Hello again! Today I want to share a technique that is quite
simple, but can really produce some striking results.
I began with this beautiful Penny Black background stamp
called Damask Pattern. It has a very fabric-y, brocade sort of feel to it. What, exactly, is the difference between
Damask and Brocade? I really don’t know.
I began by stamping the image on a white panel cut 4”x5.25”
with VersaMark ink, and then heat embossing with white embossing powder. Yup –
white on white. Very elegant!
Next, I punched a circle from white cardstock and inked it
up with Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers – direct to paper. You can also use a
blending tool or a dabber to do this. Sometimes I find putting the ink pad
direct to paper is a little quicker. I then use this circle to figure out
exactly where I want my sentiment to be placed, but we won’t actually do the
sentiment just yet. Once I know where I want to put my sentiment, I set this
piece aside for a bit.
I want to highlight the beautiful pattern on this stamp,
which can get a little lost when we emboss white on white. To do this, I
created a few circular masks by punching several different size circles in plain
typing paper.
Now comes the fun part! Holding the mask down on my embossed
panel, I carefully use my ink blending tool to color in circles randomly placed
on the card front. I used Distress Inks here, in Peacock Feathers and Faded Jeans.
You want to be careful not to let your mask move around so you get a nice crisp
circle of color.
Now, lets go back and see about that sentiment. Again using
Versamark and white embossing powder I emboss the “Amaze Me” sentiment on my
Peacock Feathers colored circle. Then, finish the sentiment with a die-cut
script “You” above. Adhere to front of
card with foam dots. Round the corners on this front panel and attach to card
base with foam dots. I like foam dots.
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And here is the finished card.
Thanks so much to Angel for the awesome tutorial! Angel's going to be teaching a new card class beginning this month called "Angel's Classy Cards" and let me tell you, her samples are SO cute!!!
Take a peak:
Aren't they great? Angel will demonstrate three different techniques using the same stamp, so you can see how truly versatile stamps can be.
This class will be offered twice in February:
- Tuesday February 12th from 3pm-5pm
- Friday February 22nd from 6pm-8pm
Hope to see you there!
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