This card was inspired by an early morning sunrise that I watched as I drank my morning coffee.
CARD (5.5" tall by 4.25" wide)
Front Image: Silhouettes of saguaro cactus and woman on sponged sunrise backgrounds
Front Sentiment: None
Inside Message: Blank
I created the base card from deep peach cardstock and scored it at the top so that my Southwestern sunrise card opens from the bottom. I layered the top panel with light peach cardstock and a coordinating variegated paper. At the interface of the cardstock and variegated paper I affixed a slender deep peach satin ribbon.
For the imagery on the front of the card I elected to create two separate silhouetted images. I created the sunrise by sponging glossy cardstock with several inks. I added digital stamps of a saguaro cactus, woman, & grasses to the sunrise background and silhouetted them. Using dies I cut the saguaro cactus into an oval and the woman into a sun-like shape. I matted each image on deep peach cardstock die cut to the same shapes. To complete the card's front panel I affixed the two images and popped them slightly off the surface of the card.
For the inside card panel I decorated cream cardstock with a strip of the variegated paper and matted it with light peach cardstock. I left the panel blank.
I also handmade the envelope from heavy white cover stock and decorated it with a strip of the variegated paper to complement the card.