{Spotlight Project} Shery Creates A One Layer Card Using 5 Techniques

Hello! I've got a one layer card featuring the Joyful set to share in this post. To create this card, I used 5 techniques: build-a-scene, masking, stenciling (I actually used the stencil in two different ways), coloring with alcohol markers, and watercoloring. Here's my card:

Here are the supplies I used:

• Stamps: Joyful, Sentiment Builders: Christmas & New Year
• Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black (not in photo), Gray Flannel, Summer Sky; Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink; Distress Inks - Broken China, Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot
• Markers: Spectrum Noir (DR5, CR10, CT4, GB5, DG3)
• Stencil: The Crafter's Workshop - 6" by 6" Aspen Trees
• Liquitex White Gesso (not in photo)
• Card Base: Canson - 140-lb Cold-Press Watercolor Paper

I started by trimming a 9" by 12" watercolor paper down to 5" by 12" so when folded in half, I'd have a 5" by 6" card. Instead of using the textured side of the paper, I used the smooth side. As I was going through my stencils, I found the aspen trees stencil. I hadn't used it before and I thought it was the perfect stencil to use with the sleigh stamp and create a snowy Christmas night scene.

Masking is my favorite technique to use when creating one layer cards. For this card, I started off by stamping the sleigh where I want it then creating a mask for it. With scrap paper, I cut a couple of slopes and covered the bottom part. 

I used the stencil two ways in this card. First, I used it the "normal" way: laying it on top of the card and then sponging Distress inks over it. Then, I used it as a stamp: I flipped the stencil over, swiped Black Soot Distress ink, spritzed a bit of water, and placed it over the card again and brayered over it to transfer the ink. The black ink didn't transfer all the way so the white areas look like snow.

I did some watercoloring on the snow banks using Memento inks, building up layers of colors and letting the inks spread and blend into each other. I mainly did it by painting water over the area and then dropping the inks on it.

As for the sleigh, I used Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and when I was done coloring, I touched up the areas underneath it and around the runners by watercoloring some more of the Memento inks. I also flicked some gesso over the trees to create falling snow. I finished the card by stamping the sentiment.

Here's my card up close:

And I've got a video showing how I put this card together from start to finish. It's just a little over 8 minutes long, in fast-forward motion, captioned, and accompanied by some lively silent film music.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope my project today has inspired you to try different techniques to create your cards. See you in a couple of weeks!

Stamps Shery used in today's project:

 


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