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Hi all! Today I'm participating in an Instagram hop celebrating Simon's new You Are My Favorite release Simon is giving away a $25 store credit at each stop along the hop, so be sure to head over to my IG account @mprantner to leave a comment there to be entered to win.
I've got two more Wavy background cards to share today. These are my favorite cards created with this background because I was really jus playing and experimenting. I started by painting two panels of watercolor cardstock with Distress Paints. I didn't really have a plan, but I wanted something very bold to balance the bold background design. I used Lumberjack Plaid, Villainous Potion, Mustard Seed, Blueprint Sketch, and Evergreen Bough, and just randomly painted the background, adding some curves ino the design.
Once the panels were dry, I went to work. For the first card, I stamped the background with Versa Clair black ink and clear embossed. The stamp didn't stand out quite as much as I had hoped. I needed to balance the stamp with the bold background. I pulled out my Gansai Tambi Starry Colors watercolor set, and painted every other line with the Light Gold paint. Here's what the panel looked like when complete.
The completed panel was trimmed down and adhered to my card base with foam tape. For the sentiment, I used the Happy BDay die cut from Champagne Matte and black cardstock. These were slightly offset, and then popped up with foam tape.
For my second card, I balanced the background stamp in a different way. I painted a very light layer of Gesso over my Distress Paint background to soften/mute the color. Once that was dry, the background was stamped and gold embossed. I think it almost looks like there is vellum over the painted background.
That's all for me today. Don't forget to head over to my IG account @mprantner to leave a comment to be entered to win the store credit!
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