Summerlicious Release with Joy Clair Designs

 

Hello everyone!  It's time for a new release at

Joy Clair Designs

Summerlicious 

For all of you Joy Clair Designs fans this is such a beautiful release!  So

many florals and beautiful images and meaningful sentiments.  Today

I'm featuring the "My Path" digital stamp set.  This is so pretty and the

butterfly really set my creative mind into high gear!  Let me show you

how I made my card!

As always, I started my card by composing it in my computer.  I only

have an inkjet printer so no fancy equipment.  I printed the image out

onto copy paper and then tape my piece of watercolor paper over it and

send it through the printer again.

My watercolor paper is Bee paper that is 140lb weight.  It prints up

beautifully and is nice to paint on.  I decided to use watercolor color

pencils.  Any brand would work well.  I started by coloring my big

butterfly.  I lay in all my color first - shading colors and base colors,

blend it out with a wet paintbrush.Then, when that layer is dry I can 

go in with another layer.

I moved along with my colors trying to balance out tones and trying new

color combos on each flower.  

Once the coloring was complete, using a rectangle die, I traced around the

die with a pencil where I wanted to cut the image.  I couldn't actually use the die because

the wing of the butterfly was deliberately off the page.  I cut it by hand, cutting

right up again the butterfly wing bits.  I ran a black waterbed pen around the

wing parts that were sticking out.

Next I made a white top folding A2 card base from white card stock.  I cut

a black/grey plaid panel to 4" x 5 1/4".  I cut a piece of black card stock that

is 4 1/8" x 5 3/8".  I mounted the plaid onto the black and then that whole

panel onto the card base.  I backed the stamped panel with a bright yellow/

orange card stock.

When I went to adhere the stamped panel onto the card, I realized I had to

off set the stamped panel to accommodate the butterfly. Even though it's not centered,

 I liked how this looked.  To add something sparkly to this card, I used a gold glitter

 pen and filled in all the little berry parts on the image and the inside bits of the

flowers.  I also added a bit to the veining in the leaves.  I used a shimmer

pen on the body of the butterfly as well as the white dots on the wings

and where the wings meet the body.  And that finished my card!

Here is another card I made with this same set!

Here is the link to the entire collection:

http://joyclair.com/collections/summerlicious-2022

Here is the link to the Joy Clair Blog that will show you all

of the beautiful cards the team has made with this release!

https://joyclairdesigns.com/new-release-summerlicious-2022/

Are you new to digital stamping?  Not really sure how to do it?

Please feel free to ask any one of us your questions.  Digital

stamping is such a great way to stamp on a budget or buying a

stamp set when you need it immediately!  Just ask us!

Thanks so much for stopping!  I hope you love this release as much

as I do!

Betsy

In my capacity as a design team member for Joy Clair Designs, I do receive the products I use from them. 

All opinions and creative decisions remain my own, and I only work with companies/use products that I love.