My inspiration for the background technique on this card came from the very talented Martin Stone, UK Demonstrator.
You'll need 3 Sponge Daubers for the background. Work in sections - about a third of the card for each colour. I first applied Melon Mambo, then Rich Razzleberry, and then Blackberry Bliss.
It will have an hombre look when you finish.
Now the highly technical part 😉
Dip your fingers into a glass of water,
then
flick the water onto the background piece
(the flowers & leaves are not on the card at this point)
The colour is magically lifted from the water spots! I know, wow...eh!
Once you're happy with the look, use a cloth or paper towel to gently pat the excess water.
Congrats! 💖
You've created an awesome spacey-looking background!
Check out those gorgeous flowers and leaves!
They're the Peaceful Poppies Elements!
You'll find the Peaceful Poppies Elements on Page 25 of the Mini Catalogue.
They're only $8.75 - say what!!!
You get 8 sheets total
* 2 sheets black die-cut elements with black foil prints: labels, banners, borders* 2 sheets white thick cardstock die cuts with coloured prints: poppies
* 2 sheets vellum die cuts with white prints: poppies and leaves
* 2 sheets watercolor paper die cuts with clear UV prints for watercolouring: poppies and leaves
You definitely need to get the Peaceful Poppies Elements! Maybe 2 or 3 packages!!
They're a fantastic price and your cards will be fabulous!
I used my Aqua Painter & Re-Inkers to apply colour to the flowers & leaves.
Colours are Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Blackberry Bliss, Mint Macaron & Pretty Peacock. The larger green leaves were coloured using my Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blend.
I heat embossed the sentiment, which is from the Peaceful Moments stamp set, in White embossing powder onto Basic Black cardstock. Pssst...if you aren't heat embossing - you need to!
Arrange the flowers & leaves, popping some up on dimensionals.
I used a base of Melon Mambo cardstock, followed by a layer of Champagne foil sheet, then the gorgeous background piece.
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Love your card and your background!! Will need to try this technique. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Jen! It's such an easy technique with gorgeous results!
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