Tuesday, September 6, 2022

SSS STAMPtember Bold Leaves

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Hi friends.  I'm back with another STAMPtember card today.  This one features the Bold Leaves cling background.

I started by creating an inky panel using Tim Holtz Watercolor paper and Distress Oxides.  I used a variety of fall themed colors (including some greens and purples) to create the panel.  

I have a love hate relationship with Distress Oxides.  I like that they  show on darker/colored cardstock, but whenever I use them I miss the vibrancy of Distress Inks.

This card solved some of that for me.  

After my panel was dry, I stamped the background with Versamark and embossed using Fire Brick Distress Glaze.  Using that glaze adds the vibrancy of color that I want in a background.


Note that there's a lot of texture in the stamping/embossing.  That's because I used the more textured side of the watercolor paper.  I could have gotten a better impression by inking multiple times and pressing a little harder, but I actually really like the added texture.

For the sentiment, I used the Hello Sweater Weather dies.  The sentiment itself was cut from my favorite Gold Matte cardstock, and I used terracotta cardstock for the shadow piece.  I added some inking around the edges of that to darken it up and give it a bit of a glow in the center.


The sentiment piece was popped up over my panel, and a few sequins finished things off.

I hope you've been enjoying all the STAMPtember inspiration, much more to come!

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