Thursday, April 24, 2008

Faux Cross-Stitched Flower

Today's card is another one that I made for Cornish Heritage Farms' Backgrounder Blitz. The theme for the day's challenge was using the Kissing Technique. It's where you take 2 stamps, one detailed and one more solid, and then ink either or both up and smoosh them together. The solid stamp takes on the detail of the other stamp and you get a really cool effect. Here's my example:

I took a flower image from Silhouette Blooms II and inked it up with 2 different colors. I then smooshed it onto the Weave Backgrounder to get that lined detail. I placed my white cardstock onto the Backgrounder and pressed evenly with an acrylic block to transfer the image.

I thought the resulting flower looked just like it was cross-stitched, so I paired it up with this pretty paper from Cosmo Cricket's Honey Pie collection.

The sentiment stamp is also from Silhouette Blooms II, white cardstock from Georgia Pacific; metal accents from Stampin' Up!; all other materials from Papertrey Ink.

10 comments:

  1. oh maureen this is just so elegant!!! it really looks like you have been bsy for weeks cross-stiching this card!! lovely!!
    vanessa xx

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  2. Beautiful!!!! I love how the flower turned out!! I also love the dp!!! Great colors!!! I just love everything about this card!!!

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  3. oooh Maureen this is such a beautiful card

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  4. Such a pretty card...it's gorgeous!

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  5. Very beautiful! love that the flower looks cross stiched..and the back ground paper is lovely.

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  6. Awesome! Love the kissed flower to get the texture, great idea!

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  7. This is so beautiful. Love the background paper and how you've got the fabric effect on your stamping.

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