In the Spotlight
Topic: Stamping
Months ago I ran across a card using this technique and made a sketch and notes to refer back to... scratch paper set aside and lost under other papers... suddenly unearthed... diligent attempts to decipher my scribbles... this is my best effort to replicate what I think I saw way back when.
I first stamped the focal image on the lower left of white cardstock. I then shielded the image with a sheet of paper at an angle and used a foam applicator to apply faded jeans distress ink to the lower right corner. This was repeated on the upper left corner. I used watercolors to color the image and trimmed to size. I backed the image with a thin band of black, bright yellow, and another thin black band. These bright bands enhance the illusion of a shaft of sunlight on the image.
I then used more of the yellow to stamp a sentiment and band it with black. This was glued to the panel front and a sheer green ribbon was knotted over it.
The feature panel was mounted on a folded white cardstock base.
I have no idea if this is what all the scribbles were really about, but I like the effect. In fact, I liked it so much I made a bunch more.
For these two, made with the same stamp, I moved the bordered sentiments on the right margin where I noticed the notes I made really had it. I kept it as a bordered item and matched them to the bright backing. I also colored the smaller flowers brighter than that first one I did and like this better.
I kept going with this stamp and coloring but mixed the sentiment colors to match the ribbons.
Then I went in a whole different direction, looking for other stamps in my collection that might be nicely featured with this technique. I started with a couple of vases of flowers. For these I stamped the sentiment directly onto the bright backing.
Then I found a great floral stem and stamped multiple times to make it look like it was in the garden. I colored them differently for a little variety.
And finally, I used a berry stamp, again stamping multiple times to place it in a garden setting. I also tied the ribbon with two colors for added interest.
I think this is a technique I will definitely use again as I really like the effect.
Ddd
Posted by studio3d@ccgmail.net
at 6:00 AM PST
Updated: Thursday, 18 August 2011 5:35 PM PDT