Enlarging a digital image and printing it directly on to a card blank is a great way to make one-layer cards. When setting up the image, make the page borders very narrow and allow the image to "spill" over two sides of your card. Most printers leave a narrow border by default, but you can get around that by either extending the image with a pen, or simply trimming away the blank areas.
Colour with a medium that won't bleed through the paper, such as pencils or water-based crayons. Once you've coloured the main image, add a soft halo of colour around the edges to help ground it.
Not a colourist? No worries. You can get great results with pre-coloured digital stamps, which is what I've used on my second card. I still added the soft blue halo around the edges of the image as well as a border with a fine line pen.
Stamps:
A beautiful pair of cards Beccy :)
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Maxine
Gorgeous cards and such a fabulous idea, Happy New Year, hugs, Lori m
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful stamps Beccy, I love your cards, but have to admire the second with that extra touch of the border, a great idea.
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Two beautiful cards Beccy ! Love the soft blue halo touch around the image. Creative regards, Gina
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ReplyDeleteHow exquisite, with lovely sentiments! Beccy, will this come out in clear stamp option? hugs, de
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ReplyDeleteNo, there won't be a clear set for this one. The digital and clear stamp designs will always be different now.
Cheers,
Beccy