Hello my crafty friends!
Do I have a fun interactive card for you today! I have been wanting to make this rain effect card ever since I saw Laura Dovalo create her amazing rain shaker card. Here is the link to her video tutorial on rain shaker card as you will want to try this genius idea!
To start my card I created a card base of 5 x 6 1/2 from thick white cardstock. The next step I trimmed watercolor paper a little smaller than my card base and inked with oxide inks in blueprint sketch, shaded lilac, and milled lavender. I always use watercolor paper for my oxide inks because it gives such a smooth blend between colors, you can find some watercolor paper here.
I adhered this to the card base and using a ruler, marked my measured lines on the top and bottom and adhered the clear sewing thread with gold beads. This is where you can follow Laura Dovalo's video tutorial, link above.
The adding beads and thread is time consuming but sooo worth it, especially when you can play with it when done!
For the rest of the card, I die cut some stitched scalloped clouds from thick white cardstock and stamped the sentiment along the bottom one. I added these with extra high pop dots to let the beads move freely under them.
I stamped the ever adorable kitties from Avery Elle's All of Us stamp set, loving that they are all together and no masking required! I colored them with copic markers and fussy cut them out.
I added two rows, pop dotting behind each layer to give depth and added the cloud over the bottom row of kitties. Next to the sentiment, I added one little kitty on a stitched cloud and added a silver glitter heart. I kept it simple since it is a pet sympathy card and I wanted the rain effect to be the focus.
Here is a video of how it looks when you move the card:
I hope I have inspired you to try this out, the tutorial really explains well how to create the effect. I would love to see your creations, please share them with us at Kraftgali Fan Club on Facebook!
Until next Thursday, happy crafting!
Candice
