Vintage Fall Truck and Halloween Slider Card by Jami Steiger








Friends of watercolor, good morning!  I've been busy making things.  I adore the fall season.  It's time to enjoy the fall leaves and all things pumpkin!  

I have some fun cards this month. The first card is a fall card.  I love old vintage trucks, and I couldn't resist painting a soft, vintage fall scene.


This is a simple card. I started by using Post-it Labeling & Cover-up Tape to create a 3x3-inch centered square. I began the layout by stamping the pumpkins, then used a stamp positioner to stamp the fence. I made a mask with a Post-it for the fence and then stamped the car. Now, the fun part begins. I stamped the flowers, foliage, and the sky. After removing the tape, I die-cut the images using the 5592 - Harvest Journal Die Set and adhered them to the card. For the final touch, I added a sentiment that pops up for added dimension.
  

Tombow markers used: 912, 177, 312, 623, 603, 565, N75, N55, 026, 933, 977, 817, 526, 401, and 947



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My next project is a Halloween slider card. This was my first attempt at creating a slider card, and I had to look online for instructions on how to make one without special dies. Jennifer McGuire has an excellent video tutorial on this, and I highly recommend watching it, especially since it works well with Art Impression Nested dies. The creative possibilities are boundless!

I started by stamping and painting my images on three separate pieces of watercolor paper: one for the front of the card, another for the inside of the slider, and a third for the pull tab. After die-cutting the owl and candy, I adhered these pieces to a 2 1/2" circle using the 5726 Nested Circle Dies. Before attaching the owl to the circle, I embossed it with a small dot embossing folder. The rectangle used for the cut-out on the front panel measures 2 3/4" x 3 3/4".

The spiderweb paper for the front panel is from the 5605 - Halloween Journal paper pack. 


















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