Hi! It's Carly and I'm here for another #throwbackthursday!
One of my favorite things about cardmaking is that it is a fun way to try new techniques and new products in a small way. You're not committing to painting a canvas or mural, or even creating a whole 12x12 scrapbook page.Its just a little 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 card (or my favorite a 3-1/2 x 5 card) so if it turns out as total rubbish, you can just start over. Lately I've been wanting to try out Pan Pastels. The little circles of bright color just beckon to me when I see them in the Ellen Hutson LLC warehouse. To get inspired I went straight to my favorite place, The Classroom and searched for "pan pastels". Here are some great articles I found:
PanPastel Resist Background by Julia Stainton
Poinsettia with PanPastel by Kittie Caracciolo
Leaves with PanPastel by Kittie Caracciolo
With inspiration and some newly acquired Pan Pastel knowledge, I created this fall card:
1. I started with a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 piece of Solar White cardstock and used the large Pan Pastel round sponge to cover the whole surface in Pan Pastel Turquoise Tint 580.8.
2. Next I placed a dot stencil over my paper and applied VersaMark ink through the top left edge using a Mini Ink Blending Tool.
3. With the same large sponge, I applied more Pan Pastel Turquoise Tint 580.8 over the VersaMark dots. The VersaMark ink is so sticky that the Pan Pastel sticks to the ink, revealing a subtle pattern.
4. Next I stamped a leaf from Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, Thankful set with VersaMark. After stamping I applied Pan Pastel Orange 280.5 and Permanent Red 340.5 with a pointed tool. Again the Pan Pastel sticks to the VersaMark ink. I repeated the process with two more leaves.
5. When I was happy with my pastel panel, I sprayed it with a little hairspray (it was the only fixative I had handy, lol!) and then I die cut a few strategic leaves out of the panel with the Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Thankful set. I machine stitched the die cut leaves and set aside.
6. I cut my pastel panel down to 4 x 5-1/4 and adhered it to a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 folded Solar White card. I added my stitched leaves back to where they were die cut from, bending them for texture.
7. For a sentiment I stamped and embossed in white "Happy Fall" from the Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, Autumn Acorns set on black cardstock. I cut the end to a fishtail and adhered it to the card with a little nest of white thread underneath.
Happy Thursday!
xo, Carly
