Neat & Tangled April Release Day 4

Hi all!  It's Day 4 of the Neat & Tangled April release.  Yesterday was the last day of release reveals, so today the DT is sharing bonus cards featuring the new release.

For my card, I'm using the new Receding Background and the To the Stars stamp set.  

I started by clear embossing the background on some watercolor paper, and then used a couple of makeup brushes to add Distress Oxides to the panel.  In the very center I used Antique Linen and then some blues and purples around the center, roughly moving from lighter to darker hues.

Once that was done, I removed the clear embossing by placing a sheet of white copier paper over the panel and ironing the embossing off.  

Then I misted the panel with water to create some variegation in the background.  I also added some white splatter to double as stars.  Once dry, the panel was popped up over the card base with foam adhesive.

The image from To the Stars was stamped and colored with Copics.  I really wanted the image to stand out against the background, so instead of die cutting, I fussy cut the image.  I did need to use an exacto knife for those tiny inside spaces.

The sentiment is from the A-Mazing stamp set and was clear embossed on one of the dies in the Skinny Strips set.

That's all for me today.  Be sure to head over to the Neat & Tangled blog to check out what the rest of the team created.

Neat & Tangled April Release - Day 3 & Giveaway

Hi all!  It's Day 3 of the Neat & Tangled April release and today we're showing off my new Receding Background background.  This is one of those that is so handy to have in your arsenal.  You've seen it a lot already this week helping to create focal points on some of the cards from the rest of the team.  For this card, I thought I would make the background the star.

The background was stamped and clear embossed on some watercolor paper.  I then painted it using my Gansai Starry Colors paint set. 

I used all the different golds except the white gold, just randomly coloring the rings.  It's a really pretty panel, but I don't think the photograph above shows it off that well.  You can get a better feel of the shimmer and shine and gold in the detail shot below.

Once the panel was done, I trimmed it down and popped it up over my base and added a simple sentiment strip with a gold embossed sentiment from the Dream Big stamp set.

OK, be sure to head over to the N&T blog to check out what the rest of the team created.  Leave a comment here as well.  I've got a background to give away.  For extra chances, head over to my IG (@mprantner) and follow the directions there.