Hi there! Today I have a fun project to share with you that was inspired by a painting I saw on Instagram. The artist’s name is Angela Johal and below is her glorious acrylic masterpiece.
I wanted to try and adapt this onto a card. Wasn’t sure if it was possible, but I was going to try. I used 12 different shades of solid colored cardstock along with the Nested Circle dies to create the rings.
For the sentiment I used the CZ Love You dies. If you look closely you can see that some of the rings…well, almost all of the rings are not matching up precisely. This bothers me to no end:) I don’t think I’ll be able to rest until I can get this idea with a cleaner result, but I am loving where this is headed.
Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.
That’s all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!
25 Comments
Theresa Payne
February 25, 2020 at 1:27 amI love this idea and can wait to try it. Thanks for sharing.
Jan Douglas
February 25, 2020 at 1:56 amWOW, that’s amazing!!!
Beverly North
February 25, 2020 at 1:57 amLOVE the “circles” card!! So colorful and bright-lifted my spirit here in TN on an “all day” rainy day!!
Kristin D
February 27, 2020 at 3:55 amAmazing card (the painting’s pretty cool too)! And I would TOTALLY buy a die set, designed by you, that made this card. Seriously, you should do it!!!
Christine
February 25, 2020 at 2:42 amGreat geometric card! Love this. What about a circle frame die like MFT single stitched line circle frames or similar?
Chris Betlock
February 25, 2020 at 3:38 amNow THAT’s a labor of love. Wow! Beautiful!
Christine M
February 25, 2020 at 3:49 amGorgeous!!!!!
Cath T
February 25, 2020 at 5:26 amLove your take on this cool painting. Great idea. I can see how you’d gnash your teeth a bit at them not lining up, but until you mention it, it doesn’t really stand out. You do great layouts. Hope you show us more variations on this.
Joni S
February 25, 2020 at 6:13 amWOW! That is all I have to say. WOW!
Siobhann Bakke
February 25, 2020 at 10:06 amA masterpiece indeed!!
Shirley
February 25, 2020 at 3:20 pmWow, this is fabulous! I love the bold colors and geometric design. Just like a beautiful barn quilt. Love it!!!
Sue W.
February 25, 2020 at 3:21 pmLove it!,,
Cyndi Morris
February 25, 2020 at 3:32 pmWhat a fun, colorful card. I love geometric designs. Don’t know if I have the patience (or math skills!) to do it, but I printed the image and took notes so I could give it a try.
Henriëtte
February 25, 2020 at 4:25 pmAwesome card Laura. I love the design and I thought when I saw the mailing (before I read it) that your inspiration came from a quilt. Gorgeous painting as well. Thanks for sharing and have a great week.
Stephanie Fathergill
February 25, 2020 at 4:35 pmLOVE this, Laura!!!
Carol Engler
February 25, 2020 at 5:56 pmHi! This is a very nice colorful card and great idea for clean cut dies. Thank you for sharing!
Maureen Reiss
February 25, 2020 at 6:11 pmAbsolutely AMAZING!!!!!!! I LOVE it!!!!!!!
Suzi Metcalfe
February 25, 2020 at 9:18 pmI didn’t have to cross my eyes to see the masterpiece! An awesome take on your inspiration piece! A funny thing, though:. The captions talk about Kathy’s ill ski! LOL ❣️
Mary
February 26, 2020 at 1:08 amI love the circle geometric card! Wish you’d make the die set so they’d come out the same each time! I support you!
Swldebbie
February 26, 2020 at 7:23 pmAbsolutely love this, Laura – imperfections and all. Would love to CASE it, but just know I’d be there for hours trying to decide on which colors to place where. Maybe on a day I’m up for some crafty masochism. LOL. In any case, you outdid yourself with this beauty.
Cheryl Sager
February 26, 2020 at 10:09 pmThat was great fun!!!
Pam
February 27, 2020 at 7:01 pmThat is pretty darn FAB !!!
Linda L
March 1, 2020 at 4:18 amLOVE this card! I made it after I saw it on another one of your videos (the one with layered squares). So after I made the one with layered squares that are cut in half and then made a card with layered squares cut into quarters like you mentioned that you wanted to do also. I decided I NEEDED to make the circle & square card. I obviously could not get enough! lol Anyway, (if you’re still with me) I hadn’t seen this video and so I came up with my own technique and it worked pretty darn well. I cut each small square out with a die, grouped 4 of the same color squares on a tacky piece of paper then glued the circle on. then I picked the four squares up off the tacky paper and cut them apart (all that needed cutting was the circle that was holding them together). My circles were not popped up with foam tape cuz I hadn’t realized that’s what you had done. It still looks awesome. I do think my favorite is the layered squares cut into quarters. Thanks for all the great inspiration!!
Lisa Says
March 2, 2020 at 7:31 amYes, please, design a die set ! I was thinking you could do it when I first read your post, before watching the video 🙂
Giselle
July 17, 2020 at 7:22 amI recently discovered Cathy Z and she highly recommended you which is how I found your blog. As I watched your video I began to wonder if I was being punked! You two sound so alike it is amazing! Your cadence is practically identical! I can see why you are friends, you have a similar sense of humour and I love it! The card is awesome! Remember, “ it’s homemade, not Hallmark “.