It's The Open Sea for Dad

Welcome Stampin' Friends!!

I heard from a few of my blog fans that they missed my posts!  Oh, that is so nice!  So, I am here today to show you one of the father's day cards I made with my club. 

Isn't that a fun background!  It is called Layered Background technique.  I learned it from my friend Britiney at her stamp club, who saw it on Hero Arts. Mine is a bit modified from the original technique, somewhat simplified, so that my stamp club gals could do it. Here are the step by step instructions, sorry no pics...

Step 1: Stamp the globe from The Open Sea Stamp Set (#123032) with Versamark Ink on Watercolor paper in the upper left hand corner, emboss it with clear powder.

Step 2: Take your Clear "E" block (#114484) and ink that with Sahara Sand ink all over, then in spots ink it again with Early Espresso ink.  Then spritz that with water from a spray bottle, enough times to blur the inks. Stamp this down right over the top of your water color paper, my paper was the same size as block "E". This is what gives it the splotchy tea stain look, you could use the inks from the distressing kit. 

Step 3: Once the paper is dryish, ink the "captain's log" image from The Open Sea Stamp Set with Early Espresso ink, stamp it off once on your scratch paper and then on the water color paper, on the right hand side. Do the same with the compass image in the lower left hand corner. 

Step 4: Ink your ship image with Not Quite Navy Ink, then thump the brush tip of an Early Espresso Marker over the top of that.  Spritz this lightly with water and then stamp in the lower right hand corner of the water color paper, leaving enough room for your Baker's Twine (#123124).  I used this same technique for the Happy Father's Day saying.  Which was a hostess stamp set from the last mini catalog and is no longer available. 

Note: If you want your globe to "pop" a little more, you can burnish it with a sponge.  Load your sponge up with Early Espresso ink and rub the sponge over the top of the embossed image in a circular motion, burnishing the ink into the paper. Then rub off any ink that is on top of the embossed image. 

It is pretty fun!  Here is the card that I made at Britiney's club when I learned this very artistic technique. 

Here is a close up: 

The stamps used here are: Just Believe (#120453), Wood Grain Background (#117100), Charming (#116519) (for the script background, this is the image that is embossed on this card) and Tiny Tags (#118592).

You have to give this technique a try it is lots of fun and it comes out different and unique each time. You will love it. 

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Comments

[Rita]

Awesome technique. Thanks so much for sharing the directions!

[tiffany bauer]

OMG!! This technique and your cards are awesome!! I will be showcasing your Father's Day Card on My Crafty Picks #22 with a link back to your blog on 6-26-11. If you wish to decline please email me at [email protected]

Take care
Tiffany
www.mycraftyworld.blogspot.com

[Jennifer Jackson]

This is a really cool technique. Thanks for sharing how you did it. I love the cards you made--very beautiful!