected a water activated ink as I knew that with a bit spray of water I might add a greyish tone to the inked floor, thus perhaps tying the focal component even higher to the remainder of the composition.
Within the subsequent part scissors got here helpful! Not solely I lower the angels unfastened for use because the focal factors, however I additionally used the scissors to misery the sides of the focal space. When chopping the angels, I made a decision to edit the Roman numerals out, as they appeared a bit too spiky the way in which I lower them. I additionally lower the gown away simply leaving the ornate collar to get the character lighter and whiter.
After distressing the sides each of the outdated e book web page and the cream coloured cardstock beneath, I then handled the sides with a gray ink. Once more, this was a little bit of a trial and error as I first tried a a lot lighter tone of gray solely to understand it did not present virtually in any respect. Now pondering again, it is humorous that I then did not decide my go-to ink coloration brown, however as an alternative one other, darker gray!