Green Easter card with video tutorial

Hi everyone,

It's Monday and that means a new Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! This week it's all about "A Bit O' Green".

For this challenge I made a green Easter card. In the Netherlands we don't celebrate St. Patrick's day, but we do celebrate Easter. I started by applying some texture with the Tiles stencil and Texture Paste. Then I applied the first shades of green with Opal Magic Paint Green-Gold. Because I wanted to work with paint and pigment powder, I think it would work better to use something like a primer, so I applied a layer Clear Gesso.

 

With Infusions Emerald Isle I started to build up more of the green colors. The next step was Metallique Paint Golden Moss diluted with water, this is permanent and that is exactly what I wanted. It's important that I stopped adding or just added water at the right time. The next green color was Nuvo Shimmer Powder Green Parade, for a subtle metallic green tint. I used Distress Ink, Peeled Paint and Mowed Lawn as the last green color.

 

From the new Simon Says Stamp Lucky to Know You release, I used the Faberge Egg die, I only used the sentiment, because it fitted better with the card I was making. You don't always have to use the entire die :). I made the Garden Greens green with Peeled Paint and Mowed Lawn and distressed it  a bit with Distress Ink Ground Espresso.


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SUPPLIES:

Ranger Distress Mixed Media Heavystock	Tim Holtz Tiles Layering Stencil	Ranger TEXTURE PASTE Opaque Matte 4oz	Prima Marketing OPAL MAGIC GREEN GOLD Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint 963651	RESERVE Tim Holtz Sizzix GARDEN GREENS Thinlits Die	Prima Marketing CLEAR GESSO 8.5 OZ. Art Basics 961466
Prima Marketing MIXED MEDIA 1 INCH SILICONE BRUSH Art Basics	Prima Marketing LUCKY EMERALD Art Alchemy Brilliance Wax 964344	Paper-Artsy-EMERALD-ISLE-Infusions-Colored-Stain	Prima Marketing BURNT SIENNA Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic Paint 967222	Prima Marketing METALLIQUE GOLDEN MOSS Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint 965112	Tim Holtz Distress Crayon PEELED PAINT
Peeled Paint - Distress Ink	Distress Crayon Black Soot	Dylusions Ink Sprays - Black Marble	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad	Tonic GREEN PARADE Nuvo Shimmer Powder 1214n	Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn Distress Ink
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger	Tattered Rose - Distress Marker	Prima Marketing READ TO ME Finnabair Clear Stamp	Idea-ology Paper Dolls	Tonic EBONY BLACK Nuvo Crystal Drops	Simon Says Stamp CRAFT TACKY GLUE
Simon Says Stamp FABERGE EGG Wafer Dies sssd112123 Lucky To Know You	Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker

To join in all you need to do is make a project that fits this weeks challenge and you can be the winner of the $50 gift voucher that our amazing sponsor Simon Says Stamp offers. This prize will go to a random entry. So go over to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog, let the DT members inspire you and join in the fun!

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Thank you for stopping by! Love to see you next time!

Hugs,
Sandra