Hello and welcome snarky peeps!
Isn't this graphic by Sister Lee absolutely amazing?!!!
It's time for another fun challenge at the
This month, we'd like to see your Fall themed projects!
Here's what I came up with:
No snark this time, but I did add a punny sentiment. 😁
I tried that technique that I keep seeing on Simon Says Stamp,
where you blend color on the debossed side of cardstock embossed
with an embossing folder, then swipe a black ink pad over the whole
panel to fill in the background.
This is what it looked like before swiping the black ink pad over it:
That adorable mouse was hard to see with the busy background,
so I used a strip of the same green cardstock as my card base,
and embossed it (debossed?), lining it up with the colored panel
to keep the design flowing. Make sense?
Another sentiment finishes the inside:
I hope that you find some time this month to play along in
our Fall challenge at the
For more ideas, do check out what my sisters and our
reigning Queen, Michelle, have created!
Thanks for visiting. Have a fabulous day!
Stamps: Lawn Fawn - You Autumn Know & dies, Offset Sayings: Birthday
Ink: Taylored Expressions - Pineapple, Granny Smith, Sweet Potato Pie, Guava, Gumball: Memento - Tuxedo Black
CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah; Spectrum Noir
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Darice - Fall Leaves Swirl Embossing Folder; MISTI
Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares
This is lovely, Chris! What a great idea to add the sentiment strip AND emboss it to sit against the background. Looks great, Jo x
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this! How gorgeous. I'm definitely going to try this.
ReplyDeleteOhhhhhhhhhhh that is so cool! I love seeing the panel before and after the black ink!
ReplyDeleteAnd this is totally giving me Alanis vibes (thanks for the earworm!)
I've seen this technique too but haven't tried it yet. It looks amazing!!! Great card and I'm so happy you showed the before and after inking photos.
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