Wednesday 20 March 2013

Happy Birthday card

Hello everyone,








I'm back for Day 2 of the Pattern Play course and today we were asked to do stamping techniques on patterned paper. We were advised to stamp on papers that are rather neutral in background without a very busy pattern so I chose this paper






I stamped randomly with stamps from Papertrey Ink Damask Designs and then embossed with clear embossing ink.


I then added Distress Ink in spiced marmalade using the sponge tool


and ended up with paper that looked very different from the starting piece.

I chose a couple of contrasting papers (I told you I would be braver today!) and cut small strips from them to make a panel on a square card. I made a focal panel using a tag die which I altered by cutting off the tag top and then offset another tag to mat it onto. 



A sentiment, a little button and some rounded corners finished it off. On this photo you can see the pale yellow paper showing through the embossing - I quite like this technique! I love the fresh, clean look to this card which reminds me of the yellow and orange crocus flowering in the garden at the moment, so I am going to enter it into the Simon Says challenge for spring or Easter cards. I am also entering it into the Papertrey Ink Make it Monday challenge to use an inked background.

Thanks for looking in.

Hugs
Carol x


15 comments:

Stamps and Paper said...

Love your bright orange colour Carol and great sentiment

Anne

Charmaine Stack said...

Great background technique. Fun sentiment and the contrast strips make it pop!

Tracey McNeely said...

Carol you are a brave woman and your card turned out perfectly, I love you colours and patterns.

Nancy Penir said...

Wow! Great technique, great results. Love the colors!

Joyce said...

Love this card. How much that paper changed--I'm so glad you showed the before and after. I love the colors and stamp you chose, and how fun that you added some more papers, too.

Sharyn Polesel said...

I haven't seen this technique before, but love the look of your card. I know I will have to try it. lol Thanks for the inspiration.

Nicole Parmentier said...

Lovely card Carol! So smart to emboss on patterned paper, love it!!

Marybeth said...

STUNNING! Oh I love this card and the gorgeous papers you have made. Such a classy elegant card!

Jacquie Southas said...

Unbelievable where the paper started and where you ended up - love the resist ink on patterned paper! The card is great - I'm glad you were brave enough to add the purple patterned paper because I think it looks stunning!

Dawny P said...

What a lovely card - the colours you used are wonderful. Thank you for joining us over at the Simon Says Challenge. Happy Spring wishes, Dawny x

Heather said...

A fabulous card, your background is stunning beautifully created and such a great sentiment.

Thanks so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp challenge
hugs
Heather xx

Tracy said...

i gotta say i'm loving that orange and the background and your courageous choices :-) Oh and i love the offset on the tag - that is just the little kind of detail (along with that button)that makes this great! (and for some reason i'm thinkin "creamsicle" :-) the orange and white - i love it!)

Marcia Hill said...

What a beautiful card and how different the paper looked in the beginning to what it looks now. Great job! :0)

Cindy H. said...

Gorgeous background! Love your pretty card.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful! The colors you chose are wonderful and I love the way you mixed them! Another superb layout!

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