Paper Crafters Unite Against Racism

 

Hello everyone,

I recently participated in the Paper Crafters Unite against Racism Instagram hop and thought I'd share the card I created here on my blog as well. 

The Instagram hop aimed to bring awareness to anti-racism efforts and stand in solidarity with all marginalized groups. It was inspiring to see all of the different styles and themes created by each card maker. The designs were all executed beautifully! You can still check out all of the designs and messages from each hop by searching #papercraftersuniteagainstracism. 

I started my card by creating a watercolor background. I made two and decided to go with the stripes of different skin tones. 

The theme I chose for my card was "good trouble". It was a term often used by Congressman John Lewis. He always encouraged getting into what he called good trouble, which means to challenge systems that are not working to represent all people. I would like to encourage all of you to figure out what good trouble means to you and go make some good and necessary trouble. 

I was initially going to use larger block letters, but ended up using the punched out letters instead. They seemed to go better with the background. I then stamped some hands from the Hero Arts handmade happiness stamp set. Lastly, I placed the panel on a card base and added sequins. 

I hope you all have a wonderful day, and thanks for stopping by! 

 

 

Hello again, friends!

Happy New Year to you all! It has been a while since I posted anything on here. I had a wonderful holiday with my family. I hope you all did as well. 

Today's creation is a celebration card using a new technique! I learned this technique from @Mindmypaper on Instagram. Go check out her page! 

I started this card by creating the background. I used watercolor paper and plastic wrap! This is a technique I hadn't tried before. I used my gansai tambi watercolors to create a light wash on the paper. I swiped my brush over some plastic wrap before placing it wet side down on my paper. I scrunched up the plastic wrap a bit and left it to dry. 

The rest of the card was super simple. I die cut the world celebration 2x in white and glued them together. The shadow layer was die cut in black cardstock. I glued my background onto a black card base, glued on the word and then added sequins. The hardest part of making this card was picking which sequins I wanted on it! You can see my top 3 choices laid out on my desk. Which ones would you have chosen? I ultimately went with the clear sequins. They helped to bring focus to the background instead of distracting from it.

 I love techniques that allow you to do something quickly and then come back to see results. Don't get me wrong, time consuming cards are always amazing and definitely worth the effort, but that much time is not always available. It's nice to have techniques that allow for quick and easy cards. I made several backgrounds at the same time so I can put together a few other quick cards later on. 

I hope you enjoyed this card, and I hope you have a lovely day! Thanks for stopping by.