Hi Friends!
Today I have an unusual combination for you – sweet peas, vintage-y cottage garden flowers and a hard riveted industrial background! Strange combination? Unexpected? Well this is my take on the With a Twist Altenew class for AECP.
Inspiration
I took my inspiration from an Altenew class called With a Twist, which is one of their Level 2 classes. Each lesson features a different technique to use with a twist eg stamping with a twist, diecutting with a twist and so on. I was inspired by the lesson suggesting modern with vintage as the twist and that was what I intended to do until I found some things in my stash that changed my mind!
Overview of my card process
For my vintage flowers I used the Sweetest Peas stamp and die set and after heat embossing in white, I used the Watercolour palette to paint them this pinky colour, and the background a light green, which after I had done, I didn’t like at all! I decided to separate the flowers from the background and try to save them somehow.
I painted them again using a different shade of pink from my Altenew Watercolour Palette and this time I was much happier with them.
I still didn’t know what I was going to do with them though, and still had my mind set on something modern. At least, until I found these pieces of embossed card in my stash. I had made them for some other project a while back and never used them, but when I put the flowers next to it… I really loved it! Vintage and Industrial, this could be a new thing lol. The embossed card pieces were enough to make a 6 x 6 card when I pieced them together, and then I made a card base from an old amazon box. (I’m recycling as much as possible during our lockdown).
I used some sanding paper to lift some of the black off and reveal the shiny silver underneath, and then I found the perfect sentiment to add to the middle. These delicate cottage garden flowers can bloom anywhere, even in a harsh industrial background, so long as they never give up!
Once the card front was adhered to the base, and the stickers placed where I wanted them, the card was complete!
Stronger than yesterday – never give up!
Thoughts
I love watercolouring even if I have to do it twice to achieve a colour I am happy with lol. I enjoyed this class as it forced me to think of different options and I came up with a brand new option that I really love! I’ve used this stamp set a few times but always for something soft and pretty, never in this way.
I hope you enjoyed reading about this card and that you find inspiration from it.
Challenges
A Vintage Journey – Beautiful Blooms – delicate sweet peas against an industrial background
PROJECT RECIPE:
Altenew – Sweetest Peas stamps and dies, Watercolour Palette
HP watercolour paper
Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
Wow white EP
Versamark ink
Tim Holtz stickers
From stash: already embossed black metallic card, amazon box, water brush,
FYI Here’s a list of all my Class posts for Level 2:
.Beyond Basic Backgrounds
.In the Mood for Color
.With A Twist You are here
.Creative Watercolor Media
.Polychromatic
.Beautiful Details
.Color Your Day
.Impressive Heat Embossing
.Magical Marker Techniques
.Masking Unleashed
What great contrast between the dark industrial background and your lovely pink sweet peas! thanks for sharing with us at A Vintage Journey! xx
This is amazing! Look at that texture! I love it Elle!
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