Hi there, it's Ruby
I thought I'd share a card with you that I taught in a card-making workshop last weekend as it was really well received. It's a fun technique to play with. I made a card with it over on my blog here if you want to check out a different design.
- Stamp Altenew's Captivating Blooms flower stamp onto vellum using Versamark ink
- Emboss the flowers using silver embossing powder
- Flip the embossed vellum panel over and lay down a base colour with Artist Markers. Note: Colouring on the reverse side creates a softer effect and reduces the risk of damage to your markers.
- Go back over the base colour with a lighter marker and stipple the petals to create a mottled effect.
- Using Altenew's Fine Tulle Stencil and pale purple ink, stamp the card base
- Attach your coloured vellum panel to some double-sided adhesive sheets. This solves any issues with glue showing through
- Fussy cut your finished panel and attach it to the stencilled card base
- Using Altenew's Hello and Hugs die set, die cut the sentiment out of silver and purple cardstock. Layer and attach to the card. Note: The closest die I could find to this was Altenew's Fancy Hugs Die. It's not a shadow die, but you could offset it to create a shadow effect.
- Add some silver watercolour splatter and some dark blue sequins to finish
Top tip: This technique works better when your flowers have a nice open space, so the mottled event can show through.
That's it from me. I hope you enjoy playing with this technique. One of my lovely participants said she couldn't stop using it after doing the class!
Have a great week.
