Card making Die cutting Embossing How to Stamping Techniques Card Making
Ingrid Vichova mixes it up with die-cut stencils and inky distressed backgrounds. The key to an impactful design is to create a resist. This can be achieved by using white gesso or acrylic paint and heat embossing. Dye-based and black inks are then applied. They, however, will not work on areas that have been painted or heat embossed, thus creating a resist. Add to the effect by stamping designs onto the background and contrasting the edges of your card with black ink.
YOU WILL NEED:
Dies: Prima Marketing Crochet Doily, Emmanuelle Fleurs, Moroccan Foliage
Stamps: Stampers Anonymous Ledger Script background, Altenew Thinking Of You
Ink pads: Ranger Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers, Cracked Pistachio, Picked Raspberry; VersaMark; black
Embossing powder, white
Acrylic paint, white
Vellum
Gems, silver
Tools: ink blending, heat gun
Adhesives
Die-cutting machine
METHOD
1. Die cut a doily from card. Use this as a stencil to apply white acrylic paint onto white card, 10cm x 13cm. Leave to dry, then stamp scripted messages in VersaMark ink and heat emboss with white powder.
2. Sponge teal and aqua distress oxide inks over the top, wiping off any excess with dry tissue paper. Stamp the script design lightly in black ink, then sponge the edges of the panel with the same ink to create contrast.
3. Die cut doily flowers and leaves from white card, then lightly sponge the edges with pink distress oxide and black ink. Adhere the die-cuts to the bottom-right of the panel. Stamp ‘Thinking of you’ onto white card with black ink, cut out and fix below. Decorate the greeting with gems.
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