Last week I was challenged to make a card using a technique my fellow coach called "wallpaper". I'm not sure if that's the correct terminology but it sounded good. We were to make our own background pattern for our card. I had quick thoughts on this!
I used a variety of stamp sets but only 1 ink color. I love monochromatic cards and this works great! I started by spritzing the card base with Watermelon Fusion Splash.
I stamped my Whip Cream card stock with this flower image from the Lead Me set and did 2nd generation stamping with the Ink Splat stamp. I ran this piece through my crimper 4 different directions twice each. I then used my creaser to flatten it as much as possible. This really added a linen-like feel and gives a bit of a vintage look. After mounting the "wallpaper" on Watermelon Fusion card stock I tied the Watermelon Fusion Ribbon around it, I pop dotted it to the card base. I stamped the text from the set Little BIG Greetings, layered it and used the heart element from the Fun Day Elements. I love how this turned out!
Stamps:
Lead Me
Ink Splat
Little BIG Greetings
Paper:
Watermelon Fusion
Whip Cream
Inks, etc:
Watermelon Fusion Ink
Watermelon Fusion Splash
Other:
Crease Tool
Watermelon Fusion Ribbon (available with the June catalog)
Fun Day Elements
Foam Squares Small (used on little banner)
Foam Squares Med.
This was a fun card to make and was relatively fast for me. I'll probably give it to a sweet lady at church who is the facilitator of the local Grief Share group.
2 comments:
Very pretty! I like your idea about running it through the crimper several times in different directions. I'm going to give that a try.
Oh wow, what a stunning card. Love that technique. Cara x
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