Rain or Shine Card

Hi, design team member Koren Wiskman here!

I hope I can inspire you to create something fun with all of these awesome T4TD supplies. Today, I’m using the Rain or Shine Mice Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies to create this project.

Card Details

The card size is A2 (4.25" x 5.5"). The front panel is cut to 3.25" x 4.75"—my favorite size card to create. I’ve tried many others, but this size is the one that keeps my heart happy. My card bases are typically made using a neutral gray cardstock. These two details about my cards rarely change.

Background

For this background, I took inspiration from one of my favorite Disney artists, David Buckley (@dbuckleyart) on Instagram. He inspired the card I’m making today.

The card panel is cut from watercolor paper. I drew the black lines for the ground with a Copic 0.5 black pen. I used watercolors to drip patches of color for the ground and sky. These same colors were used to color the images as well

Focal Images

I stamped the images from the Rain or Shine Mice Stamp Set by Time for Tea Designs onto watercolor paper using waterproof black ink. Because watercolor paper has a lot of texture, I used a stamp positioner for accuracy.

The images were then painted using watercolors and very small brushes. The aqua shade has a bit of iridescence, and when you move the card, it glimmers in the light. I used the Rain or Shine Mice Coordinating Dies to cut them out. Everything is popped up using foam squares

Sentiment

I stamped the first part of the sentiment—also from the Rain or Shine Mice Stamp Set—directly onto the watercolor paper. The second part was stamped onto a coordinating aqua shade of heavyweight cardstock and heat embossed with white embossing powder. It was also cut out using the coordinating dies.

I hope I’ve inspired you to create something today.

Check out the Rain or Shine Mice Stamp Set and Coordinating Dies in the T4TD shop!

— Koren