Breathtaking Background Stamp side strip

Background stamps like Breathtaking Bouquet can be used in many ways.

For today's card it was used to create an accent strip on the side.

Have you tried coloring on colored cardstock.  

its a very interesting effect.

This image was gold embossed on light brown cardstock 

before coloring with alcohol markers.

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	Breathtaking Bouquet Background stamp   Wood-Mount Set [152201] - $20.00 or Cling Stamp Set [151612] - $16.00	Rococo Rose 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150882] - $8.75	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] - $8.75	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990] - $8.75
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] - $5.00	1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch [138299] - $16.00	1-3/8" (3.5 Cm) Scallop Circle Punch [146139] - $16.00	Leaf Punch [144667] - $16.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] - $30.00
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] - $6.00	Versamark Pad [102283] - $9.50	Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [149572] - $9.00	Mango Melody Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147945] - $9.00	Granny Apple Green Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [146877] - $4.50

Ombre Emboss Resist with Breathtaking Bouquet

Today's card features a combination of 2 techniques: 

an ombre coloring combined with a heat emboss resist

Heat Emboss Resist is an easy technique,

you heat emboss an image and apply color over it. 

The paper accepts the ink but the material used to emboss does not.

With an emboss resist your color choice can produce different results...

For more information and 5 more samples check this post.

In that post I applied the color with an art sponge
For the ombre effect on today's card I used a sponge brayer
While I'm sure you could use a sponge for this,
given the large area I felt I got better coverage with the brayer.

The image is the Breathtaking Bouquet background stamp
which is very "busy". So the sentiment needed to be big and bold.
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The sentiment is from a set called Seriously the Best
And not to get too punny on you, but combining
a heat resist with ombre coloring gives a background
that truly is seriously, the best!

Puns aside, seriously . . . I hope I have inspired you to
pull out your supplies and play.
And if you need any supplies I can provide those too.

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Thanks for stopping by the blog today - I hope this gives you some ideas for playing with your supplies.  And please leave a comment below  to let me know what you think of this technique. 

Breathtaking Bouquet Cling Stamp Set [151612] - $16.00 Wood-Mount Set [152201] - $20.00	Versamark Pad [102283] - $9.50	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] - $6.00	Black Stampin' Emboss Powder [146956] - $5.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] - $30.00
Seriously The Best Cling Stamp Set [151712] - $19.00	Sponge Brayers [141714] - $8.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] - $7.50	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [126951] - $6.50	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] - $7.50

This Little Piggy All Wired Up in the Mud

This little piggy is so adorable, 

standing with his feet in the mud and smiling up at you.

This was a fun card to make not only because of the images

but also from a construction and design stand point.

I wanted the sentiment layers to catch the eye but also blend in.
The black half-circle frame draws your eye to the word
but doesn't set it apart, it leads the eye down to the pig.

And the shape on the ends of the Classic Label Punch
matches the shape of the chicken wire fence stamp in the background.

The All Wired Up background stamp works with more than just chickens.
Although this farm girl is quick to point out
that a chicken wire fence will NOT contain a pig.

If you're going to fussy cut images like I did with this little piggy
and like I did with the birds from yesterday's post,
then be sure you have a really good pair of scissors. 

Check out this little piggy's nose and hooves. . . . eye-catching, right?
A little dab of glue from the Fine Tip Glue Pen gives the shine.

If you're a fan of pigs then be sure to
check out this other card with a flying pig!

This Little Piggy is a fun stamp set with 4 different pigs.
by the way, its also available in French

What's your shopping list look like?  Do you need any supplies?

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Thanks for stopping by the blog today - I hope this gives you some ideas for playing with your supplies.  And please leave a comment below  to let me know what you think of this technique. 

This Little Piggy Cling Stamp Set [151227] - $20.00	All Wired Up Cling Stamp [149262] - $16.00	Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11"  [131198] - $8.75	Paper Snips [103579] - $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" [100730] - $9.75	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" [121045] - $8.75
Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] - $7.00	1-1/2" Circle Punch [138299] - $16.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] - $18.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] - $5.00	Sahara Sand Ink Pad [147117] - $7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] - $6.00