In my stamping frenzy over the last weekend of break I made this masculine birthday card. I hadn't done this technique with a background stamp in a while and something inspired me to try it again... not sure what though. This technique is easy- just choose a fairly small patterned background stamp, swipe/scribble a marker on it (I used Creamy Caramel here) then stamp with it. It serves as my background for these leaves from Paradise stamp set. My sentiment seemed like a good font for the rustic outdoor feel so I went with it. Tied some linen thread around a few times then slid the card in between a few of the strands.Did you notice the linen thread on the hodgepodge piece at the top left? It needed something so I thought I'd try winding some thread around it. To further add to the manly and nature charm I distressed the edges of the vanilla piece and stamped some splatters to the Soft Suede card base with Itty Bitty Backgrounds. That's about it. Hope you like it!
Stampin' Hugs,
~Kristin
SUO Supplies
Stamps: Linen (retired), It's Your Birthday (retired), Paradise
Colors: Soft Suede, Old Olive, Naturals Ivory, Very Vanilla (ink)
Accessories: Hodgepodge hardware, Linen Thread, Distressing tool, Creamy Caramel marker
love the linen thread-it's one of my stamping staples! great use of it here on a masculine card! this is very cool!
ReplyDeleteGreat card! Love all the little details. Cool background technique. I've never heard of it before. It looks great on your card.
ReplyDeleteLike it? I LOVE it!
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