I can finally share the card I made for my NZ swap group—Suna’s card arrived on Saturday, 10 days after posting (and it only had about 25 km to travel up the road!). This project is also where my recent “baby wipe” inspiration came from, because our challenge technique for the month was to use a baby wipe in some way.
Here it is!
For the background, I blended Distress Oxide in Mowed
Lawn as my base colour, then layered on a Gelli Art Leaves stencil. Next
came the fun part: I placed a (slightly damp) baby wipe over the stencil, added
a piece of scrap paper on top to absorb any extra moisture, and ran the whole
sandwich through my Sizzix Platinum 6 with the rubber mat underneath.
Because Distress Oxides react so well with moisture, the
baby wipe lifts the ink through the stencil and creates a soft, textured
pattern.
I cut the dragonfly, grid and sentiment from black
cardstock. To add colour to the dragonfly, I rubbed on metallic wax in gold and
blue, with a touch of silver on the body. For extra sparkle, I finished with a
light spritz of Frost Shimmer Spray and a few black shiny dots.
I'm entering this into the Stencil Challenge at Just Us Girls...
It’s been a long weekend here in NZ for ANZAC Day—our time of remembrance for those who served (and continue to serve). Even longer for me, since I don’t work Fridays! I’ve been busy crafting and spending time with family, and it’s been just what I needed.
4 comments:
What great techniques you used on this gorgeous green card! The black on green is such an eye-catcher combination. Thank you for playing with us at Just Us Girls!
This is a stunning card! Great use of the technique and using a stencil. Thanks for joining in at JUGS
Wow Dawn - love the background your created with the baby wipe lift technique - stunning!!
I've never actually done a baby wipe technique, that I can remember. Your card is really beautiful with the soft background and striking dragonfly!
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