All Occasion | Back to Basics and Beyond Challenge #25 - 1.2.3. Card

Hey There!

I have just joined the wonderful Design Team over on the Back to Basics and Beyond Challenge Blog (http://bbbchallenges.blogspot.com/) which will showcase technique challenges for beginners and seasoned crafters alike...so it will be about the technique not the content. There will be two challenges each month and it will be great to have total freedom to design around the technique.

The challenge today is a 1.2.3. Card = 1 x Topper,  2 x Colors and 3 x Gems, Pearls or Jewels.

My 1.2.3. combination is:

1 Topper = Mega "Hello" Die Cut

2 Colors = Wilted Violet & Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Inks

3 Jewels = Iridescent Jewels from Lucy's Little Things

I chose to focus on a large die cut as my topper since I wanted to use a distress oxide ink technique for the coloration on this card. I die cut, glued and stacked three words together from 100# white card stock and a heavy #110 black stock, too. I blended Wilted Violet onto the white die cut, sprayed it with shimmer spray, blotted it with a paper towel and flecked it with metallic watercolors and a little diluted Peacock Feather Ink. When it was dry, I glued it (slightly offset) to the black die cut for a shadow effect. 

I designed my own geometric pattern in PowerPoint and created a 6" x 6" stencil layout, which I die cut (from a heavy-weight acetate) using my Cricut. The options for making your own stencils are endless! I taped the stencil over a piece of 110# white card stock and blended my two inks together in a random pattern. I wanted some of the single color to shine through and also the blended color combo - these two inks work really well together!  A second panel was also blended with just Peacock Feather Ink. Once again, I sprayed both panels with the shimmer mist and used the same flecking technique to give them a speckled texture. After the panels were dry, they were die cut to size. 

The frame die cut was glued directly to the front of an A-2, top-folding white card base and the stenciled panel was popped up with craft foam and adhered in the center. The topper was glued into place and the card was finished with the three jewels - per the challenge. Head over to the BBB Challenge Blog to see the great work submitted by the rest of the design team!

I have also entered this card in these challenges:

Try It on Tuesdays (TioT's) - "Use a Stencil or Two"

Love to Craft Challenge Blog - "Anything Goes"

613 Avenue Create - "Anything Goes - #219 Challenge"

Thanks for stopping by today!

Rachelle ♥