Sister Birthday Card

Hi everyone! My sister celebrated a birthday a few days ago and I wanted to share with you the card I created for her. 

I used one of my new stamps from visible image called Sister Definition.  

To see my process video, you can click on the link below. 

I decided to create a grungy black and white card using some die cuts, stamps and texture paste. For one of the cards, I used white texture paste which created a more subtle background.

For the second card, I used black texture paste, which resulted in a darker background. 

Both cards also had some black and white washi tape from Prima marketing. I stamped the Sister definition stamp with some white pigment ink and added white embossing powder.  I also added a black butterfly to the darker card as an added embellishment.

Overall, I was happy with the way both cards turned out, but I did end up sending my sister the card with the lighter background.  

Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES

Want to find the products I used? I have listed them below. (Compensated affiliate links used at no cost to you. Thank you!  All products were personally purchased and my post was NOT paid for or sponsored.) Click on the icons below each product picture to go to a favorite store.

Alcohol Inks & Visible Image stamps

Alcohol inks have been hitting social media craft pages everywhere, but this is not a new product.  But with any product that comes back in style, there are always new techniques introduced.

While these may not be new to you, I had a lot of fun playing and experimenting with my inks.

If you would like to see my process video, you can click the link below. I had a lot of fun experimenting with my inks and I hope to give you some ideas. 

I love the colorful background that I was able to achieve using the alcohol inks and regular gloss card stock. I know that many people have used Yupo, but I have not tried that product as of yet. 

I stamped my card using black archival ink and used some black washi tape from Prima Marketing to help ground my image.  I then added some black texture paste.

The stamps I was using were from Visible Image and are clear Photopolymer stamps.  These can be a little tough to stamp on glossy paper, but it could have been simply because the stamps were knew and had  not been conditioned yet. 

After I finished working on my backgrounds, i created three cards. I had a lot of fun playing and just love how the backgrounds turned out.

SUPPLIES

Want to find the products I used? I have listed them below. (Compensated affiliate links used at no cost to you. Thank you!  All products were personally purchased and my post was NOT paid for or sponsored.) Click on the icons below each product picture to go to a favorite store.