This bg was made while experimenting with the de-boss inky resist technique. Except I used shimmer sprays one at a time on glass mat before smooching and used similar colors in ink pads to swipe for highlights. Bear was die cut from a water colored stamped image that was a bust on another project and ran a black sharpie along outer edge. Roses are cut with scalloped scissors and rolled from over-spray of white text vellum paper. I even tried dipping them in homemade fabric stiffener so they would not smash in postage. Leaves are cut on the Silhouette and colored with green marker. I did add thin strips of b&w stripes to create change from colored bg to white embossed piece. The idea for this layout was found at Stamping with Klass. thanks Bonnie. Sentiment is a digi stamp, printed, cut and attached.
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Oh my gosh, you keep coming up with the most amazing backgrounds. I’m so envious.
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THanks Gerry, if you can heat emboss and smooch you can do this?
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Another gorgeous bacckgroud and it doesn’t detract from the designs on your bear. Awesome card.
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Thanks Gayle, it did get a bit busy but the colors all worked.
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LOVE your rolled roses! Great use of “bust” paper for your bear.
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Thanks Lisa, it was a topper that went bad at the last part. The coloring on the focal image was still ok I it got die cut.
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So many wonderful techniques used in the creation of your card. A true crafty adventure, love that! Thanks for joining in the fun with us over at Sweet Stampin’. Hugs, Wends xoxo Sweet Stampin’ DT
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This is a great card! What a fun way to do the bear and those fun 3D flowers are a beautiful addition, as well.
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Thanks Golda, still not sure the bear was the right add but it was not a throw away either.
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