spots or stripes at As You See It challenge

Hello again! I’m back with a second post today, this time for our new theme of ‘spots or stripes’ at As You See It Challenge thanks to my teamie Jan – there are so many possibilities with this! I’ve used an offcut of a gel press print that I found in my folder from last summer’s Clarity retreat as the background for the star flower spray stamp (that piece of card was a lucky find!)

I’ve picked up the tones from Colorful Options and will also share this with Neglected Stuff‘s challenge – I’ve already admitted that the background piece had been sat in my retreat folder since last summer, and it’s almost a year since the stamp set saw action!

I can’t show you the process for creating this background as it was during the retreat, but essentially we dragged Distress Inks across a gelli plate, lightly pressed Clarity’s BOW-WOB papers onto it, lifted the paper off (it picks up the colour onto the white areas but resists it where it is black) and then pulled a print from the gelli plate onto stencil card. It’s a fa technique (and about as messy as I can manage to get!)

Anyway, having found this perfectly stripey little piece in my folder, I simply stamped the star flower spray onto it with black Archival ink and shaded it with Pergaliner pencils.

Having edged the little topper with a black Sharpie I mounted it on a piece of Waimea Falls companion paper and sat it within a frame I’d created on the front of an A6 card blank with one of Clarity’s rectangle embedders. The final touch was one of the stickers from the new Birthday & Christmas collection

So, are you Team spots or Team stripes? Come and play along with us at As You See It – we’re looking forward to seeing you in our gallery!

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15 thoughts on “spots or stripes at As You See It challenge”

  3. That striped piece was indeed a find and far too lovely to be languishing in the bits box! I’m so glad it found a home, paired up with those glorious florals. 🙂

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  5. Such a cool background – and very cool that you were able to find it to use it later on, lol! I’m ‘missing’ so much stuff after our move. I know it will turn up but it’s driving me nuts getting to that point. Nice card, friend!

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  6. Such a pretty card and yes, it is the perfect background, like it was made for the stamp!! Thanks so much for joining our challenge at The Neglected Stuff!

    Diane TNS Co-Owner

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  7. That striped background piece was another great find Deborah – it looks fabulous behind this spray of flowers. The stripes are subtle but so effective!

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  8. WOW! Gorgeous! This card has a delicate vibe, that is so perfectly balanced! Your soft background makes your bold flowers just pop off the page. Beautiful! Thank you for playing with us at the Colorful Options Challenge. 💗🌈🙏 Hope you have a great weekend!🌟🖌️🎨 Cheers, Makira

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