This ended up being a bit time-consuming, but considering I got 4 cards in the process, the time was well spent!
I stamped several images onto a letter-size sheet of ivory cardstock with various green & brown inks, following the guidelines in the tutorial. I didn't bother using a block for the "Romantic Script" background stamp. Instead, I just inked it, held it (face down) in my hand & kind of rolled it on the cardstock in spots. I used the "Doily" stencil & Brushed Corduroy ink to add even more visual texture. Finally, I cut the cardstock into 4 A2-sized pieces.
I stamped the cardinal twice onto a scrap of tan cardstock, & heat embossed it with copper powder. I figured, there was so much going on in the background, that I could be "lazy" & not have to color the image. I die cut both cardinals, & set them aside.
I stamped the poinsettia flowers & leaves in brown ink onto mixed media paper, & cut them with the coordinating dies. I heat embossed one flower & 3 leaves by stamping again with Versamark ink & clear heat embossing. I actually did that on all my flower & leaf images initially, but the one set didn't turn out well, so I restamped those with just the brown & left out the heat embossing. I actually think I like those better. I used sponge finger daubers to add Crushed Olive ink to the centers of the flowers, Abandoned Coral to the petals, and Peeled Paint on the leaves. I felt the flowers looked a little anemic, so I got a slightly bolder red marker and added shading, then blended it out with the blender pen.
I chose a greeting from "Color Layering Partridge" for all 4 cards. I stamped it with Noble Fir ink on a scrap of sage green cardstock for the cardinal cards, & tan for the poinsettia cards. I cut them into strips, & angled the right end to match the angle of the "s." Finally, I added my images & greeting strips to my panels. I trimmed the panels down to 4x5-1/4", adhered them to burgundy mats, & mounted them to card bases. I ended up really loving the vintage collage look of these backgrounds. I just may have to do this more often!
Date: Friday, November 13, 2020 GMT Views: 819
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