Today's card is all about a challenge to use a patterned paper that I do not like. I feel like this happens to all of us paper crafters, you get a pack of paper that you love, well, all but this one print. And you hope you like the other side of it. Well today I thought we'd figure out how to use that patterned paper that you do not love. These are my tips and tricks for turning your least loved paper into a WOW card, or a least a card you like.
I have been known to have an aversion to yellow, specifically a dark mustard yellow. So, when I saw the mustard yellow heart pattern in the Follow Your Heart paper pack I was definitely put off. But I decided to take it on as a challenge. I was going to make a card that I liked using this paper.
Here are the things I did to create a card with this paper that I liked.
Tip One: Use an element on the card that you already love.
With all the cards I have been making with this stamp set I have been playing around with different colors for the typewriter. So, I used my Wild Honey Distress Oxide ink pad to stamp and emboss the typewriter with clear embossing powder. Nothing makes you love a new stamp more than embossing it! And how cute is this typewriter in yellow!
Tip Two: Use a technique that you love.
And I knew if I used a technique that I loved doing I would also help me to create something I loved. So, I decided to create my own background and use the paper as a layer for this card. I found three shades of yellow in my Distress Oxide ink pad collection to make an ombre background. Using these three shades of yellow was a way of toning down the mustard yellow in a paper. After blending these three colors, light to dark on Bristol Smooth card stock I stamped over the top.
Tip Three: Incorporate an oldie but a goodie.
I stamped over the top with one of my all time favorite background stamps, Graduated Dots. I inked it up with the same three colors of distress oxide that I used for my ink blended background, in the same order, and stamped it on that background.
Tip Four: Use a PIECE of the not my favorite paper, instead of covering your card with it.
I pulled out a shape I created for my Sending My Love tutorial. It's resembles the shape of the paper coming out of the typewriter. I traced this on to the patterned paper and onto a piece of black card stock. I cut them out and layered them as a layer to mount my typewriter and other stamped images too.
Tip Five: Bring in embellishments that coordinate.
Right now I am in love with the embellishment pack from FSJ called, All The Things. Honestly, have the reason I love them is the name! But this pack has a great variety of colors and it comes with gems and sequins! And guess what it has great yellow gems. So I added three of them to give the card a little something special.
If I had to put all my tips into one, I'd say is was to pair that ugly duckling paper with things you already love. And that is where the Black Licorice silk came into play. For one, I love the silks by FSJ and two, I love the Black Licorice silk. I thought on this card it would look like spilt ink.
So, the moral of this story is, take on the challenge of PLAYING. Take that funky paper and just play with it by bringing in stamps, techniques and elements that you love. You will surprise yourself and have fun. In the end, you might just have a card you love.
So, did I love the card I ended up with. I think I do! I love the cute out typewriter letters saying "note" on the typewriter paper. I love the look of the spilt ink and that background is all kinds of right! I played with shades of yellow that I do like so not to focus on the mustard. And the result is definitely a card I am happy with.
You can watch the making of this card in the video below, my facebook live from last night, In the video you can check out the other version of this card, where I sponged the edges of the patterned paper. Let me know which one you like better.
If you are interested in the Sending My Love Tutorial you can find it HERE.
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oh my goodness carrie, i love EVERYTHING about this card. But I'll be honest, I gasped in happy delight when I first saw that yellow dotted heart print paper! LOL! Different strokes... ;) But I really really love how you used it - and these are GREAT tips! xoxo
Posted by: laura | February 21, 2019 at 09:38 AM