Creating a Scene with Multiple Elements | Card making Tutorial for Beginners

This was a very fun card to make. I used stamps and dies from different sets to compose this scene. And my cat, Bimini, wanted in on it so she made an appearance in my card.

Rarely do I have the luxury to buy complete sets that include rubber stamps, dies and stencils. Those large sets tend to include a couple complete scenarios that you can choose from. 

Most of us have smaller sets; either single rubber stamp elements or just die cut sets. It is up to us to put these together to create a nice scene.

I used four sets to stage this whimsical scene of my cat getting into mischief. The hanging shelves were one set of rubber stamps. The planters with greenery was another set. My cat came from a die set and the champagne glasses came from yet another set.

Aside from visualizing how different elements will fit together, you will need to plan carefully. Work from the bottom up; so that the items further back are inked or glued first. Aside from overlapping elements, light shading adds to the three dimensionality.

Supplies

• Altenew Potted Shelves stamp and die set
• Altenew Sentiment Strip 2
• Kokorosa Cat with Telescope die set
• Bathtub scene die set
• Altenew pigment ink in Permanent Black
• Altenew fresh dye inks in Evergreen, Mocha and Espresso
• Altenew Solar White card stock
• Altenew glue
• Die cutting machine
• Tweezers
• Alcohol markers

1. Measure, cut and fold A2 card out of white card stock.
2. Lay out elements that you will use to make the scene and determine the order in which you will stamp and glue.
3. Stamp the shelves and table in mocha and espresso inks.
4. Use die cutting machine to cut all dies from white card stock.
5. Color die cuts with alcohol ink markers.
6. Glue all die cuts in the proper order so that the items furthest back are glued first.

I take you through most of these steps on my You Tube video here. If you visit my You Tube channel, VanGoghChica Studio, please help me grow by liking the video and leaving me a comment! Happy crafting!

 

07:19:25 Check-in: My Art Journal SD 480p

Here you can View my YouTube video that is a check in which focuses on my art journal pages. Here are pictures of my art journal pages that I show in the video.

Bimini ( my cat) as Bastet (ancient Egyptian cat goddess)

 I have been having fun with whimsical animal portraits lately; mainly cats. My Bombay cat, Bimini, fancies herself Bastet. Bastet was the ancient Egyptian feline Goddess. 

Both compositions show Bimini in a Sphinx-like pose. And she wanted to be surrounded or embody Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Image on the left is at work on paper (9”X12”) while the image on the right is a painting on 12”X12” canvas. I do not think I am done yet with Bimi's portraits; no doubt you will see some more of them if I do.