Quick and Easy Circle Card Project with Heidi

Step by step tutorial on how to create this fun, quick and easy card project

Hi everyone, Heidi here, today I’m on the Lindy’s Blog with a superfun, quick and easy circle card project using Lindy’s products.  We are going to create a beautiful background to really show off our watercolored main image.

Let’s get started!

Step by step tutorial on how to create this fun, quick and easy card project

Step 1:

Today my card base will be round: I created this base easily by die cutting a square crème colored card base with my largest circle die. Just pay attention that the die sticks out a little on the top and your card fold is also on the top!

I also die cut a separate circle shape from watercolor paper. This circle shape is two sizes smaller than my circle shaped card base.

Step by step tutorial on how to create this fun, quick and easy card project

Step by step tutorial on how to create this fun, quick and easy card project

Step 2:

On the separate circle shape, I want to create a fairly dark but subtle background to apply my modeling paste over later on. For this I applied several layers of sprays in Lindy’s Stamp Gang I’m Late, I’m Late Slate and T-Bird Turquoise, drying with my heat tool between each layer. Add splatters with both of these colors as well when your background is dark enough.

Step by step tutorial on how to create this fun, quick and easy card project

Step 3:

Next, I applied some Modeling Paste over a stencil (TCW678s) using a palette knife and set aside to dry. I also found a piece of matching lace in my stash and colored it with the same green spray that I used on my background.

Next, I die cut a slightly larger circle shape from matching grey card stock and adhered both circle shapes together using liquid glue. I wrapped the lace around these combined panels and adhered to the back using regular tape (and attached staples later on).

Step by step tutorial on how to create this fun, quick and easy card project

Step by step tutorial on how to create this fun, quick and easy card project

Step 4:

For my focal point, I stamped one of the images from the Pink Ink Designs stamp set called Sea Nymphs onto Strathmore Bristol Smooth Surface paper using Versafine Onyx Black Ink and I heat embossed over the ink using Lindy’s Stamp Gang Clearly Clear Embossing Powder. This way my stamped lines stay black and crisp. Then I fussy cut my image leaving a small border.

This image isn’t too detailed and fairly small, so coloring is very quick and easy: for the orange parts, I used Lindy’s Stamp Gang Magical in Hag’s Wart Orange, for the green I used Luscious Lime, for the skin and hair I used Lindy’s Stamp Gang Squirts in Canadian Bacon Blush and Hockey Puck Black, in combination with water and a small brush. When the coloring is done I added some details back in using a white gel pen, and to add some fun sparkle I applied some Stickles in the color Diamond over the wings with a brush (wash the brush afterward because these Stickles act like a glue).

Step by step tutorial on how to create this fun, quick and easy card project

Step by step tutorial on how to create this fun, quick and easy card project

Step 5:

Now that I know what my focal point looks like I felt that my background needed some orange splatters, these I applied with a brush, using the leftover paint that I used for the sea horse.

Step by step tutorial on how to create this fun, quick and easy card project

Step 6:

Time to put my card project together: I adhered the combined circle shapes with the lace onto my circle shaped card base using one millimeter thick foam tape. Then I adhered the colored image on top also using one millimeter foam tape, when the image sticks out of the lace I added two layers, to make the image level. And as my finishing touch, I adhered some sparkling clear sequins in different sizes to my project for some fun added detail!

Step by step tutorial on how to create this fun, quick and easy card project

Detail picture:

Step by step tutorial on how to create this fun, quick and easy card project

Lindy’s products

Other products used

  • circle nesting dies, small brush, palette knife, white gel pen, anti-static powder tool, The Crafters Workshop modeling paste and stencil, mermaid stamp, sparkling sequins, watercolor paper

And that is it for today’s fun, quick and easy card project!

I wish you a creative day!

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