Backgrounds - Bubbles

Now this is a HUGE amount of fun LOL, and the kids (of any age) will join you.  I cannot tell you how much I enjoy making this card, and my gorgeous son loves it too.

Bubbles are coloured with Perfect Plum and the pigs are stamped in Choc Chip and Perfect Plum.

Materials :- 

Whisper White card stock, re-inkers to colour the bubbles, Ink pad colours for stamping, container, bubble bath or dish washing liquid, small container and straw.

Method:-

Step 1 drop re-inker colour into a small container containing bubble bath/detergent.

Step 2 blow through your straw into the container of bubble bath/detergent to create bubbles

Step 3 pick up bubbles with your card being careful not to touch the rim of the container

Step 4 continue this with other ink colours if you want the background to hold more than one colour bubble

Step 5 allow project to dry - either air dry or dry with heat gun.

Step 7 Stamp image onto card or powder emboss image onto card.

Step 8 Cut card to size and assemble project

Get your kids/grandkids involved and have a bubbly good time.

Backgrounds - Faux Mother of Pearls

This background is nothing short of stunning.  The SU Shimmer paints rock in this technique.

I will replace this photo so that you can see how lovely the pearl effect is.  Those that attended the workshop will know how lovely it looks - most participants replicated this background for their card/wall hanging.

Materials :- 

Whisper white card stock, ink pads for the chosen colours,sponge, shimmer paint in a colour of your choice, piece of cling wrap, plastic plate or plastic craft/ acetate sheet, stamp of your choice and a damp rag/tissue 

Method:-

Step 1 scrunch up your cling wrap and add a little shimmer paint to it

Step 2 dab this onto your plastic plate/sheet until you dab off the excess

Step 3 randomly dab onto card stock picking up extra paint of your plastic plate/sheet as you go

Step 4 allow shimmer paint on card stock to dry

Step 5 using your sponge pick up colour from your ink pad

Step 5 sponge and blend one or two colours over card noting that ink will not colour the card where the shimmer paint is.

Step 6 using a slightly damp cloth or tissue gently wipe away ink from shimmer paint to reveal the "pearl" look

Step 7 using a rag or tissue or alike gently polish card

Step 8 stamp or emboss image onto your background

Step 9 cut card to size and finish project.

The stamp set I used is a hostess set from the 2012 summer mini "Up in the Air"  just gorgeous isn't it.  


The photo certainly does not do the technique justice, but it is stunning.  Have a play and create a beautiful effect.

 

Backgrounds - Fossil Stone

Fossil stone technique is now one of my favourite techniques, and it is soooooo easy.

I used choc chip and old olive ink, and I just love 124976/122762 Field Flowers stamped with early expresso

To create this effective background I chose earthy colours for the background to imitate stone and used the lovely SU set Field Flowers.

Materials :- 

Whisper white card stock, ink pads for the chosen background colours and to stamp your stamp set.  A4 display sleeve or zip lock bag or alike and brayer (if you wish, your hands work just as well) to create your background. 

Method:-

Step 1 Cut the bottom and side of A4 sleeve so that it opens

Step 2 Open sleeve and smudge ink pads ONE colour each side

Step 3 Close sleeve and rub colours together with your fingers - bubbles are great

Step 4 When you have the desired pattern, open the sleeve and inster your card stock (2 sheets back to back)

Step 5 Close the sleeve and brayer or hand press over the card stock

Step 6 Open sleeve and remove card stock

Step 7 Allow card stock to dry

Step 8 Stamp image on card using ink or emboss in a colour of your choice

Step 9 Cut card to size and assemble project.

If you want a you tube video here is the link Fossil Stone

I hope you enjoy this simple but effective technique as much as I do.

Backgrounds - Faux Silk

Stamping on tissue paper gives a soft silky look to your project.







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Materials :- 

Whisper white  or pale coloured card stock, ink pad (a grey, black or a brown for outline images), SU Markers if you are going to colour your stamped image, tissue paper and glue. 

Method:-

Step 1 stamp image onto tissue paper

Step 2 colour image if your stamp is a line stamp - note some bleeding may occur

Step 3 wait for ink to dry

Step 4 scrunch up tissue paper

Step 5 spread glue over the entire piece of card stock

Step 6 gently smooth out tissue paper over cardstock, leaving in some wrinkles

Step 7 allow glue to dry

Step 8 trim away excess tissue paper OR cut card to size

Step 9 assemble project

This effect looks particularly good using leaves, small flowers or alike.  The technique gives added dimension to the card, so I hope you enjoy using this as a softer technique for making your cards.

Backgrounds - Ink Pad Drag

Ink Pad Drag.  I saw this technique on the SU Demonstrator's Stampin Connect web site.  I loved it and when I found out how easy it was, I just had to share.

A taste of Christmas

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Christmas cards with Dasher stamped in Choc Chip on a Lucky Limade Ink Pad Drag.
This is FUN!

A little one for love...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! cards of Love, I used Pool Party ink pad for the drag and stamped
the Stampin' Up! set You are Loved  in Island Indigo

Sale-A-Bration is my favourite time of the year...and in 2013 Feeling Sentimental was and still  is my favourite stamp set. This is why

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up!  Mellon Mambo with Razzleberry

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Marina Mist and Early Expresso

Materials :- 

Whisper white card stock, Ink pad and stamp set

Method:-

Step 1 Open ink pad

Step 2 Drag ink pad over paper in one flowing motion

Step 3 Stamp or Powder Emboss image of your choice on background

Step 4 Cut card stock to size and assemble project.

You may need to practice a couple of times before you do it on your card because each time you stop or slow your motion, you get a line (as you can see on the card above).  This is a nice background and so quick and easy to achieve.

Stampin' spots are effective too.  I used a garden green spot randomly stamped to create this background...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Button Buddies

Stampin' Up! Button Buddies is a darling set that contains this very cute snail which co-ordinates purrrfectly with Stampin' Up! buttons.  I love this card, my son does too.  So have a play using your ink pads and let me know how you go.

Ink pad drag backgrounds, I hope you like this quick and easy effect.
Happy craftying xx