Sassyde

  Hello, encouragement cards bring smiles to the faces of those who receive them, and those who send them.   I have created two sets of cards, one set is more masculine in design and one set is more feminine in design.   The tools chosen to complete each card, come from the wonderful options offered by Altenew.   1.          The three courses I have selected to use as my guides are the Celebration: Stencil class, the Easy Die Cutting class and the Easy Ink Blending class for these cards.   Let’s start with the background panels.   Cut ten A2, 5.5” x 4.25”, panels from watercolor paper.   The first color layer is a wash of teal for the masculine cards and a wash of pink for the feminine cards.   Use a broad flat paint brush.   Wet the brush lightly, swipe the wet brush a few times over the paper.   To add color, press an ink pad on the work surface to leave a small amount of ink for this next step. ...