Hello Friends, How are you? Anything new with you?
Today I am up on the Stamping Bella blog and I am sharing a super quick card … especially for me. Have you ever been in a pinch and had to make a quick card? It’s pretty easy and quick to stamp a background, color it, add some vellum and that’s pretty much it in a nut shell. I think I pulled this together in 30 minutes which is a HUGE record for me. That N.E.V.E.R happens! (I hope it doesn’t look that way)
I inked this trio of cactus with some VersaFine black Onyx ink on some Tim Holtz watercolor paper (my favorite). It’s super easy to do a quick wash of watercolor with some Zig clean brush markers. To dry the coloring I sped up the process with my heat gun and trimmed some heavy weight vellum to glue on top of my background. My glue of choice these days for vellum is matte medium.
I tucked my background with the vellum in a book to dry why I colored the cactus for the top of my card.
Another large cactus was stamped, colored & cut. I stamped the sentiment on some scrap watercolor paper and cut a talk bubble … free form … and added some foam tape to the back of the talk bubble and cactus. I assembled the card and I was finished. One more thing… to add that little extra touch on your card … color some twine with a marker and tie it around an arm on the cactus.
I hope this might take the fear out of creating a quick card. Thanks for your visit today and always … always. Hugs, Kathy
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Only you can take the simple and make it look extraordinary! Love the colors, design and everything about this card! Fabulous like you!
Love the idea of coloring twine – cheap and really nice as sometimes the bakers twine seems to thick for an image. The coloring on your main-don’t-squeeze is outstanding.
You’ve done it again. As always, fabulous coloring…and what a cute, clever idea for a quick card. Thanks so much for the truly great design tips.
Love the cactus card, being in Texas here we see alot of them and you will always catch me saying, “Howdy Ya’ll”. So Howdy Kathy and thanks for sharing this card I just really love it. It’s for sure a stamp that I would use and most likely if at all possible wear it out lol. Hope your 4th was wonderful, ours was awesome. Finally time with just hubby.
Perfect guy card! Love it! Looks great on the water colour paper with the overlay!
Such a fun card!!
Cute card! TFS!
Fab! Jo x
Adorable.
Wow!Kathy,you never cease to amaze me.This may be quick but lovely.
Very cute cacti, Kathy! Your card is great,and it sure doesn’t look like you made it in a hurry 🙂
So sweet, Kathy! I just love the twine bow around the arm of the Saguaro! ♡
awesome card!
I can certainly say that I’ve N.E.V.E.R. made a card that cute and pretty in 30 minutes!!! Love it!!
As usual, you came out on top. A sweet, funny little card that looks far more complicated to make than actual execution. Thanks, Kathy.
This is awesome Kathy. I love the cacti and the colours you’ve used, it really is great!
Lately, there is no such thing as a “quick card”! I am in a slump and they ALL take me a couple hours at least! LOL However, yesterday I did manage to make my sister a 60th birthday card and the day before that I made my sons. For me, I have accomplished a lot this week. It doesn’t help that I have a summer cold and just got back from vacation. (Maybe I’ll do better soon! haha)
It takes me 30 minutes just to decide on colors! I’d have never known this took you so little time (according to your standards). It’s colorful, fun, whimsical and most definitely nicely colored. I love vellum and have a stash I’ve been hoarding for MANY years, back to when we used it on so many things. It definitely softens your “gang of cacti” and lets the leader of the bunch stand out. The colored twine around his neck makes him a perfect cowboy cactus.
Gorgeous cacti, Kathy! Well done on completing something that quickly! Proves simple shading can be stunning!!
Kathy,
Your card is STUNNING as always! Your coloring is flawless and your skill to whip a card up in 30 minutes–PRICELESS! Cheers!