Showing posts with label Salted Background Technique. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Salted Background Technique. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

SALTED MUSHROOMS

Are you a Mushroom Lover?  Me? Not so much.  I don't really like them or dislike them.  The texture is a bit funky, and the flavor is -- well, bland.  

But while I may not enjoy eating them, I do like making cards with the mushroom image from Inspired Sketches.  

It is a beautiful DisINKtive stamp.  The shading on it amazing and all you need to do is pick a color and stamp it.  

The background was created using the Salted Background Technique.  If you are unfamiliar with this technique you can watch the replay of the Learning with Friends video where I demonstrate how to do the technique.

This technique makes beautiful backgrounds that a lot of fun to make.  I hope you are inspired to try it!

The colors used for the background were Pretty Peacock, Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie.  The salt creates the beautiful, mottled look of the background.  As I mention in the video the mottling does tend to be more distinctive on darker colors.


The Mushroom Image was die cut with an Everyday Details die.  The die cut holes that create the border sets off the image without overpowering it or detracting from the pretty Salted Background.

When I make my Technique Sheets, I often make them larger than the intended finished size.  That allows me to trim them down and hopefully have a leftover scrap to decorate the inside of the card.


Doesn't that pop of color add a pretty accent to the inside of the card?

Use this link to access a written tutorial for today's card.  There is also a link to the video on the tutorial, so when you reference it in the future you will always be able to easily find the video.

A list of current products used is listed below.


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Sunday, July 28, 2024

INSPIRATIONAL COLORS OF NATURE

Welcome to the SHARE IT SUNDAY Blog Hop!  


This Blog Hop is sponsored by Crafty Collaborations the last Sunday of each month.  I like it because I can share just share whatever it is I have been working on.

This week is also Hodgepodge Week at Fairless Stampin' Flair, so rather than sharing projects using the same product all week, I will be sharing cards using a variety of products.


Today's card was made with the Inspirational Sketches stamp set and the Salted Background Technique.

I demonstrated this technique on Learning with Friends several weeks ago.  It's fun and easy while providing very interesting and unique backgrounds.  If you missed the video, you can still watch the replay.


Once the background was created, the rest of this card probably needs no explanation!


The color combination is Pretty Peacock, Pecan Pie and Pumpkin Pie.  The effect of the Salted Background shows up beautifully on these darker colors.


And isn't the little bird from Inspirational Sketches adorable?  He's cute even without any additional coloring -- just stamped.  The detail and the depth that Distinktive Stamp Sets like this provide is amazing.  


When I create "Technique Sheets" like the Salted Background I typically make them larger than the desired finished size.  This allows me to have some extra scrap strips when I trim them to size -- which I can use to add a little pizzaz to the inside.

For all the details of today's card you can use this link to download a FREE TUTORIAL.

A list of products used is shown below.

Now, it is time for you to hop along and see what other members of the Crafty Collaborations group has created to share with you today!  You will be inspired!  Enjoy the HOP!



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Monday, July 15, 2024

WATCHING THE NORTHERN LIGHTS IN THE GROVE

This week I am sharing cards made from a new bundle called In the Grove.  This bundle coordinates well with the Grassy Grove Stamp Set & Dies that carried over from the 23-24 Annual Catalog.  I really like stamp sets like these because they can be used to create beautiful scenery cards that make you feel like an artist!

The background for today's card was made using the Salted Background Technique that I shared on Learning with Friends a few weeks ago.  If you missed that video here is a link to the video on my YouTube Channel.


This Salted Background Technique is easy and makes interesting backgrounds.  It wasn't planned to look like the Northern Lights, but after I made the card that is what it reminded me of.   I think I need to try it again with some colors that would be even more likely to be in Northern Lights. 

The birch trees on this card were made with a die from In the Grove.  I'm not sure if the animal peeking out from behind the trees is a fox or a wolf, but I stamped him in Gray Granite, so I'm calling him a wolf and naming him Ash.   The cute little bunny sitting by the pines is die cut with an In the Grove die.  There is not a bunny stamp, but I thought he needed at least an eye and a nose, so I just used a black Stampin' Write Marker and gave him one of each.  Since he is white, let's call him Marsh, short for Marshmallow.

Marsh looks like he is hiding behind the pine trees so Ash doesn't see him, but they are actually friends, so I'm not worried about Marsh becoming Ash's lunch!  I think they are just playing hide-and-seek.


Since there are not greetings included in the In the Grove stamp set, both my front and inside sentiments are from the Unbounded Love stamp set.  I think this will make a great masculine birthday card, don't you?

The Gray Granite woodgrain designer series paper that I used on the front of the card base, the envelope flap and above on the inside of the card is from the Country Woods Designer Series Paper Collection.  It's how I decided what color Ash needed to be.

If you would like a tutorial for today's card, you can use this link to download a copy.  The tutorial also includes a link to the video showing how to create a Salted Background.

A list of the Stampin' Up! products I used is shown below.  Click on any image to see the details about a specific product or to purchase it.

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Don't forget that July is BONUS MONTH!

For every $50 of merchandise you purchase in July, you will receive a $5 coupon code to redeem in August!