Handmade Cards by Barbara Phelps 4Barbara Phelps 4 is the fourth page of handmade cards sent to me over the net by Barbara Phelps from Shenandoah, Iowa, USA. To view more of Barbara Phelps' handmade cards, just scroll down to the bottom of this page and you'll be able to see links to more of her creations. And if you want to have your cards showcased here, just fill in your name and particulars in the form provided below and I will let you know how to send me your cards as soon as possible.
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Barbara : First I used a soft grayish-blue cardstock as the base, added a grayish-blue metallic paper next. Then I cut a black cardstock, and stamped a background stamp in various metallic inks, overlapping each other. I cut a small square of glossy black upon which I added the "medallion" which is simply from a stamped glob of hot glue from a glue gun, and which I have painted with metallic copper paint. I then strung threads -- gold and copper -- across the card. At the top I braided the threads, and then let it free fall on the opposite side.
Barbara : To create the watering appearance, I used watercolor paper and placed randomly torn strips of bleeding tissue paper in "sea colors" on to the watercolor paper. I then spritzed the paper with lots of water to allow the tissue to do its thing, to bleed. I let the tissue paper set for about an hour. I then removed the limp tissue paper and tossed it, and dried the watercolor paper with my heat gun. I stamped the kelp and fishes and colored with Radiant Pearls. Next, I added the soft blue flowing bow and topped it off with a sea shell.
Barbara : This card has no rubber stamping on it. I simply took various widths and various designs of decorative paper and glued them vertically side by side onto a lightweight paper, i.e. copy paper. Next, I cut the strips horizontally and in varying widths. I then pasted the cut strips onto cardstock. Finally, I added the embellishments. The paper cutting/pasting technique is called "Bargello." Makes a very pretty and interesting card.
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