Hi everyone! I had a request for a get well card. This is how the idea of the Get Well Soon Gertrude card was born.
Gertrude
First I looked for matching cardstock for the giraffe and die cut it with my Sizzix BigShot plus. To make the individual pieces stand out, I accented all edges with Distress ink vintage photo.
Then I assambled Gertrude. If you have difficulties with the order in which the Colorize figures are put together, I can highly recommend the Sizzix YouTube videos. There you will be shown step by step the process.
I wrapped some idea-ology mummy cloth around Gertrude´s neck and glued it to the back.
Background
Next, I took my stash and looked for a matching background. When I play with colors, I make several backgrounds and tags at once, which I can use when needed. That´s why this background was already finished. It was made with some Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks.
I cut the tag slightly smaller than my card base with my deckle edge trimmer and I also accented the edges with vintage photo.
For my sentiment I choose Karten-Kunsts “Gute Besserung” (get well soon”) stamp which I stamped on some leftover Neenah cardstock with Gina K. design amalgam ink.
My first idea of this card was to have some medicine bottles placed at Gertrude´s feet. Unfortunately I don´t have any stamps or dies for bottles (that goes on the shopping list). So I decided spontaneously for trees as an additional background. I cut and assambled some of the Funky Trees and Funky Toadstools.
To create some depth I used 3D foam squares to glue the individual parts to the background.
Last I mounted my panel on the card base.
Here is my finished card:
Thank you for stopping by and stay healthy!
Supply list Get Well Soon Gertrude
- Tim Holtz Sizzix Gertrude 664429, Funky Trees 665217, Funky Toadstools 665216
- Karten-Kunst – Gute Besserung KK-0002
- Tim Holtz idea-ology Trimmings Halloween
- Tim Holtz Ranger ink – Distress Oxide Spray
- Scrapbook Adhesives – 3D Foam Squares
- Gina K. Designs – Amalgam ink obsidian
- My sweet Petunia – New Misti
- Sizzix – BigShot Plus, magnetic platform
All products were personally purchased and I was not paid to do this post nor am I on any design team.