Hi friends. I have 3 cards to share with you today, all using the gorgeous Flower Puffs Background stamp from Whimsy Stamps. This is a beautiful 6x6 large rubber background with the most gorgeous blooms and it is perfect with so many coloring mediums.
For my first card, I made an alcohol ink background with various shades of reds, pinks and purples. I then heat embossed the Flower Puffs Background image onto my background, making sure it was completely dry.
I will mention that the Yupo paper which my background is on did want to curl and bend up with the heat embossing. This was attempt 2. I only applied the heat for a couple of seconds at a time, took the heat gun off, and then repeated this process. This left me with a panel that I could use and I absolutely love the way this turned out.
I finished off the card by stamping one of the sentiments from the Beaucoup Bouquet Sentiments stamp set onto a piece of red card stock that I die cut with one of the dies from the Card Builders Windows die collection.
For my second card today, I stamped the Flower Puffs Background onto a piece of white card stock. I then used the Bold ABC's die collection to spell out the word Thanks. I added each of the letters to some low tack tape to keep them together and then ran this through my Big Shot directly into my panel.
I then ran the letter dies through my machine 4 more times. I colored the very first layer with a few Copic Markers (which Whimsy Stamps carries for a really great price) that I had cut out and stacked all the letters for an eclipse type card.
For my last card today, I started by stamping the Flower Puffs Background onto some water color card stock. This time, I colored the images by just scribbling some of my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers onto the panel. I then spritzed it with water and let it dry. I love the soft feeling of the watercolor.
I then did the same thing I did above with the Bold ABC dies but this time lined my letters up on two lines. I die cut my panel and then used the dies to die cut a piece of white fun foam to achieve the extra dimension.
I adhered the letters back on and that finishes off this eclipse/hidden sentiment card.
I hope I've inspired you to create with your background images. Crafty hugs!
2 comments :
You have created three beautiful cards with the background stamp, Alanna. I love the vibrancy of the first card. Those ink colors are gorgeous and rich! The spotlight on the second card looks really cool. Almost like an optical illusion. :) And the colors in the third card are beautiful. Such a different feel from the first and the hidden thanks is pretty well hidden at the angle you showed. Awesome work! :) Hugs!
Hi Alanna! You've created some great cards here!!! I've never used Yupo paper (yet) so I'm glad to hear your tip about heat embossing before I try that one! The middle card is my personal favorite - with the b/w background and the word a pretty blue color. Very nice! I can't read the last one at all - but I'm thinking that's part of the fun - like a treasure hunt! Hugs!!
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