Hey there my stamping friends, welcome back. Thank you for stopping by to visit me!
Today I am sharing a card that was super fun to make. I love making my own backgrounds and today's backgrounds is layers of ink, die cutting, stenciling and stamping to create a background with depth and a lot of visual interest.
I chose a collection of products that all work together from Trinity Stamps; the Beautiful Breeze stamp and die set, the Seasonal Winds stencil, and the Stitched Swirling Winds die. You can see these cool new products in action and watch the background come together in this video.
If you can not see the video on your screen, you can also watch it over on my YouTube channel.
Now let's break this card down, layer by layer.
This background started with a 8-1/4" x 3-1/4" piece of Bristol Smooth card stock. I inked it up using Distress Oxide inks; Prize Ribbon, Spiced Marmalade, and Mustard Seed.
Of course I spritzed this panel with water after ink blending to pick up a bit of that color and add those yummy delish water drops. Adding to that splatter I pulled out the Broomstick Distress Mica Stain Spray. It added a layer of shimmer that is yellow, but also golden.
Next I used the Stitched Swirling Winds die, it cuts stitched lines in swirls right into the paper.
What a cool die that you can really use for so many things!!! I love it.
The next layer is the stenciling. I used the Seasonal Winds stencil and a wet baby wipe to pick up the color of the Distress ink where the stencil was laid. It's is a subtle layer that made is easy for me to add my next layer of stamping.
It's very subtle, but next, I stamped the largest stamp of swirling leaves over the top of my background in Versamark ink and embossed them with clear embossing powder. This completed my background.
Then it was time to make my leaves. I used my MISTI so that I could stamp the leaves several times in different colors. I first inked the leaves up a little bit with the Mustard Seed Distress Oxide ink, spritzed my stamp lightly and stamped it down on watercolor paper. Then I inked the same stamp up with Spiced Marmalade, spritzed it with water, and stamped it right over the top of what I already stamped. And repeated that again, this time using the Prize Ribbon ink. Then, for the last step, I stamped the image again with Versamark ink, so that I could emboss the leaves with clear powder. Once the leaves were done, I was able to die cut them all out and adhere them to my card.
The sentiment is from the Beautiful Breeze stamp set. Each word is it's own stamp and has a coordinating die. I added extra die cuts under the words to help pop them up.
Of course I can not leave out a layer of bling! So, I added rhinestones in yellow, orange and blue. This card front was then mounted to a slimline card base that is 8-1/2" x 7", scored at 3-1/2". All the things I used are linked for you below. If you are looking for the Distress Mica Spray Stains be sure to check out the Ranger website.
Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me share my creation with you!
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