Saturday, September 13, 2014

Thinking of You Card

Hello! I made the following card for a sketch challenge in a Yahoo group that I am a part of (Altered Tattered and Timeworn). I'll also share the technique I used for the background. First, the sketch!


Here is my card I created using it:



I always love using a sewing theme for projects. =) The background is a slight variation on a technique that I learned in the Creative Chemistry 101 online class. First you start out with Specialty Stamping Paper (important!) Using a foam applicator, I swiped on a combination of Scattered Straw and Tea Dye Distress inks. Then, I lightly misted with water the Distressed Damask stamp I was using and stamped the background. I immediately blotted up the water and it lifted the ink as well, creating a ligher image in the background. (See the left half of the picture below.)

 

I then proceeded to stamp the other images on top using a variety of ink colors. In the original technique you do all the stamping first, blend on the background color, and then flick water onto the final image to lift the ink.

Thanks for checking out my project! I am also going to enter this card into the Craft Hoarders Anonymous All the Pretty Flowers challenge. I must admit to being a great hoarder of flowers and flower dies. I used my favorite die, Tattered Flower Garland, to cut flowers out of tissue pattern paper. Check out their challenges if you haven't already. They have really fun ones.

Most of the supplies I used for this card can be found at Inspiration Emporium. Follow the links below and use my code JUICE to save 10% if you go shopping. I will also point out that US shipping is always $5 and international shipping is just $10. ;-)




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10 comments:

  1. DorothySeptember 14, 2014 at 6:33 AM

    Gorgeous card!!

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  2. Kathy EddySeptember 14, 2014 at 9:22 AM

    This looks great Lisa! Love the flowers you added. Really sets it off.

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  3. My Sacred RefugeSeptember 14, 2014 at 9:38 AM

    Wonderful! I love sewing themes, one of my favs.

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  4. Rea'September 14, 2014 at 8:42 PM

    " Sew " Fun , love the flowers !!

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  5. creative ladySeptember 15, 2014 at 12:08 AM

    Nice card, love the sketch you used. Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  6. UnknownSeptember 15, 2014 at 6:16 AM

    Love your tissue paper flowers. Thanks for sharing with us at Craft Hoarders Anon :)

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  7. Gloria StengelSeptember 15, 2014 at 11:54 AM

    Love those flowers and that background! Thanks for playing along with us at Craft Hoarders!

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  8. lost coast scrapperSeptember 15, 2014 at 6:44 PM

    Cute card, and I love the tissue paper flowers! Thanks for joining us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  9. Kathy/NorthCarolinaSeptember 16, 2014 at 6:42 AM

    Those tissue paper flowers make me smile! Thanks for sharing with us at Craft Hoarders Anonymous!

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  10. sannalippertSeptember 21, 2014 at 10:42 AM

    I love the background! beautiful card!

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