Showing posts with label Father's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Father's Day. Show all posts

6.11.2019

Day 2 of 100 Days of Creativity ~ Dad's Birthday

I'm back with another masculine card to celebrate Dad.  That's 2 days in a row!!! This crafty challenge is getting my creative juices flowing.  While I was making those Father's Day cards I shared yesterday, I realized that my dad's birthday was coming up.  You see, I've been sick with a summer cold for 2 weeks, so I haven't kept track of dates, nor been able to craft much with the added vertigo to go along with my ear infection.

My dad loves the ocean and he passed that love onto mom and I.  Now I have passed that love on to my husband and children.  I was feeling (a little too) confident in my painting skills and knew I had seen an ocean scene recently while binge watching youtube videos from other cardmakers.  So, I went on a search of my recent history.  I never did find that video I was thinking of, but I did find a new watercolor class from Sandy Allnock, so I decided to give it a whirl and purchased her class.  Time was of the essence because Dad's birthday is tomorrow.  I got to work and this is what happened.


The first thing I did was stamp the outline of a lighthouse in distress ink.  I knew the ink would blend out and I also knew I didn't know how to draw a lighthouse on my own.  I chose the layer that shows the shadows and used paint to add the red stripes to my lighthouse.  Once it was dry I went back and added blue in light (almost grey) hues and bright touches of brighter blue.  I then used some black in my red and a dry brush to just go over the shadows on the right.  Because I used the textured side of the watercolor paper it just hit the highlights.


I've circled the image I stamped below.  You could choose any lighthouse, or if you are braver than I you could paint/draw your own.
High Tides
Now for the truly artistic part.  As I said, I took a class from Sandy Allnock.  She has this class offered for 3 forms of media, so if watercoloring isn't your thing, try the Copic or colored pencils class.  https://art-classes.com/product/mini-watercolor-course-underwater-scenes/  I used liquid watercolor from the Let's Make Art watercolor classes I've been taking.  You could also use water-based ink refills.  In the class Sandy has suggestions of beautiful colors too, but I don't own them. (yet)


Once the painting was dry I took a pen and traced around my lighthouse to give it a little more definition.   I also added a few dots with that pen at the base of the lighthouse and along the edge of the cliff/water.  The sentiment was stamped with my MISTI so that I could be sure to get a crisp image on that textured watercolor paper.  The final steps were to add a mat and attach it to a card base.  I did some additional stamping on the inside, but forgot to take a picture before sending it to my dad.  This would make a great masculine card for Father's Day, Retirement, Sympathy, Get Well, Encouragement and Birthday.  Whatever you need for the special guy in your life.



Once the card was finished I took the seashells from the stamp set I used on the inside for the sentiment and stamped it on the flap of my envelope.  As soon as he and Skooter go to the mailbox they will know a card has arrived from his favorite (and only) daughter.  The seashells and sandollars were colored with Zig markers.

Precious Moments


Thank you, Sandy, for putting out this fabulous tutorial.  I have more piece to turn into cards from other lessons in the class and plan to add them to the blog during this 100 days of creativity.  What have you been working on lately?  Where do you find inspiration for masculine cards?




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6.10.2019

Day 1 of 100 Days of Creativity ~ Father's Day Card

It's been so long since I have blogged, that there may not be anyone out there that even sees this post, but I have regained my creative spark and feel it is time to start sharing again.  A crafty friend of mine put out a challenge to do something crafty every day for 100 days.  I've been sick with a sinus infection & ear infection with a touch of vertigo since the challenge started on July 1st, so I'm a little late to the party.  I have been trying to make something a little each day, even if it is just practicing watercoloring techniques or stamping out images to color later.  My hope is to share what is going on in my creative world over the next 100 days and encourage you to make something everyday too!

One of the reasons I've decided to share again here with you is that I was having trouble finding inspiration myself to make Father's Day cards this year.  After searching I wish I had time to film videos for you to share.  Making cards for guys can stump many of us, including me. I decided to take some of things I've been learning in a watercolor class I've been taking online and shrink it down to an A2 card size.  


I taped my watercolor paper down to a clipboard and kept the tape on until it was completely dry.  This helped prevent warping.  To create the background I used the tutorial and supplies from the Wild Trees Watercolor kit at Let's Make Art.  https://www.letsmakeart.com/collections/kit/products/wild-trees-watercolor-paint-kit You can watch the tutorial there for free and pick up supplies to create your own.  Her individual boxes with paint, paper and instructions are a wonderful place to start your own watercolor journey.  I've been getting her monthly subscriptions for a couple of months and I have learned soooooooooooo much!!!

I will also list some suggested substitutions at the end of this post in case you want to paint with stamping supplies you might already have on hand.  *hint* Ink refills work well for this type of painting.


I made a couple of variations to her original painting.  Obviously with watercolor each piece will turn out differently.  I decided to add a bit of blue to my sky because the original reminded me too much of the recent Carr and Camp fires in Northern CA where my family is from.  I didn't want to send Father's Day cards that would make them think of the fires.


I also added a couple of dots of blue to the trees while they were still damp.  They faded so that you can't really see them, but they added depth to my cards that I really liked.  I also took the liberty of added a few green pine needles to the foreground.


It's hard to capture the true colors.  I'm out of practice with photography and I had to get these cards mailed ASAP to my Dad, Father-in-Law and other Father-in-Law in CA.  As you can tell I stamped my sentiment in the sky.  For mine and my husband's dad I stamped Happy Father's Day with different sentiments inside.



For my kid's Papa I made this card which reads PAPA is... another name for LOVE on the inside.  I think he will love it.  One final TIP *** use a MISTI to stamp once you are finished.  It's difficult to get a good impression with just one press on watercolor paper because of the texture.   Plus, if you have put all that work into watercoloring the background you don't want to mess up the stamping at this stage.


When I was young I dreamed of being able to watercolor like my great aunt Rosie.  As I grew I thought it wasn't possible for me as I am not an artist and I can't draw.  Thanks to patient teachers, like Sarah Cray at Let's Make Art, I am finding my own artistic talents and I love it!

Simply Stated




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