7.23.2011

Stamp-a-Faire Challenge 8

The challenge for this round was to create a card with the cover cut back a bit to reveal a portion of the bottom of the base.  I really liked trying this one out because I learned how easy it is to give a lot more depth and interest to a card just by using this technique.

Another fun little thing I've discovered about using clear stamps is the ability to emboss pretty much any color using only clear embossing powder.  I stamped the poppy images here in red ink, cleaned my stamp, then stamped right over the original image using versamark ink and embossed with clear powder.  With the clear stamp I was able to stamp right on top of the original image without using any special tools.  This also totally eliminates the need to have powders in every color.


7 comments:

Kara said...

gorgeous!

Rita W said...

Seeing as how red and blue is my current favorite color combination, I LOVE IT! (and I think it matches my new kitchen even!)

Great Job!

pcm said...

beautiful card :)

Ally said...

Lovely. ;-) The colors are beautiful together, and I like the text down the interior side that is exposed by the cut-off front. Very nice. ;-)

Victoria said...

This is a very pretty card! The colors really pop off that blue. You did a lovely job.

Stacy W. said...

I like this clean and simple card.

Jen Adcock said...

Oh man Sära, this is fantastic! I adore the color combination and the pristine quality of the layout. The text down the edge is brilliant. This is a real "must CASE". Brava!