The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge for July 27, 2015 is to “…use something other than regular patterned paper or cardstock…”, something including but not limited to specialty stamping paper to glitter, corrugated to extra heavy mixed media to tissue.
Well, now, how about that! I have been playing around the past week, making a background on cardboard (the back of one of those free notepads you get so often in the mail with charitable solicitations). I follow Lindy’s Stamp Gang and, while normally the projects featured there are way beyond my little creative box (besides, I have very few of their product and what I do have, I have never tried! GASP!), I had seen a post where one of their design team had demonstrated a mixed media background, step-by-step. I decided to see if I could make something similar but using different products. I also skipped at least two steps and got a third out of order (oops!) but I sort of liked what I came up with and decided to use it as the base for a card.
Here is how I went about making this card.
First, I took the notepad backing and coated it with gesso tinted with “Abandoned Coral” Distress Ink reinker and, when that was dry, applied Wendy Vecchi’s Crackled texture Paste tinted with “Fossilized Amber” Distress Ink reinker. I let it dry overnight:
Well, now, how about that! I have been playing around the past week, making a background on cardboard (the back of one of those free notepads you get so often in the mail with charitable solicitations). I follow Lindy’s Stamp Gang and, while normally the projects featured there are way beyond my little creative box (besides, I have very few of their product and what I do have, I have never tried! GASP!), I had seen a post where one of their design team had demonstrated a mixed media background, step-by-step. I decided to see if I could make something similar but using different products. I also skipped at least two steps and got a third out of order (oops!) but I sort of liked what I came up with and decided to use it as the base for a card.
Here is how I went about making this card.
First, I took the notepad backing and coated it with gesso tinted with “Abandoned Coral” Distress Ink reinker and, when that was dry, applied Wendy Vecchi’s Crackled texture Paste tinted with “Fossilized Amber” Distress Ink reinker. I let it dry overnight:
Here is where I missed the two steps and got a third out of order... I sprayed the dried surface with “Festive Berry” Distress Spray and a little water and let the spray run into some (but not all) of the crackle.:
As the texture paste dried, the cardboard buckled and started to peel at the edges, meaning I didn't really have to distress the end result! It did it all on it's own. But the curled nature od the card meant I'd have to get creative with adhering it to a base card --- so I eventually resorted to industrial strength reline tape.
I used Versamark Ink and Top Boss “Gold” embossing powder and embossed a partial image from an Art Impressions background stamp (T-2022) on the left side of the card:
This background stamp didn't have a name on it but it sure looked like crackle!
followed by more Versamark, Personal Stamp Exchange “Claret Tapestry” embossing powder and a background stamp from Judikins (2400-J):
No name for this stamp either. Not sure what it represented... dry brush strokes, maybe?
I then matted my background on a claret-colored scrap of yardstick, added some silk flowers (maker unknown) and brads (Hot Off The Press “Citrus Creative”), a word band distressed with "Twisted Citrus" Distress Paint, and some orange Darice craft ribbon before adhering the entire piece to a folded ivory card.
Product Used:
- Stamps: Art Impressions T-2022 and Judikins 2400-J
- Inks: Reinkers for “Abandoned Coral” and “Fossilized Amber” Distress Inks; “Festive Berry” Distress Spray; Versamark
- Paints: “Twisted Citrus” Distress Paint
- Media” Liquitex Acrylic Gesso and Wendy Vecchi “Crackled Texture Paste”
- Embossing Powders: Top Boss “Gold” and Personal Stamp Exhacnge “Claret Tapestry”
- Embellishments: Hot Off The Press “Citrus Creative” Kit; Idea-ology Word Band; Darice Craft Ribbon “Orange”; miscellaneous fabric flower parts (maker unknown)
- Adhesives: Ranger Glossy Accent and red-line tape.
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