Hello! Today I am sharing a card created with the Art Impressions Front Porch and Front Porch Garden stamp and die sets, which are part of the Front Porch Series. The front porch scene depicted is warm and inviting, complete with a welcome mat, a potted plant, and a watering can. Whether it’s for a birthday, thank you, or just because, this card is sure to bring a smile to the recipient’s face and make them feel appreciated. Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to create the card.
- Stamp Front Porch and Front Porch Garden with VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper; heat set.
- Color images with watercolor markers (Tombow and Zig) using the watercolor palette, No. 4, and No. 1 brushes. Once dry, cut with coordinating dies. Note: the Front Porch door die cuts the window panes. I chose to fussy-cut the door, as I had watercolored the window panes.
- Add images to dry-embossed background (I used an older Stampin’ Up folder) with a strip of dark gray to represent the ground.
Hello Jean, I like your porch card, it looks very friendly. How do I get the step by step instructions please, and do they have dimensions too please? Cheers and Thankyou, Marilyn.
Hi Marilyn. The card is A2-sized. To create the card, you would stamp the images from the sets that you want, color those images as desired (I am currently on a big watercoloring kick), cut with the coordinating dies, and add to the card base. The beauty of the Front Porch series is that each card can use images from the sets to decorate the porch as desired.
A great source of inspiration for the Front Porch Series is the Art Impressions blog: https://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/
Fabulous scene, Jean. Love the colors and all the added elements.
Great scene. The brick embossing is the perfect backdrop!