One of my favorite things to do is to search out quotes. Something that will inspire me in my card making. I had a small anchor stamp from I Brake for Stamps that would not work well alone. I knew I had to use it as part of a design, a compliment if you will.
While I am not an overly religious person, I do love some of the quotes and inspirations that come from the Bible. "Love Anchors the Soul" comes from Hebrew 6:19 which talks about Hope anchoring the Soul, but has been changed up just a bit. The letters I used for the word Anchor comes from the half sheet Planes and Letters from I Brake for Stamps. I complimented this set with another letter set I had in my stash. The anchor was a great compliment to go with this verse. I also added some background stamping and finished off with some bakers twine. Don't forget to use coupon code: SAVE10MONICA to save 10% off your next purchase. Thanks for stopping by!
I am here today to share with you some of my cards I made with my layered backgrounds. Tim Holtz does such an awesome job at this technique and has some great paper and stamp line called Components that follow this technique that have inspired me.
So I thought I would share with you some of the cards I have made and my process for this technique. I have created a video to walk you through the process as well, so feel free to check that out also.
If you do not have a lot of supplies, you can easily start out by using some card stock such as the Memoranda set from Tim Holtz. Alternatively, you could start out with a simple background such as I did in the card below and overlay the background with large number stamps and ephemera.
Adding color helps to create focal points on background stamps. You can easily emphasize some of the images on busy backgrounds by stamping overlays in black archival ink. Ephemera, washi tape and word stickers are also a great way to add to the layered look.
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Hi everyone! I decided to give you a little more inspiration for the challenge going on right now over at A2ZScrapbooking. The theme is Bright and Beautiful, so that is what I am bringing you today, a bright and beautiful HELLO!
I decided to bring out some of my texture paste and stencil to create a sunbeam background. To begin, I used some distress oxides to create my blue sky, then I used a Tim Holtz stencil and some texture paste to create some sunbeams. I was able to outline the sunbeams and the outline of the card using a distress crayons. I also used a clear stamp set from Finnabair to add some small words on the background. Next I added some washi tape and a stamped sentiment that reads "hello...you brighten my day and finished it off with some black Nuvo drops. Thanks for stopping by!
Tim Holtz Distress Oxides Iced Spruce
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxides Peeled Paint
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Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangle Die
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Hero Arts Die and Clear acrylic Stamp Set - Hello
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Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal Drops Ebony Black
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