For starters, she was using a canvas, I was using colored cardstock. So I skipped the gesso part. Instead, I used a blending tool and three coordinating Distress Oxide Inks (she used greens but, since my card was pale turquoise, I went with blues) and a spritz of water to get this background:
First, I added a sentiment in Archival Ink:
Products used in the making of this card were:
- Stamps: Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Background Stamp “Circle Collage” (WVBG034); Hero Arts “Color Layering Koi” (CM127)
- Stencils: Stampers Anonymous Layering Stencil “Linen” (THS061)
- Dies: Hero Arts Frame Cuts “Color Layering Koi” (DI354)
- Inks: Distress Oxides “Broken China”, “Peacock Feathers”, “Mermaid Lagoon” and “Antique Linen”; Distress Crayons “Pumice Stone” and “Hickory Smoke”; Distress Markers “Black Soot”;
- Papers: scraps of various turquoise papers/cardstock; scrap white cardstock
- Embellishments: Idea-ology Tissue Tape “Elements” (YH93068); Kreinik Very Fine #4 Braid 005; Hero Arts Pearls “Light Blue” (CH188)
- Adhesives: EK Tools 3D FOam dots; RedLine 1/8” Embossing Tape