Wednesday 3 July 2013

Sunset Frame Card

Palm trees have always been one of my favourite things to draw and they always look great against a tropical sunset, so this is the inspiration for my frame card. 

First I found an image of a round wooden frame on the internet.  I edited it in Photoshop before printing onto white card and cutting out.  I took an A4 piece of white card, scored and folded it in half, then drew round the frame making sure it slightly overlapped the fold at the top.  I then cut the card out to the shape of the frame. 
Next I took a few bits of cotton wool and used them to 'paint' a sunset scene on the card with permanent dye inks. (Cotton wool gives a lovely soft feel without any hard edges.)  Using the frame as a size guide, I drew a couple of palm trees onto black card and cut them out.
I added 2mm foam squares to the palm trees and stuck them in place, ensuring the edges would be underneath the frame.  For the frame I used 3mm foam squares to give further dimension and make sure it sat above the palm trees. 
For the tag I used a textured piece of cream card and inked it to blend in with the frame.  I matted a Making Memories sentiment onto black card, glueing it at an angle onto the tag.  I punched a hole and used basic string to complete it before glueing in place onto the frame. 
For the final touch, I added some shimmer chalk to the palm trees and the reflection of the sun on the water. 

I have created this card for two challenges:
1. Crafty Cardmakers: #95 Holiday
2. Joanna Sheen: Don't be square!




7 comments:

  1. Fab card! Thanks for joining us at Joanna Sheen! Laura x

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  2. This is gorgeous. It looks like you are peeking through a porthole of a ship and can see palm trees on the island you are approaching. I love the sun in the background, it's reflection on the water. The whole thing is just gorgeous

    Thank you so much for sharing this with us

    Lin xx
    Crafty Cardmakers

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  3. Great Card! The reflection effect you've achieved is fab! Thanks for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers this time.

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  4. Beautiful! And such gorgeous colours too!

    Thanks for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers.

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  5. Great card, love the frame and your palm trees are fab
    Thanks for joining us at CCM.
    Jules :)

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  6. Cool wooden effect on the card frame... as Lin said, it is just like a porthole. I love the whole tropical beach at sunset theme. Thank you for sharing your card with us at Crafty Cardmakers,

    Jackie

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  7. What a wonderful effect you've created on your card, it looks just like a porthole and the sunset looks fabulous.

    Thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Cardmakers.

    Feebsy
    xx

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