Summer Poppy card created for Chocolate Baroque

Good morning. Today I am sharing another of my TV show samples created with the gorgeous Summer Fayre stamp from Chocolate Baroque. This is a variation of one of my earlier cards. I added more colouring using watercolour pencils, and created a leafy background using one of the new stencils.

Materials:

• Summer Fayre stamp and Useful Leaves stencil (Chocolate Baroque)
• A5 card blank (white hammered card), white stamping card, black card
• Versafine Inkpad (Onyx Black) and Distress Ink (Shabby Shutters)
• Watercolour pencils and brush for colouring
• Water based sparkle pens
• Fine tipped marker (opaque white)
• Alcohol marker (black)
• Glossy Accents and PVA pearls (black)
• Art Nouveaux decorative frame die (Tonic) and dies to cut poppy and leaves (coloured with alcohol pens and sparkle overlay pen)

How to make it:

1. Cut the background mat from stamping card to make a panel to go behind the decorative frame. Create the background by sponging Distress Ink through the leaf stencil. Edge with black marker and glue to the card front.
2. Cut the decorative frame in black card, placing a white mat behind. Draw faux stitching with white pen and colour some elements with red glitter pen. Glue to the card front with foam pads for added dimension. I also glued down some of the black die waste pieces.
3. Stamp the image with Versafine and cut out to layer onto the decorative frame mat.
4. Colour with watercolour pencils, using a damp brush to blend out the colour. Add some areas of sparkle with water based sparkle pens.
5. Glue on the flower and leaves. I created mine with dies but a ready-made flower embellishment would also work.
6. Add Glossy Accents to some areas of the foliage and hair strands to give shine.
7. Finish with PVA pearls.