DCM - Big on Backgrounds

Morning!

This week, it's my turn to set the challenge over on the Daring Cardmakers blog.

And it's all about backgrounds this week, backgrounds you've created yourself.

Well, Christmas card production had to start sometime, and I've used this challenge as the kick up the bum I needed to get in gear.

Stamps and stencils: The Greetery - Banner & Bough
Dies: The Greetery - Banner & Bough
Other: Distress Oxides

I love a stamp and stencil combo, and the Banner & Bough set from The Greetery is really versatile as you can let the stencils (including a masking stencil) do most of the work and just add a few details with the stamps, or you can also make certain elements or the entire stencilled design pop by using the matching dies.

The masking stencil allows you to go in with inks and splatter after you have stencilled the main image. And that's exactly what I did.

The dye inks I used for the stencilled and stamped elements are listed below.

I then used some light grey gravel dye ink over the edges of the mask, before increasing the intensity of the blended inks with blue Distress Oxides, getting progressively darker to Black Soot around the edges.

While the mask was still placed over the main image, I added a spritz of water, followed by pearlescent white and copper Gansai Tambi paint.

Once everything was dry, I added the banner with 3D foam squares for a bit of pop, then applied Glossy Accents to the berries and Droplets to the middle of the blue florals.

And the first Christmas card of the year is complete.

Make sure you check out the lovely designs from the rest of the design team here, and play along if you can!

Happy crafting!

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The Greetery - Banner & Bough stamps and stencils Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	The Greetery - Banner & Bough dies Shop at: SHC (UK) | TG	Distress Oxide ink pad - Black Soot Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Chipped Sapphire Shop at: EH | SBC
Distress Oxide ink pad - Faded Jeans Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Distress Oxide ink pad - Prize Ribbon Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	The Stamp Market - Blush Pink ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Bubblegum ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Coastal ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Forest ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Gravel ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Greenery ink pad Shop at: MISC
The Stamp Market - Lipstick Red ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Sage ink pad Shop at: MISC	The Stamp Market - Sea Glass ink pad Shop at: MISC	Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC
Neenah Classic Crest 110 lb smooth Solar White cardstock Shop at: EH | MISC	The Stamp Market - Clear droplets Shop at: EH | MISC	Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36-pan watercolour set Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Ranger - Glossy Accents Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC
Tonic Studios Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: EH | SBC	Craft blending brushes Shop at: AZ (UK)
Taylored Expressions - Blender Brushes Shop at: MISC	Tim Holtz - Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Waffle Flower - Mini Media Mat Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC (UK)	Ranger - Artist brush set Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC
Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Sizzix - Sidekick machine Shop at: AZ (UK) | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (maxi) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ (UK) | EH | SBC

Comments

[Janet]

Gorgeous x