Two Different Backgrounds

 Hey Everybody,

Today I have two cards where I've done different techniques to create a background for my cards. The first card is using shaving cream and the second card uses ink blending and direct to paper inking.

Our challenge was to do a shaving cream technique. I added pastel colors to the shaving cream and stirred it with the end of a paint brush. I used the scraper to apply the shaving cream on the white cardstock. I removed the shaving cream and dry embossed the white panel. Then I colored and cut out the images. I added the images with dimensionals. The image panel was added to a lemon lolly card base. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital once the shaving cream smell disappears. 

Keywords: MIX685

Stamps: Colorado Craft Company-Bunnies and Robin

Paper: white, lemon lolly

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Accessories: shaving cream, pretty in pink, daffodil delight and balmy blue reinkers, Easter Eggs embossing folder, dimensionals, paint brush, scraper, Copic Markers

Techniques: shaving cream technique, dry embossing, coloring

This second card was a frame left over from another card. I embossed the frame with the Stampin' Up! Paradise Garden Hybrid embossing folder.  I used my blending brushes to color in the leaves on the debossed side. Then I took granny apple green and pulled it over the frame direct to paper. Most of the times when I've done this technique, I've used very dark colors like navy and early espresso. I wanted to see if I liked using a lighter color. I like how it turned out.

I still have a few pieces of water coloring that Mia did that I want to use for backgrounds for cards. I build my cards around the colors she used.

Linda's featured stamper challenge can be found here. Here is the inspiration for my card.                                                          I loved the subject matter and colors she used in her card. I changed the orientation to vertical and used one frame instead of three. I used the negative space to highlight my 4 year old granddaughter's water coloring. I placed my bunny in the lower-right corner instead of the upper-left as the flower in my inspiration. I added the sentiment with dimensionals at the top of the card to balance out the image. Keywords: FS998 Stamps: Unity Stamps-Windowsill Woodlands, Stampin' Up-Notes of Spring Paper: white Paper Size: A2 Ink: bermuda Bay, Lemon-Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green Accessories: Prang watercolors, paint brush, Copic Markers, SU-large oval punch, SU-Paradise Garden Hybrid embossing folder, paper snips Techniques: direct to paper, embossing, water coloring, coloring, fussy cutting

These are two very different techniques for backgrounds and that's what I love about doing the different challenges on Splitcoaststampers. They come up with great ideas for challenges that stretch my skills and imagination.

Well, thanks for stopping by today. This week I will receive my new catalogs and some new items from the new catalog. I'll have new catalogs and new products at my April classes.

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Blessings,

Sue