I was featured on Nathalie Kalbach’s blog! This post is long overdue, but I wanted to take a moment to share my Whimsical Girls collection of cards that I made for this blog feature.

Supplies List:

• Kraft Cards and Envelopes, Size A2
• Vintage Book Pages
• Art Deco Wallpaper Stencil by Nathalie Kalbach (StencilGirl Products)
• Pink Embossing Powder
• Embossing Inkpad
• Gold Dresden Trim
• Thermoweb 19005 Rebekah Meier Designs Mixed Media Adhesive 4fl Oz
• Embellishments
• China Marker, Black
• Soft Pastel Chalks
• Makeup sponges
• Heat Embossing Tool

Instructions:

Apply embossing ink through the Art Deco Wallpaper Stencil with a makeup sponge and sprinkle with Pink Embossing Powder.

Trim out each fan shape and pleat at the top. Set on a blank piece of white cardstock. Sketch out the basic form of a girl onto the cardstock around the skirt shape. I sketched these girls with a China Marker

Note: just keep everything loose as you are sketching. For these girls, I was inspired by Danielle Donaldson and a tutorial by Cynthia Shaffer. These girls have a small boxy shape for the body, then long, noodle-y arms and legs. Keep your shapes simple and free flowing. Add some chalk color by scribbling a bit of color and blending it with your finger.

Glue down dresden trim with mixed-media adhesive and glue down skirt shape with adhesive or dimensional dots.

Add embellishments like flower diecuts or bows to the hair and waist to complete.

To see the entire time lapse process for these cards, check out the video below:

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