Tuesday, October 9, 2018

God's Blessings Handmade Card

 I have another "Colorful Blessings" card to share.  I can't even begin to tell you how much I have enjoyed making these cards.  The card fronts are as enjoyable to color as coloring in an adult coloring book...but better, because I can give my card to someone else to enjoy when I'm done.  I usually color my card fronts while watching TV and make the card later.  And if you have no idea what I'm talking about, check out these posts here and here.

Some of the images in the card front collection are easier to color than others.  This one I really struggled with because most of the image is water and what color do I color the fish?  I decided to go with various shades of blue for the water, and to keep more with a monochromatic theme, I went with purples and reds for the fish.



I really wanted the sentiment to pop out from the busyness of the card, so I actually cut it out using a circle die from Spellbinder's Nestabilities and then popped it up on dimensionals.


I used a corner rounder to round the edges of the main image panel and the white panel behind it.  I felt rounding the corners echoed the round image.


Before I go I want to apologize for not having any fashion posts this week.  My DSLR was in the shop for repairs.  We tried taking pictures with my IPhone, but I didn't think they were blog worthy, so I just decided to skip it for this week.  I do have a new Stitch Fix box coming this weekend, and I got my camera back, so expect me to be back on a regular blog schedule next Monday.

Have a Great Day!  Amy

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12 comments:

  1. onceuponatimehappilyeverafter.comOctober 9, 2018 at 6:03 AM

    Beautiful card. Hope the fixes to your DSLR weren't terribly expensive. I need to force myself to use my good camera and not my phone camera for clothes posts, I hesitate to call mine fashion posts!!

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    1. Amy JohnsonOctober 9, 2018 at 8:26 AM

      Thanks Leslie. The camera was still under warranty so no expenses other than shipping costs. It was very disappointing though that such an expensive camera malfunctioned so quickly. I don't know why I call my fashion posts "fashion" posts. It's something I've always done, so why change now. Another blogger once told me she refers to her fashion posts as "Style posts" and calls herself a "style blogger", because her posts on clothes are about what she wears. That makes sense to me. But I do cover fashion trends a lot, so I think that's why I might call them fashion posts. I think it's just habit now to tell you the truth. :)

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  2. EllibelleOctober 9, 2018 at 8:19 AM

    What a beautiful image Amy, reminds me of a Kaleidoscope! Wonderful card and the included sentiment fits the ocean theme so well! And loving the colors you picked!

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    1. Amy JohnsonOctober 9, 2018 at 12:34 PM

      Thanks Ellie! I'm so glad you mentioned that because I had the same thoughts when I was writing my post but couldn't think of the word "Kaleidoscope" to save my life! ha ha! Yes, it definitely looks like a kaleidoscope.

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  3. candyOctober 9, 2018 at 8:28 AM

    I love and enjoy handmade cards and anything handmade. Means they took the time to think about me and do something special.

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  4. awhiteOctober 9, 2018 at 10:16 AM

    This turned out so good, lady!

    -Ashley
    Le Stylo Rouge

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  5. ClearissaOctober 10, 2018 at 9:17 AM

    Beautiful card. I love the sentiment.

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  6. NikkiOctober 11, 2018 at 9:00 PM

    I love the colors that you chose and it turned out beautiful. I have been given some coloring books and I'd love to use them, but first I need to get my eyes checked and get me some glasses that I can see to stay in the lines! LOL
    :) gwingal

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    1. Amy JohnsonOctober 12, 2018 at 7:11 AM

      Thanks Nikki. You know what's funny, I need glasses to when I color. But I don't use my $500 pair of bi-focals, I find a cheap $3.00 pair of drug store reading glasses works better! Save the $ and go buy a pair of reading glasses! ha ha!

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