Scene Building
Good day fellow crafters. Today I am working on putting more emotion into my cards. Scene building is an important aspect of creative design, particularly when it comes to descriptive staging of a still image. To create a scene, you want to use sensory details that help the reader visualize the setting and experience the story. Here is my quick story about this scene, I hope you enjoy it.
The sky had been gray and ominous all day, and as raindrops began to patter on the pavement outside. A little girl peered out the window of her cozy home, excitement building. As the rain grew stronger, she put on her rain boots and ran outside, twirling in the rain with arms outstretched.
A black cat sat on the windowsill, watching with curious eyes while the little girl dance, pigtails bouncing in the rain as she spun and leaped from puddle to puddle. The cat sat transfixed, its ears perked up, as if it was listening to a secret melody in the downpour.
To craft this card, I began by taking a piece of white cardstock and the Dancing in the Rain stamp and die set by Altenew. To create the rain, I utilized the raindrop stamp and Gina K Designs' Soft Stone ink, while the little girl, puddles, and cat were made using VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. While the cat stamp had a corresponding die, I opted not to use it as it would have left a border around the cat.
For the window, I turned to Gina K's Master Layout 5 die set, which provided me with several dies to piece together the window I desired. I used another piece of white cardstock and cut out the design, which I then aligned and adhered to the background. To make the window panes appear more realistic, I used Glossy Accents to fill them in. Finally, I added the cat in the foreground.
Next, I utilized light blue cardstock and some scrap paper to create a painted wall effect complete with a wainscot and chair rail. This was then matted with light green and adhered to a pre-cut A2 white card base.
To complete the card, I stamped the sentiment in the same Soft Stone ink used for the rain and adhered it to the card.
