Stencils and die-cuts... no stamps!
Can't wait to see what you guys come up with!
This is my card:
Supplies:
- Background panel made last week with the following Adirondack alcohol inks: Stream, Sunshine Yellow, Red Pepper, and Ginger.
- For grid effect, Tim's Tiles stencil laid over top and dabbed with blending solution.
- (I discovered this technique while attempting [and failing] at Tim's current tag challenge, but I love the results of this! I just smear the card with a lighter-colored alcohol ink, then dab the other colors. A stencil is then placed over the dried ink and blending solution is pounced through in various parts. So fun! Been doing it every chance I get!)
- The leaf was in my diecut stash, made using Tim's Tattered Leaves die and an old sheet of bird's-eye maple veneer
- Yarn is from the quilt show... a new-ish acquisition, but a go-to nowadays. Scared because I know it won't last forever-- I probably only have 5' left, or less...
- I wrote the sentiment with a Stampin' Up pen received a couple years ago wth my purchase of their stamp-carving set
- The "sequins" are African heishi beads, affixed with Glossy Accents
That's all, folks!
This is a great challenge for stash-busting-- just assemble unused project pieces and scrawl a sentiment... BOOM!
See you over at SOS!
Fabulous background, love the technique with the stencil. (now to remember it) great use of the veneer. All round great card!!
ReplyDeleteI think you have made lemons into lemonade here, making your own technique by trying Tim's! Beautiful background and love your maple veneer leaf! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteWell Mimi, your "failure" with this technique resulted in some amazing and beautiful color combinations and images, the background looks gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteLove your beautiful handwritten sentiment around your images and the veneer leaf is the perfect detail.
Hugs,
Maria.
Well Mimi, your "failure" with this technique resulted in some amazing and beautiful color combinations and images, the background looks gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteLove your beautiful handwritten sentiment around your images and the veneer leaf is the perfect detail.
Hugs,
Maria.
hollllllllllllllllly moly this is gorgeous! wow! love, love loooooove!
ReplyDeleteHow cool!! I love the background you created and how fun that you hand wrote that greeting!! Love!!
ReplyDeleteYou're the queen on own made backgrounds, whatever the medium, with or without the use of stencils. The colors certainly work for an autumn design, love the single leaf.
ReplyDeleteI love this colourful card - the stencilled squares are a great element of the design and your handwriting around the edge looks great.
ReplyDeleteSwooning over this gorgeous background! very pretty.
ReplyDeleteWooowww
ReplyDeleteFantastic background Mimi..yaayy you rock miss lady...
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