Overflowing Florals

Good Morning

Today's card was a fun one to create as I was playing along with a challenge to do some 'Faux Tearing using stencils' at Splitcoast Stampers.

What an interesting look it gave to the background...I should have taken a picture before I stamped over it.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began with a piece of heavy white cardstock.  Using some copy paper, I tore strips and laid them over my cardstock with some repositionable glue.
• I laid the  stencil over the torn pieces of paper and inked it up.  The colours of ink I used were:  Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers and some Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide ink.
• I removed the stencil and all the strips to reveal the background.
• I some leftover ink on my blending brushes to ink the edges.
• Next, I placed the piece into my Misti and stamped the Large Floral Background over the inked piece with some black ink.
• I die cut the sentiment from some black and then some white cardstock and glued them together.
• I die cut the word shadow right from the middle of the inked panel and glued them together.
• I glue it all onto an A2 card base, then pop dotted the sentiment into place over the flowers.

Here is the stencil I used:

Messy Dots Grid

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door- ANYTHING GOES

Try it on Tues.- MAKE IT FEMININE

Unicorn Challenge- SUMMERTIME

Supplies

Stamps- Large Floral Bkg (Magenta)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook, Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Sending Smiles die (SSS); stencil (ACLD); Misti (My Sweet Petunia); 

scrap paper for tearing; TE Blending Brushes

Big Birthday Wishes

 

Good Morning and Welcome

Meet my 10 minute card....so simple and fun to create.  

I was inspired by the Technique Lovers Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers called Faux Tearing. I haven't done this one in a long time.

This technique uses torn paper strips that give the look of layers without adding extra bulk to your card.  Simple to do and so many possibilities.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by tearing a few strips of scrap paper and placed one of them onto my white card stock base.  By tearing a few different strips, you can vary the look of the background.
• I began at the bottom and inked with some Peacock Feathers Distress ink.  I placed another strip up higher and inked with some Salty Ocean DOX ink.  I repeated that process, moving up the card with some Cracked Pistachio ink.  I stayed with just the 3 colours to help keep the look simple.
• When I was done inking over the torn paper strips, I placed the inked panel into my Misti and stamped the trees along the bottom and clear heat embossed them.
• I stamped the sentiment and clear heat embossed that too.
• I glued the finished panel onto a piece of black cardstock, then onto a heavy white card base.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Get Creative- SPRINGTIME

Use Your Stuff- SPRING/EASTER

Allsorts- MASCULINE

Supplies

Stamps- A Big Birthday (Stamping Bella); Pine Trees (Impression Obsession)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); torn paper strips, Hero Arts clear eb powder;

TE Blending Brushes