Vintage Rose Cards

 
Hello friends! My kiddos are celebrating their 22nd birthday this weekend, and I made this birthday card for my daughter and a second one using the same paint colors just for fun. I chose to use primarily paint, so I could play along with Simon Says Stamp where the prompt is to play with paint.

 I used the Roses 3D Texture Fade by Tim Holtz and the following Distress paint colors: Broken China, Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, Black Soot and Picket Fence.  I used a secret ingredient--hand sanitizer-- to make the paint more translucent and glaze-like, giving the backgrounds a more water color appearance and allowing stamping to show through.

The background on the Blue Rose card for my daughter is stamped with Peeled Paint Archival ink and the Botanical stamp from Botanical & Batik by Tim Holtz. I did this by inking the stamp and making the impression right onto the flat surface of the embossing folder on the side with the recessed image. Then I transferred the ink to the water color card when I ran it through my die cut machine.

The birthday sentiment (Tiny Text) is heat embossed with Speckled Egg Embossing Glaze over Broken China ink and edged in Princess Gold Embossing powder. This panel is layered over Metallic Kraft Stock.

For the other card, I started with a watercolor panel that I first coated randomly with gesso. It gives even an even more translucent quality to the paints. I colored the yellow gold roses first with Distress Crayons (Dried Marigold, Spun Sugar and Squeezed Lemonade) and gesso, before finger painting with Mustard Seed Distress paint. Foxing is done with Frayed Burlap ink. The panel is layered over old Coordinations card.

Everything else, including the background is done with the Distress Paint mainly using my finger, except splatters of black and white were done with paint and splatter brushes. All the raised areas are touched lightly with Prima's Opal Magic Wax in Vintage Silk. I left off the sentiment, so I could use this card for practically any occasion.

Here's another look at each complete card.

Thank you for stopping by today! Now I need to go make a card for my young man.  I'll leave you with this Bible verse which I think brings comfort and reassurance in these troubling times:

"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To Him be the power for ever and ever. Amen." Peter 5:10-11

Challenge shares:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Play With Paint

Countryview Challenges - July 2020 - Do What Makes You Happy Making a card with someone I love in mind makes me happy, as does finger painting and making creative discoveries.

Creative Artiste Challenge #62 Anything Goes Mixed Media

We Love 2 Create at Polkadoodles Challenge #7- Anything Goes Mixed Media

These products were used and can be purchased at The Funkie Junkie Boutique:

Roses 3D Texture Fade

Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Broken China, Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, Black Soot and Picket Fence

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap, Broken China, Peeled Paint Archival

Tim Holtz Idea-ology 8 x 8 Metallic Kraft Stock

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamp Set - Tiny Text

Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Glaze - Speckled Egg

Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Dabber

Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons - Dried Marigold, Spun Sugar, Squeezed Lemonade

Embossing Powder -  - Princess Gold