One Stroke Painting Projects : Project 4

Project 4 : Card Making Ideas

You may use One Stroke Painting together with card making to create some superb greetings cards.

Materials Required :

• 20cm x 15cm Card
• Coloured Paper (Cream, Burnt Umber)
• Paper with weathered, time-worn effect
• Red Ribbon for bow
• Happy Birthday Peel-off
• Gold Dot Peel-offs
• Sticky Dots

Brushes :

• #12 Flat Brush
• #10 Flat Brush

Acrylic Paints / Mediums :

• Americana: Deep Burgundy
• Folk Art: Skin Tone
• Folk Art: Sunflower
• Folk Art: Burnt Umber
• Folk Art: Floating Medium

Double load the #12 Flat Brush with Burnt Umber and Sunflower. Begin and end on the chisel edge, pivoting the stroke to form a 'C' shape. Build the flower petals one at a time. Dot the centre with Burnt Umber using the tip of the brush. Follow the same steps to paint smaller flowers using the #10 Flat Brush.

Double load the #12 Flat Brush with Deep Burgundy and Skin Tone. Pick up some Floating Medium and work it in. Start painting on a chisel edge, push down on the bristles and wiggle in and out as you pivot on the Skin Tone edge. Finish on the chisel edge. Draw in the stem.

For a 3D effect, cut out individual leaves and layer them on the card using Sticky Dots.

Add your greeting and several gold dots.

Finish with a ribbon bow.

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