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"Nature Lover" Card!

Hello, crafty friends! It's Michelle here, and I’m excited to share a delightful project with you

today that combines my love for nature with some fun and innovative techniques. If you’ve been

searching for a way to elevate your card-making game, you’re in the right spot! In this blog , I will

be guiding you through the steps to create a beautiful nature-themed card, while also

introducing a fantastic technique for making unique background papers that I’ve recently fallen

in love with.

So grab your supplies—especially a brayer, a gelli plate, and some shimmering

matte acrylic paints—and let’s dive into the creative world of card making! You’ll be surprised at

how easy and enjoyable it is to bring a little piece of nature to life right on your card. Let's get

started!


Nature Lover card by Michelle
Nature Lover card by Michelle

I started out using a brayer, a gelli plate and Shimmering Matte Acrylic Paint in Honey Gold.

Apply a generous amount of the shimmering matte acrylic paint to the gelli plate and evenly distribute it with the brayer.

Using a brayer, shimmering acrylics and a gelli plate
Using a brayer, shimmering acrylics and a gelli plate

Next I layed down a Hole Punch TCW stencil and pressed a piece of card stock on top to pick up the paint. It's ok if you have leftover paint on your gelli plate from a previous project, it just adds to the layers of the piece and gives your print more interest. I make these in batches so there tends to be lots of layers and color overlap.

Adding some texture using a stencil
Adding some texture using a stencil

I then removed the stencil and pulled another print with the paint that was left on the gelli plate

Creating our background using a gelli plate
Creating our background using a gelli plate

Once I had a few fun background papers I picked one I liked and gave it a ripped edge then inked it up with a stamp pad for some distressing. Next I applied some Marble Plaster Stucco with a palette knife and pressed some bits of cheese cloth into it while it was wet and added some gold leaf flakes.

Adding Marble Plaster to our background
Adding Marble Plaster to our background

After all the mediums had dried I pulled out some 49 & Market die cuts and applied them to the card with some glue dots.

Adding 49 and market diecuts to our card
Adding 49 and market diecuts to our card

I finished it off by tying one of the tag die cuts with a piece of twine and then applied the whole piece to the front of a card.

Adding more embellishments to our card
Adding more embellishments to our card

Finished Nature Lover Card by MIchelle
Finished Nature Lover Card by MIchelle

Closeup nature lover card
Closeup nature lover card

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed it and were inspired to make your own nature lover card for that someone special in your life.

~Michelle Sanders









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