Monday 6 June 2016

Paper Trey Ink and Avery Elle Birthday card


Hello everyone and welcome to the June Happy Little Stampers Mixed Media Challenge, and this time our theme is 'texture', so we really get to play and have some fun!


I love the monochrome look and I pulled out a few things from my stash and came up with this card.





I started by cutting a stencil using the Papertrey Ink Harlequin Cover Plate, and I applied some Sweet Poppy texture paste through about two thirds of it. As our theme is texture, I was careful not to get the finish too smooth, so there were some depressions and raised bits on the surface. Once the paste had dried, I applied colour using my Copic airbrush and three pens of toning colours. My first coat was very even and masked the texture so I applied a couple of further coats with the airbrush at different heights so I got a more splattered/textured look.

After I cut the stencil, I had lots of diamond shapes left so I stamped three different patterns using the PTI Happy Harlequin stamps and stacked three together to give some dimension, before adding them to the card.


I stamped and embossed the greeting from Avery Elle Brushed, in white embossing powder on tropical teal card and fussy cut it before adding it to the panel on foam tape. I stamped a few splatters and dots, trimmed the panel down and cut a stitched rectangle with a die from Lil' Inkers to mat it onto with some fun foam.

I do hope you will join in with us this time. If you hop over to the Happy Little Stampers blog you will gets lots of inspiration, and links to some tutorials on using mixed media techniques. You never know - you might even win our prize



We are lucky enough to have Sara Emily joining us as Guest Designer this month and you are going to want to see her gorgeous project!

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs
Carol x


12 comments:

Juhi said...

Gorgeous color and texture, your card is so pretty!

Brenda said...

What a beautiful card Carol! I love the colors on it and love the texture. I'd say you knock this one out of the ball park! Hugs, Brenda

cotnob said...

A fabulous card Carol, lovely colours and great texture.
Pauline
x

sarascloset said...

Carol, what a great way to add texture to your monochromatic card! I love how you used those diamond off cuts to add evenmore texture! Thank you for your sweet words on my blog and allowing me to join your team today!

Rainey's Craft Room said...

Lovely texture and that paste has a beautiful shimmer, a gorgeous card.
Lorraine

Joyce said...

This is gorgeous, Carol. So much amazing texture and color.

laurie said...

Wow that background is awesome! Love the blue!

laurie said...

Wow that background is awesome! Love the blue!

Debra K. said...

Fantastic card Carol! Gorgeous colour tones and texture. The addition of the three diamonds in different patterns is so effective. Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a lovely comment, I really appreciate it :). Debra x

Kara Lynne said...

Great texture not only in the paste, but with the different patterns and spritzing as well! What a fun card, Carol!

Leigh Penner said...

This is very cool!

Nora Noll said...

Okay, I need to pull out my texture paste. I LOVE how you created this card!! The colors are fantastic and I like the graphic style. Stunning design!!

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