FERN & FLORA WITH THE DOUBLE BRAYER BACKGROUND

A little change of pace since Monday's card.  Monday's card had lots of stamping and coloring.  Today's card has minimal stamping - only the greeting.  

I recently saw a technique called the Double Brayered Background.  It was new to me so decided to give it a try for today's card.

What a FUN technique!  I love it!  It gave me a whole new appreciation for the brayer.  Sometimes getting brayered surfaces to turn out the way you want can be a challenge.  But with this technique there is NO STRESS!

I made a short video to show you how it's done.  Take a look and you will see just how quick and easy it is!

As I mentioned in the video, all you need is two ink color buddies, a brayer, and an embossing folder, so the required supplies are also minimal -- always a nice bonus.

My color buddies were Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie, and I used the Forever Plaid embossing folder.

If you decide to try it I suggest that you play with different colors and embossing folders as it will totally change the result.

The die cuts were all made with dies from the Fern & Flora Bundle.  If you own the bundle and had been wondering how to make the little flowers (like I was) I also show you how to assemble all those little die cuts.

You may have previously seen me use what I call a Faux Bow on my projects.  This card uses Linen Thread to create a Faux Bow.  I also took a couple of minutes in the video to show you how I make my Faux Bows.  It is much easier than a regular bow -- at least for me, and I like the "fuller" look of it than a standard bow.  

When I created the background Technique Sheet, I made it a little larger than needed for the card front.  This gave me a "scrap" that I could use to decorate the inside of the card.

Use this link to download a tutorial with all the dimensions and step by step directions.

A list of the products I used is shown below.

Product List

Fern & Flora Bundle (English) [167745]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Basic Beige 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [164511]	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676]
Golden Glow 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [167685]	Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116]	Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665]
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111]	Forever Plaid 3 D Embossing Folder [164049]	Linen Thread [104199]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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