Artist Toolkit

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Today I am sharing some very vibrant, artistic cards.  I just love how bold and colorful these came out!  These are what I call "happy cards!"  If you recall, last month I shared the amazing new 6 x 6" Rainbow paper pack  from Whimsy Stamps, and I have used that same paper pack again today to create these two cards.  I have also added the Artist Toolkit stamp set by Whimsy Stamps and they work together so perfectly.  

Card details: 

*A full supply list is located at the end of this post. 

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I cut a 5 1/4" x 4" piece of red cardstock and adhered it directly to the card base.  I used a piece of striped rainbow paper from the Whimsy Stamps Rainbow paper pack and cut it to 5" x 3" and placed it along the bottom half of the card.  I stamped all of the paint bottles, brushes and tubes in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I colored the images in a rainbow of colors using Copic markers.  I added a few highlights to the colored images using a Uniball white gel pen.  I cut all of the images out using my Vagabond 2 electronic cutting machine.  I adhered the images to the card in a rainbow pattern using foam adhesive to apply the images, thereby giving the card a two-dimensional feel.  I stamped the sentiment in the upper right corner using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  

Card details: 

The base of this A2 sized card is made from Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I stamped the sentimentin Memento Tuxedo black ink in the bottom right hand corner.  I matted a 5 " x 2 1/2" piece of the Rainbow paper pack with a rich purple background.  I adhered this to the top half of the card base.  I stamped all of the paint brushes, bottles and tubes in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Neenah Solar White Smooth cardstock.  I colored the images in a rainbow of colors using Copic markers.  I added a few highlights to the colored images using a Uniball white gel pen.  I cut all of the images out using my Vagabond 2 electronic cutting machine.  I adhered the images to the card in a rainbow pattern using foam adhesive to apply the images, thereby giving the card a two-dimensional feel.  

You can see the glossy accent on the paint palette created by layering a sheet of Nuvo Crystal Glaze.

I think you'll agree that these cards are so fun and cheerful no matter what kind of art you create!​ 
Thank you for visiting and I wish you a bright, bold and beautiful day!

XO, Crystal 

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