Wedding Card Set - Ankarika Craft

I greet you today with two cards made for a wedding occasion. This was quite a work-intensive project, it took me three days to finish them. This is because I was struggling to arrange the space...

But let's start from the beginning. My customer's expectations were quite clear: A maroon colour mixed with gold, with a reference to an Indian vibe, as the bride and groom have just such roots. I hadn't yet done an assignment with such a style, so it took me a while to go through my supplies in the workshop in search of matching elements.

The paper is by Craft Sensations, embossed with a 3D embossing folder from Sizzix and then I highlighted the design very lightly with gold wax. The edges are sewn on the machine with my favourite stitch. The cards have hangers at the top with a delicate white ribbon.

The main feature is, of course, the couples in love cut from the 'Romantic Moments' collection extras from Margaret Mycraftime. I've placed them on beautifully decorated balconies: Juliette #4 and Juliette #3 and these are of course from Dusty Attic. They are absolutely fantastic and the size fits perfectly on a DL card. As well as the two designs seen in my artwork there are others in the shop. 

There's no point in waiting - pop into the shop and pick your favourites! The range is expanding all the time and I'm thinking it's probably impossible to have just one piece of every shape available in the shop! There are so many shapes and for every occasion!!! And while I'm on the subject, just for the record: Yes, this is an advertising partnership - but one that is backed up by the full acceptance and even love of the product being advertised! I love The Dusty Attic cardboards with all my heart and can therefore recommend them with peace of mind. :)

I protected all the chipboards with white gesso and then treated the balcony and the bricks around the balcony with Finnabair's cream texture paste, which created an interesting texture reminiscent of a wall. I then coloured the bricks with burgundy wax around the edges, and all the other cardboards with gold wax to accentuate any unevenness, giving the whole card an original style. You can watch the process of preparing the balcony at my IG on a reel entitled: "Let's make a romantic balcony".

A romantic curtain with a butterfly pin blows from the balcony. It's a trimmed white gauze. From between the folds protrude gold pendants that are styled in an Indian theme, at least that's how I see it. And there are tiny white flowers growing on the balcony.

At the top I arranged a rather large flower composition. There's a large foamiran flower, accompanied by several smaller ones, white paper leaves from a die-cutting machine, and the whole thing is completed with lovely cardboard swirls designed by Nuneka. The stylish inscriptions 'to the moon and back', 'Together forever', 'Congratulations' and 'Just for you' culminate this romantic scene.

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Please note: one of these cards is still available for sale at my Etsy shop: https://ankarikacraft.etsy.com

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Canvas Art - Pascale B - Mood Board Inspiration

Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on the Dusty Attic blog with a new canvas whose colors are inspired by the February color combo. 

Here is the February Mood Board combo from Dusty Attic.

I just love those colors!

I glued some mini brick wall on the canvas. I mixed together some plaster paste and Mini Art Stones to add some texture. I covered the whole canvas with it. While the plaster was still wet I added a few dry leaves. 

I primed all the chipboards with white gesso. When done, I colored all the chipboard with liquid acrylic paints: the flowers from Wildflowers  #3 with the Prussian Blue, and the branches with Umber and Avocado, the Flower Buds #2 with Ochre, the Foliage #3 with Umber, and finally the Foliage #23 with Umber.

Finally, I embossed some elements: the Flowers Bud #2 with Twilight Jade Slate, the Wildflowers #3 and the Foliage #23 with Hyacinth Blue Jade, and the Foliage #3 with Midnight Gold. 

I primed the resin door with clear gesso before painting it with the Prussian Blue paint. Next, I glued all the chipboards around the door. I waxed the door and the mini birdhouse with Graphite, Old Silver, and White Gold waxes.

To finish, I added some glitters.

Materials: 

Dusty Attic products:

Wildflower #3 DA1143	Flower Buds #2 DA1406	Foliage #3 DA1293	Foliage #23 DA2594
Mini Brick Wall DA0814		Mini Birdhouses DA0706

Other products:

Embossing Powders - Lindy's Gang (Midnight Gold, Twilight Jade Slate, Hyacinth Blue Jade);

Moulds - Katy Sue Design (ClassicDoor);

Art Ingredients - Finnabair Prima (Min Art Stones, Mica Powder: Rust; );

Liquid Acrylic Art Alchemy - Finnabair Prima (Umber, Ochre, Prussian Blue, Avocado);

Waxes Art Alchemy - Finnabair Prima (Graphite, Old Silver, White Gold);

Art Extravagance - Finnabair Prima (Plaster Paste);

Art Basics - Finnabair Prima (Clear Gesso, 3D Matte Gel, Soft Gloss Gel).

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you find some inspiration here!