I was inspired by a few challenges out there -
Papertrey's Blog Hop to use black or grey cardstock and
Moxie Fab's Make Your Own Patterned Paper. I stamped a bunch of flowers from PTI's Pretty Peonies in Tuxedo Black ink from Memento. Even though I'm not a Copic girl (gasp! :P), I do know it is a good ink that won't bleed. Then I went to town using an aqua pen and a bunch of colours with some
Shimmer Paints. I wasn't careful and just had fun with the colours, not paying too much attention ...
I used my heat tool to fully dry the panel and then embossed using the Herringbone impression plate. This added some great texture. I mounted this to a light grey card base with
foam dots and continued with my sentiment.
I love the look of white ink on dark cardstock and use this a lot. However, I had a lot of trouble lining up the sentiment straight on the die cut so I ended up stamping and then die cutting, using a negative die cut to perfectly place the die cut. This works really well and I keep negative die cuts in my cd sleeves along with the dies themselves for this very use.
It's hard to see the shimmer in the picture, but I promise it's there!
Since I went to town with the dry embossing on here to add some texture, I am adding this to the
CASE study challenge
on texture this week. Check out the stunning creations by the DT over there:
CASE study challenge #125
Supplies:
Paper: PTI Smokey Shadow, Staples white and grey
Stamps: PTI Pretty Peonies, Everyday Button Bits
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Color Box Frost White
Misc: PTI Double Ended Banners dies, Herringbone Impression Plate, Aqua Pen,
Shimmer Paints,
foam dots
Wow, this is amazing, Cara! I love how you stamped and coloured the background and then added the herringbone texture! That has been on my wishlist for a while... I'm thinking your card might just have pushed it into my cart!
ReplyDeleteCara love the houndstooth IP and the pretty flowers.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty--your coloring is great, and the IP adds just that extra touch.
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful! I love how you dry embossed after coloring! Gorgeous card!!!!
ReplyDeletewow this is Beautiful! Love the embossing too.
ReplyDeleteLove the textured flowers!
ReplyDeleteI love your coloring - so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love the IP you used - adds such a neat texture to the flower images!
ReplyDeleteLove the texture and the colors, and that tip for die cutting is great!
ReplyDeletelovely and textural...great job..
ReplyDeleteLots of great texture, reminds me of a grandma's pillow! Yummy :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at CASE Study! Chupa xxx
Another great design! Thanks for joining us at CASE Study this week :)
ReplyDeleteWow! Beautiful! I never thought of doing this! What a great technique! Thanks for linking up to CASE Study Challenge! So glad you could join us! :)
ReplyDeleteHey Cara! Thanks for linking this up to the Make Your Own Background Paper Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)
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