Welcome to the Pals monthly blog hop. We’re so glad you’re here! January is all about making “Art from the Heart,” featuring projects for Valentines Day, Thinking of You, Get Well, or Sympathy. You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal’s blog. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. You’ll find the the full line-up below to help you move, or “hop” along from Pal to Pal.
Yes, today’s blog hop theme is “From the Heart” and I’ve decided to show a Get Well card that I’ve made and share a little heart-felt story with it.
For my card, I used one of the new sets in the 2019 Occasions Catalog called Wonderful Romance. This happens to be the set that I won during a Prize Patrol at On Stage in Orlando. Pretty lucky, I am!
First, I heat embossed the large image from the stamp set by stamping it with Versamark Ink onto a panel of Crumb Cake cardstock. I sprinkled it generously with white Embossing Powder, then heat set it with my Heat Tool.
Than I colored it with my Watercolor Pencils, using a technique that I recently learned from Canadian Demonstrator, Susanne Netz. For the leaves I used Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, and White pencils. For the flowers, I used Calypso Coral and White. With this technique, start at the bottom of the leaf image with the darker color, color about 1/2 way up, then color above that with white, slightly blending the two together and leaving it look a little veiny and imperfect (just right for this colorer!) The large leaves were a bit too rustic for me, so I smoothed them out ever so slightly with a Blender Pen. For the flowers, start in the center of the flower and color out to the edges.
A close up photo is definitely humbling. I can see every mistake when I look at the photo, but in real life the mistakes are barely discernable! Whew!
Mistakes ignored, this shot gives you a pretty good idea of how to fill in the color on each leaf and flower. I’ve added a little bit of sparkle in the center of the three flowers, using a non-SU product called Stickles.
My layers are assembled like this:
- Thick Whisper White, 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, scored at 4-1/4″, side fold
- Garden Impressions coral DSP, 5″ x 3-3/4″, glued to white base
- Crumb Cake with stamped image, 4-3/8″ x 3-1/8″, glued to
- Calypso Coral, 4-1/2″ x 3-1/4″, glued to
- Whisper White, 4-5/8″ x 3-3/8″, adhered to DSP panel with Dimensionals
Before adhering the top three layers to the DSP, I wrapped a double strand of Linen Thread around them and tied a bow. The sentiment I used is from Itty Bitty Greetings, stamped in Crumb Cake onto thick Whisper White. The strip measures about 2″ x 5/8″.
Inside you find that heart ~
And here’s the story I promised you…
I volunteer teach a group of homeschooled students at Community Bible Study. One of the ladies who volunteers to lead the adult women in the study just had her 93rd birthday! 93!!! And still leading a group of women! She has been such a beautiful inspiration. But lately she has been in a lot of pain and is finding it hard to leave the house, so I’ve been sending her cards every few days, hoping to cheer her up. This card will go to her after I’ve finished this post. She always calls me to tell me how much she appreciates my cards. Her name is Caroline, and she is a dear, sweet lady. If you would lift her up in your prayers, I know she would treasure that! Thank you!
More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month’s Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they’ve created! Don’t forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, February 13, 2019 when our Hoppin’ Pals share their “It’s Time to Sale-A-Brate” projects. Don’t miss the fun!
- Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
- Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Terri George at Stamp Me Crafty
- Linda Suarez at All Night Stamping
- Sara Stuart at Sentiments by Sara
- Leah O’Brien at Stamping by the Bay
- Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
- Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
- Su Mohr at Aromas and Art
- Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
- Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
- Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards
- Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
- Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
- Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
- Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
- Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
- Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
- Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
- Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
- Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
- Patti MacLeith at Paper Crafts by Patti
- Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
Product List
You can shop for any of the products I’ve used today by simply clicking on the picture below. It will redirect you to my store. Thanks so much!
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This is definitely ART!! Love it!
I love this fantastic card Karen. Your color choices are great.
Thanks, Rae!
Your choice of colors turned out beautifully!!
Thanks, Barbara!
Your coloring technique is beautiful, Karen! This will surely make someone feel better!
Thanks, Su! I’m glad you were finally able to see it! We had to get a few things adjusted in my WP platform (not without much frustration! but all is well now 🙂
Karen, this is so stunning with the heat emboss and your gorgeous coloring!
Thanks, Tricia!
Karen, this is so pretty! You colored it beautifully. This is my favorite suite in the catalog.
Thank you Debbie! I’m so relieved that it finally came through!
Karen, this is such a lovely card and I had no idea about this coloring technique…thanks for sharing. I had no issues getting to your blog from the hop or your email earlier…just now able to comment, though.
Thanks, Rosanne. I think that only people who have subscribed could view it. I also think we’ve resolved the issue now. Brian made some adjustments for me.
Karen, this is stunning! I don’t see any mistakes, either. I haven’t tried coloring with my pencils on anything but white, but your example has definitely encouraged me to give it a try. Thanks for the beautiful inspiration and for the touching story. Prayers and hugs to your friend.
Thank you so much, Linda!
Karen, this card is lovely. Debbie had to forward your email notification to me so that I could see your blog hop post! Not sure why it won’t come up for me otherwise…
Thank you Katy! I’ve sent you an email. Some can see it, others can’t! It’s very confusing but I’d like to try and resolve it!
A beautiful card! And the coloring is fabulous. Thank you for the coloring tips!
Thank you so much, Jackie! I appreciate it!
Karen, this is gorgeous!! Your coloring looks realistic. I can’t wait to give this technique a try. I’ve never used my white pencil! Lol
Thanks, Jeanie! I hadn’t either – who knew it would work like that?!
Oh Karen, I love this card and the thoughts behind it. I did not see mistakes in the closeup picture. I think the coloring is very real. Oh, and the inside is just perfect. My goal is to work on my insides. I got my envelopes down.
Have a blessed day.
Thank you, Nancy! Just knowing that you saw this is helpful. Apparently not everyone can! I so appreciate your comments! You have a blessed day, too!