Roses are….yellow! At least they are for this Thomas Kinkade design, a Perfect Yellow Rose. Actually, this image looks perfectly stunning in any color but I decided to try and color it true to the original for this design. Now I hear that yellow is one of the hot and trendy colors for 2009 but I still have to wrap my mind around it. I’m not so much of a yellow kind of gal. I decided to try out a softer look for this design and tried out a new trick that’s been spinning around in my mind for a while. I love it when you finally get time to try something out. I really need to write them down for those times when I’m a little lacking in inspiration. Do you have days like that too?
Birthday Rose
To create this project, I started off by coloring my stamped image with Copic markers. A few touches of colored pencils helps soften some of the shading and add finer details. Then comes in the vellum card. I love vellum for card bases…it gives such a soft, but crisp look. After piercing a small hole in the front of my card where I wanted to tear my hole, I stitched the image to the back of my card front. Tear away excess vellum until you have a desired window and then carefully roll back the edges for a textured “frame”.
Quick Tip: Cut a piece of white cardstock 1/4″ larger than your main image. Adhere to the inside of the card. It makes a perfect mat when the card is closed and a spot to write your message inside on.
Have a fabulous day!
Supply List:
Stamps:
A Perfect Yellow Rose (Thomas Kinkade line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
A Birthday Rose (sentiment from Thomas Kinkade line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Rich Cocoa and Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko
Paper: vellum cardstock and Simply Smooth White cardstock by Prism
Other: sewing machine, yellow ribbon by Creative Impressions, Copic markers
