I am really enjoying the new In Colors. Today’s color combo is Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe, and Watermelon Wonder.
I played around with the layers and finally decided I wanted the card base and main layer to be Mint Macaron. I would have omitted the layer, but I needed somewhere to tuck the ends of the Watermelon Wonder lace so they wouldn’t show inside the card.
As for the top layer, I accidentally laid an ink pad upside down on my grid sheet. When I lifted it, I liked what I saw. It took a little playing around to get the look I wanted. A new juicy pad will leave a lot more ink than a dryer one. Since this Tip Top Taupe ink pad is so new, I didn’t put any pressure on it at all. I gently laid it on the Whisper White card stock for just a couple seconds, then lifted it – the grips on the sides of the Classic Stampin’ Pads makes this easy!
Both the sentiment and the butterfly are from the Best Thoughts stamp set, available to purchase with Stampin’ Rewards. I stamped them both with black Memento ink directly over the Tip Top Taupe background. I then stamped the butterfly again, this time on Watermelon Wonder card stock, then fussy cut it and glued it over the first stamped image. I had considered adhering it with Stampin’ Dimensionals, but decided the skinny bits of the image would be difficult to prevent from getting bent. So you could just adhere the fussy cut butterfly without stamping it first on the background piece.
I am in LOVE with the new In Color 1″ Dotted Lace Trim. It’s so soft and pliable and easy to work with. I’ve already ordered more!
Here’s what I used:
Great card. Now I know a new technique. Thanks.
Cool! I’d love to see what you make using this technique.