Hello everyone, here's a springtime card I created for the
Cropstop blog. Here in the USA,
it’s one of my favorite seasons of the year – springtime! My card today
reflects the greens that have been popping up all around me this past
month! New
green leaves on the trees and bushes, freshly mowed
green grass, and
green shoots in my flower beds — g
reen seems to be one of the main colors of spring!
Today I’m showcasing another way to use your stencils, so let’s get started…
To create the focal point for my card, I used a set of
Heidi Swapp stencils
(Frames). Instead of laying the stencil down and using spray ink to
highlight the negative space, I inked the back of my stencil up with
mowed lawn distress ink (
Tim Holtz), and spritzed it with water (
mini mister).
I carefully moved my stencil to a clean section of my desk (so as not
to leave finger prints in the ink), and laid a clean piece of
white cardstock over the top and pressed it down. (A
brayer is helpful in the process of transferring the ink from the stencil to the paper.) I then trimmed and layered my print on
black cardstock adding a strip of hounds-tooth
washi tape across the bottom for added interest.
I layered a piece of designer paper from the Kirby Teesdale Studio paper stack (The Paper Studio) on
black cardstock and added that to my card front. Next I embossed a piece of white cardstock with the
Tim Hotlz Collage embossing folder, inked the embossing with
mowed lawn distress ink , and distressed the edges with the
Tonic Studios paper distresser before
adhering it to the left side of my card. In the right corner I added
the word “smile” using my alphabet punches. A little
burlap string bow (in
black) with clay button center and a lovely
Petaloo bloom (
Botanical Collection) complete my card for today.
I’d love to see the springtime cards you’ve created, so stop by the
CURRENT CHALLENGE and link up your creativity using products from companies
Cropstop carries! Hope to see you there….