Hello! I hope you are having a great weekend & staying cool. It is hot and dry here. That is a good reason to stay in & craft! I am SO enjoying the Altenew classes & have just completed Easy Ink Blending with Amy Lee. I am learning so much & think I will start keeping a notebook with all the tips & tricks from each class to refer to.
The above card uses the Emboss Resist Technique. Start with white cardstock, apply antistatic powder, and stamp your image with VersaMark Embossing Ink. Sprinkle with embossing powder & heat set. I used the image & sentiments from Altenew Paint A Flower Daffodil and copper embossing powder. Ink blend until you are happy with your results. I chose to go lighter in the center & then used a small brush to darken a few spots. I mounted this piece onto copper foil cardstock & then mounted onto an A2 card. Here is a close up.
Next is a way to add dimension to your inked backgrounds. Start by ink blending your background in your choice of colors & then use a stencil to add more color. I used Distress Oxide Inks for my background-Kitsch Flamingo, Twisted Citron, & Wilted Violet. After this was done, I placed the Altenew Deco Wallpaper Stencil in random spots on my blended piece & applied more ink through the stencil. I stamped the butterfly from Altenew Dream Big in black ink with the layers in colors to match my blended background. The sentiment was embossed on black cardstock using white embossing powder. I layered this piece on black cardstock & placed on my notecard. I also added a few silver gems. This card measures 3 1/2 x 7 so I made an envelope from some printed paper in my stash.
