An easy creative solution to a BIG cardmaking Blunder

What to do when you’ve invested time and materials, but then it all goes sideways? When that happens to me I hate having to scrap the time and materials invested in the piece.

Errors are opportunities for creativity! Read on to learn more ….

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Border Layer: 5.5 x 4.25

Card Face:  5.5 x 4

Card Face:

I stamped the images in black Memento ink and colored them with alcohol markers. I was happy with the result, as coloring isn’t my strong suit.

  Then I put this aside for a period of time,  trying to decide how to finish the piece. When I picked it back up again I was dismayed to see that it had been sitting too close to something messy –  there was a fine blue spatter in the upper right.  (Probably from cleaning a stencil, and simple carelessness with my work!). How to salvage the time and materials…. ???

I added both large and small drops of paint above the brush.  I used a fine liner to outline the drops and a blue alcohol marker to fill them in.  I also added small dots of blue marker here and there to bridge between the fine spatter and the larger drops.   It worked –  I was delighted with the result, I had successfully camouflaged my error!

I carried this one step further by creating puddles of paint under the brush. (There were puddles around the paint pot,  but not under this paintbrush).

I used a white gel pen to add accents here and there in the scene.

I put the card face into my stamp positioner and added the sentiment.

I cut the card face into three panels,  1 ⅓” each.

Assembly

I glued the border layer to the card base.

I glued the three pieces of the card face onto this, spacing evenly.

Final Thoughts:

I love Anita Jeram’s work,  and was so happy with the images as placed and coloured. (I don’t pretend to be an expert with any form of colouring, so when I get something that I’m satisfied with, I’m happy!).   

Then I was dismayed to notice the spatter,  and finally, happy again when the problem was resolved.

Happy – dismayed – happy.  Sounds like a movie theme!   😆

Of course if you want to avoid the need for a rescue operation, putting the card in a safe spot is definitely the way to go.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

   I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace; in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives.

Stamps: Paint the Town, Colorado Craft Co., 

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Memento Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Alcohol Markers:

     Stampin’ Blends: Stampin’ Up!

     Copics:  Wallacks

Fineliners: Amazon

White Gel Pen: Arteza,  Amazon

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon