I’m playing with the Verity Rose Colouring Pad from Crafters Companion and Forever Free Papers from First Edition. My image is coloured with ProMarkers and fussy cut embellishments to make an elegant greeting card.
Keep on reading and I’ll show you how to make your own handmade cards. I’m including ProMarker blends and all the craft stash and crafting techniques I’ve used.
Verity Rose Image
I bought this Verity Rose Colouring Pad from Crafters Companion. It’s basically a pad full of pre-printed stamps. It includes five copies of each design plus an extra sheet of embellishments for each of the ladies.
The Verity Rose Colouring Pad cost the same as just one stamp set, so I got to play with all six designs for the price of one.
I was so surprised that these weren’t more popular and that the idea wasn’t taken up by more stamp manufacturers. I hate having to choose just one stamp from a set that I have fallen in love with. I want the whole set but my limited space and budget mean I have to force myself to choose just one design.
I’ve coloured this little cutie with my Winsor & Newton BrushMarkers.
Here’s the shade’s I’ve used:
Promarker Brush Colours – Skin
Promarker Brush Colours – Pink
Promarker Brush Colours – Orange
Promarker Brush Colours – Green
Promarker Brush Colours – Black / Grey
Designer Papers
I’ve paired my Verity Rose girlie with these stunning Forever Free papers from First Edition. I love the hots pinks and vibrant oranges with the delicate patterns on this paper pad.
I’ve mounted the Forever Free papers onto plain card stock from Craft Sensations. I’ve left a 3mm border around each piece.
Inking
I like to use distress inks to add a bit of colour around my images. I use a Blending Tool to sweep the ink onto the edges of my die cut shape. For this card I’ve used Pickled Raspberry.
Embellishments
I’ve embellished this Verity Rose card with little gems, some scraps of ribbon and a wooden heart that my children bought me for my birthday last year.
Greeting
One of the many things i love about First Edition paper pads is that they often include extra embellishment sheets. The Forever Free pad includes a selection of greeting tags. I’ve cut one of them out and stuck it to my card with 3D Foam Pads.
Take a Peak Inside
I think it’s such a shame to receive a beautifully decorated card only to open it and be faced with a blank page. So I use more of my designer papers to decorate the insides of my cards. I mostly use scraps leftover from the main design and a 10cm square of plain paper to write a nice message onto.
Products I’ve Used
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Pin it Now, Craft it Later
I do hope you have enjoyed having a peak at my latest card making project. Please feel free to use my handmade cards to inspire your own creations, pin it to your Pinterest for later.
A Little Bit About Me . . .
Hi there! Thank you so much for stopping by my little corner of the interweb. I’m Bridie.
I’ve been crafting since I was toddling around craft shows while my mum sold knitting yarn. She used to buy me a new craft kit to keep me busy. When I grew up I set up my own online craft shop and loved every minute of it. There’s is nothing like the thrill of getting to be one of the first people to see new craft collections.
I sold my business to focus on raising my two children. They’re still young so for now I’m blogging my craft projects and sharing tutorials to inspire you. I love creating handmade cards with digital stamps. I scrapbook to preserve precious memories of my kids childhoods. I knit and sew to keep my kids in comfortable, unique clothes they love. I create batch cooked meals that give me more time to craft. And because I’m not currently earning I do all of this on a teeny tiny budget.
I’ll show you all the best ways to craft on a tight budget so you can still create a life you love.
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