These are all quite lovely! I love the embossed background on the first one and really love the background on the second one! Hope to try out this technique.
On these cards, I used the Versa Shadow Technique demonstrated by Erin Gonzales of Hand Stamped Style. Here's a link to her short video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMRl3hkM95E. It's simple and very effective. As Erin mentions in her video, it's a way of making a white-stamped image stand out. Erin, thank you for sharing this technique. I loved the way it turned out.
To easily create a more conventional shadow, check out Anna-Karin Evaldsson's Layers of Ink Challenge from WSW11. She used two-layer stamping to create the shadow, but that's not the technique we're using for this challenge.
You need white pigment ink and a VersaMarker for this challenge. I figured someone would ask so I tried it using the Dove Blender Pen; and once it dried, you couldn't see it. Of course, alcohol blending pens don't show up at all. I even tried it with a TomBow Marker in a darker shade than the stamped image. If the marker touched the white ink, it colored it. It was very hard to use and I quickly gave it up. I tried picking up VersaMark ink directly from the ink pad with a Precision Tips Q-Tip, but I made a huge mess when I applied it to the cardstock. All those experiments made me appreciate how easily and beautifully the VersaMarker put down the watermark.
CARDS: Hero Arts Three Ferns Stamp ColorBox Frost White Pigment Ink VersaMarker Watermark Pen by Tsukineko Various Patterned Papers and Cardstock
Card 1: 4 5/8” x 5 13/16” Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 18 Antique Linen and Walnut Stain Distress Inks Best Creation 3D Foam Tape Cricut-Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Cherry Blossom by Anna Griffin Recollections adhesive-backed pearls
Card 2: 4 ½” x 5 ¾” Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 18 (I traced around the perimeter of the die to create the mat for the die cut.) Best Creation 3D Foam Tape The mat is a piece I made a long time ago using the Textured Pearls Technique. I used Pearl Ex (Sparkle Gold, Super Russet, and Brilliant Yellow). Wink of Stella, Clear (on the stamped image) Swarovski Flatback Rhinestones, SS16, Crystal Copper
Card 3: 4 ½” x 6 ¼” Spellbinders Nestabilities Lacy Squares Stampin' Up! Sincere Salutations (VersaMark Ink, Ranger's Seafoam Embossing Powder) TPC Studio Self-Adhesive Gold Metal Accents
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October 08, 2014
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