Monday, June 26, 2017

Stained Glass with Background Dies

Thanks to everyone who's visited my blog for the Coffee Lovers Hop! I have some more projects to share today for the hop today using the amazing Grandpa's Glass: Cup of  Love  Die from A Jillian Vance Design. 



I used a favorite technique to deboss the image of the die into watercolor paper without actually cutting through the paper. Here's the sandwich I used for the Big Shot - I have the platform open on the bottom, a cutting plate, the silicone embossing pad, paper, die face down, and another cutting plate on top.


I'm actually using the back side of the paper for this card - you can see how the cutting lines of the die have created a raised design on the reverse.


I rub a white crayon over the raised outlines, and that creates a resist for my watercoloring. I used QoR watercolor paints for the open areas and Zig markers to add shading.


Here's a closer look!  This was so much fun to create. The sentiment set I used is called Perk Up, and all the sentiments are designed to fit inside the open space here. So clever!


For my second card, I just used the debossed image as the focal point for my card - no color added.


For an accent, I just added some scored lines onto my card base at a diagonal. (Truthfully, I went off the rails a little when I was scoring the edge of the card, so this was my attempt to distract from that. But it works. Shhh.)


That's all I know! I have a busy week here with in-laws here to visit, and an art show this coming weekend - I finished up a painting for the show on Friday, and I'll share it later in the week. Have a great one! Thanks for stopping by!

20 comments:

  1. So many gorgeous techniques in this one post. LOVE your debossed die coffee cup background, resist with a crayon and watercolouring of your 1st card. Your 2nd debossed image is beautiful too without any coloring. TFS both cards and all your techniques.
    Have fun, Dina with your in-laws and at your art show. Hugs

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  2. What a beautiful card - love this!

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  3. Oooh, this is beautiful!

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  4. Gorgeous colouring, haver never tried this technique, thanks for sharing! Awesome card!

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  5. Fabulous - nice job - Love me some Coffee!

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  6. Beautiful coffee card! I love the soft, retro feel of your coloring and I must try your crayon resist technique! Great job!

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  7. So creative, love them.

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  8. What a fun technique Dina! love both of your cards!

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  9. Looking good. Interesting technique. \must try it.

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  10. WOW.
    These are BOTH amazing.

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  11. Love the stained glass look on the first card; it's beautiful. And the 2nd is such a perfect CAS card.

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  12. totally awesome card.. i love it

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  13. I love the crayon resist you did. It makes the watercoloring so gorgeous.

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  14. Fabulous card Dina, love that technique, thanks for sharing it

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  15. Beautiful design and thanks for some instructions!

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  16. I have this die--thanks for these great ideas.

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  17. So very gorgeous! I have been thinking about that die for a few hops now... love this!!

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  18. Both of these cards are beautiful and perfectly done!

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