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I’m Planning To Put My Feet Up, Eventually

July 14, 2020 2 Comments

Just when I thought I had a handle on the 2021/2021 Annual Catalogue another box of new goodies arrived! Most of these are from the new Stampin’ Up! August to December Mini Catalogue which goes live on August 4th. While it’s still 23 weeks to Christmas I know that time will fly by, but the new Mini Catalogue isn’t just about Christmas. There’s autumn, and Thanksgiving and Halloween all coming before then and that will keep me busy. Of course I don’t keep the new products separate from the existing ones, where’s the fun in that? No, I look forward to mixing and matching and getting the most out of my limited purchases. So it’s back into the craft studio for me, I may not have my feet up, but I’m relaxing all the same.

Get well card with tortoise image and sentiment from the Back On Your Feet Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

SIMPLE GREEN BACKGROUND

It’s seems ages since I last made a get well card and that was my plan for today. Looking through some of my older but still available stamp sets I settled on Back On You Feet. I’ve made cards with this set before but I haven’t used the tortoise image, so that’s where I started.

In my head I saw a green background, not exactly grass, but something that would suggest the outdoors. There are some green patterns in the Whale Of A Time 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack, but none that inspired me today. Instead I chose a striking striped pattern from the Forever Greenery 12″ x 12″ DSP pack.

For my card base I used my Paper Trimmer to cut and score some Thick Very Vanilla Card. Then I folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder.

Next, taking my chosen DSP I cut three pieces. The first piece was 2-1/4″ x 6″ and I fixed that to the flap of a Very Vanilla Medium Envelope with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow). Then using Paper Snips I cut the paper to shape using the edge of the flap as a guide.

I cut the second piece 3″ x 5-1/2″ to fit on the front of the card base. Once again using liquid glue, I fixed this piece up against the fold line. Then I added a 1/4″ strip of Shaded Spruce Card along the edge of the DSP.

I just needed one last piece of patterned paper and this was cut 3/4″ x 5-1/4″. Using liquid glue I attached this along the bottom edge of a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Very Vanilla Card. To coordinate with the front of the card I added a narrow strip of Shaded Spruce Card along the edge of the DSP. Then I fixed the layer inside the card base. At last I was ready to begin stamping.

BACK ON YOUR FEET

I’d already decided to use the tortoise image and today I fancied doing a little watercolouring. To help me get a good image on the Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper I used my Stamparatus to stamp the tortoise in Soft Sea Foam ink. Then I stamped the “Hope you’re back on you feet soon” sentiment on another piece of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper using Shaded Spruce ink.

Get well card with tortoise image and sentiment from the Back On Your Feet Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

To colour the tortoise I used a damp Water Painter and started with Pear Pizzazz ink for the whole shell. Then I added some Old Olive ink for the shell markings, with a little Crumb Cake ink for interest.

For his legs and head I started with a light layer of Crumb Cake ink and then added some darker areas to the back of his head, legs and soles of his feet. Finally I painted a light wash of Crumb Cake ink on the ‘ground’.

Once the painted tortoise was complete dry I was ready to start putting everything together.

Using liquid glue I mounted the sentiment and tortoise onto some Shaded Spruce Card. Then I glued the tortoise directly onto the card base. Once I’d added the sentiment with Stampin’ Dimensionals my get well card was finished.

The layout on this card is really simple and I love how the tortoise turned out. The Back On Your Feet Stamp Set also features a giraffe and a sloth and I’ve made projects using them too. You’ll find these in my earlier blog posts:

  • Spending time with a sloth
  • And now for a giraffe project

PRODUCT LIST

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Shaded Spruce 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper
Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Back On Your Feet Cling Stamp Set
Back On Your Feet Cling Stamp Set
Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad
Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin’ Pad
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad
Water Painters
Water Painters
Stamparatus
Stamparatus
Paper Snips
Paper Snips
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Filed Under: Cards, Masculine Cards, Simple Cards, Sympathy and Get Well Cards Tagged With: animal, Back On Your Feet, Forever Greenery DSP, Forever Greenery Suite, masculine, simple, Stamparatus, watercolor, watercolour

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  1. Kylie Bertucci says

    October 27, 2020 at 6:08 pm

    I LOVE this get well card Tracy! It is sooo adorable! Great colour choices and water colouring.

    Reply
    • Tracy Elsom says

      October 30, 2020 at 8:43 pm

      Thank you Kylie

      Reply

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