This week the Art With Heart Team is celebrating Blueberry Bushel and my original plan was to use the Scenic Coast 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper, but as it’s currently out of stock I thought I’d showcase another option.
Instead, I’ve chopped up one of beautiful card fronts from the Painted Skies Kit to make a double vision card. My dad’s birthday is next week and he has always loved nature scenes, so this dramatic sunset over the water was ideal.
The artwork in the Painted Skies Kit has such a similar painterly style that I’m convinced it was created by the same artist. If you love scenic landscapes, the kit is a wonderful substitute for the Scenic Coast 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper.
The Double Vision effect looks complicated, but it’s actually very simple.
To create the illusion:
- Cut your image into equal-width strips, keeping them in order.
- Attach every second strip directly to the card base with liquid glue.
- Add the remaining strips using foam strips.
- Alternate the glued and raised strips across the card.
The alternating heights create a wonderful dimensional effect that changes depending on the viewing angle.
The Happy Birthday greeting on the front was white heat embossed on Blueberry Bushel card stock before being layered onto a strip of Basic White card stock for extra contrast.
Inside the card, I stamped Let’s Celebrate You in Blueberry Bushel and added candles from the Words & Wishes stamp set to frame the sentiment.
Both the front greeting and the inside sentiment are from the Simply Said stamp set, which has now retired, but I still love reaching for it whenever I need a clean, classic sentiment.
A Blueberry Bushel card stock base provides the perfect bold frame for this colourful sunset and really makes the artwork pop.
Take a look at some more Blueberry Bushel inspiration on our Insta Hop!
Our blog hop is now an Instagram hop but the good news is that you don’t need to have an Instagram account to view all of the other projects!
Simply go to my Insta handle in a new search engine window to follow the Instagram hop: @whatcathymade.
Next week we are showcasing Bubble Bath.
I hope you can join us then.
