A Chance of Rain

It's Time for A New Challenge at Sew Many Cards!

May 14-20

Sew Many Challenges - Easel Card

Easel cards are easy to make and lots of fun!

The sponsor for this week's Sew Many Challenges is Soft Pencil Digital Stamps.

ELIZABETH PUJALKA -- OWNER


SPONSOR PRIZE PACKAGE -- $15 Voucher to the Soft Pencil Shop

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"Hello everyone! my name is Elizabeth Pujalka and I´m the illustrator and designer behind Softpencil - Digital Stamps, home of Michu and his lovely friends, where you can find cute illustrations for your crafting needs.

My illustrations are a homage to the Nature and their creatures, where a sweet child, a simple flower or a fragile animal become protagonists. I invite you to know my whimsical world plenty of gorgeous characters and to enjoy creating with them!"

Here's the Easel Card I created:



I used the Sew Many Cards Springtime Umbrella image.

With all the springtime rains we've been having, it seemed like a very appropriate image to use. (Rain! Rain! Go away!)




I used lots of layers of designer paper and cardstock to create a sturdy card that stands up well when propped in the easel position.

To create the image, I printed it out twice: once on a soft yellow plaid designer paper and once on blue cardstock. I colored the hearts and patch with a variety of colors of gel pens. Then I carefully cut out the images and glued the umbrella onto the frame.

For embellishments, I used heart-shaped brads, in keeping with the design of the image. I also used a piece of ribbon that features glittery umbrellas and a single tear drop to create the illusion of a droplet of rain dripping off the edge of the umbrella.

Here's a close-up view:

I'm looking forward to seeing your easel card, too, so be sure to play along in this week's Sew Many Challenges.



Image: Sew Many Cards Springtime Umbrella
Ink: Gel Pens
Paper: Stampin' UP! Glorious Green (all other papers are from my scrap file)
Embellishments: American Crafts ribbon, an aqua Tear Drop, and four pink heart-shaped brads