Monday 9 April 2018

Two cards from one background.

Recently I saw Yana Samkula do a video where she took one large sheet of card stock and stamped flowers as a background and then trimmed it into four panels.  I CASE'd Yana's background  but stamped it onto an A5 (half a large sheet) and cut it into two.  I used Altenew stamps and inks and made two cards.

Here's the first one.  I trimmed the panel and added to some dark grey base card .  I stamped the large sentiment  and added it to my base.  I thought it looked a little stark so I diluted some Nuvo drops and splattered them over the entire card. 

and onto number two:


I added my sentiment directly onto the card panel.  I love the way the background shines through the open part of the sentiment.  This time I backed the panel with black card stock.   This time I just added the Nuvo drops as they are meant to be used.

Thanks for stopping by. 

8 comments:

kiwimeskreations said...

Gorgeous cards Dawn, and a great background
Blessings
Maxine

Lin said...

Beautiful results, Dawn. This is a great idea!

Betty said...

two wonderful cards, Dawn - your backgrounds are lovely - never thought about diluting Nuvo drops - good idea.

Arlene said...

WOW. Beautiful. I love the backgrounds.

Wendy Nicola Jackson said...

Two stunning cards Dawn! Love that stamp set!! Love the way the background shines through the second sentiment too, very cool. Hugs, Wends xoxo

CinnamonSally said...

Very pretty Dawn, love the bright colours.

creationsnz said...

More amazing designs, I can tell you are loving these florals. CarolG

Monika Reeck said...

first card Love that splatter Dawn
second card love the added of nuvo drops
simple layout with stunning flower images!