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Tuesday 20 February 2018

Beautiful Background



Good Morning and Welcome.
Yesterday over at Splitcoast Stampers, we were challenged to use our background stamps to create a card.  What great incentive that was for me to re-visit my small collection of background stamps that have gone untouched for so long.
When I saw this one from Serendipity called Jen's Zen, it inspired this card.

I began by masking off my card front with some Post-It tape.  I placed the stamp into my Misti and inked it up with grey ink and stamped.
Leaving the mask in place, I stamped the thistles by coloring them with my Tombow makers, spraying with water and stamped over the bkg.
I removed the masks and mounted my card front onto a piece of soft lavender cardstock.


Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.
I hope you get a chance to take a look at your background stamps and get inspired.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Artistic Inspirations- ANYTHING GOES/ USE FLOWERS
Corrosive Challenge- ANYTHING GOES
Cute Card Thursday- ONE WORD SENTIMENT

Supplies
Stamps- Jen's Zen (Serendipity); Nature Flowers (Art Journey)
Inks- Tuxedo Black, London Fog (Memento)
Paper- heavy white (local store)
Accessories and Tools- Misti; Post-It tape; Mister (TH); Tombow Markers

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30 comments:

  1. KarinsArtScrap20 February 2018 at 07:43

    gorgeous Karen

    gr karin

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  2. Annie20 February 2018 at 08:01

    That is a fun background, Karen. It could be overpowering in a dark color so I like it stamped with the light color to enhance the focal flowers and blend. Inspiring!

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  3. cuilliesocks20 February 2018 at 11:19

    Wonderful card Karen, the background stamp is beautiful and I love the teasel image, gorgeous colours too, Kate x

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  4. CherylQuilts20 February 2018 at 11:38

    Wow, what a gorgeous card, Karen, and I love the background...and the beautiful flower with the tops blue! It's stunning!! Hugs! xoxo

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  5. Loll20 February 2018 at 11:56

    LOVE!! Gorgeous background and gorgeous flowers. I love the way you've put these together. Always inspired by you, my friend. xx

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  6. Pat20 February 2018 at 12:20

    So so pretty Karen and your choice of blues are perfect with the softer tones in the background and the nice strong blue with the black for the teasels which I love, and the lilac mat goes beautifully. x

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  7. Dortesjs20 February 2018 at 12:21

    Really beautiful card this...again ;O))))

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  8. Glennis F20 February 2018 at 12:47

    Fabulous (as always)

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  9. Susan20 February 2018 at 13:06

    Love the combination of grey and blue! Great use of a background stamp but still keeping it CAS!

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  10. Ellibelle20 February 2018 at 13:17

    So beautiful! Love the color combo!

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  11. Faith A at Daffodil Cards20 February 2018 at 14:39

    WOW WOW WOW this is GORGEOUS Karen, love the background and the seed heads, lovely colours.
    Faith
    x

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  12. Mac Mable20 February 2018 at 15:38

    Stunning and such a glorious background x

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  13. Verna Angerhofer20 February 2018 at 16:40

    So very gorgeous!

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  14. Bobby20 February 2018 at 17:08

    That background has so much fun and movement in it, Karen. Unfortunately most of mine are grids, stripes and textures.

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  15. Nora Noll20 February 2018 at 17:26

    Oh my goodness!! This is STUNNING!! I love the thistles and the way you did the masking. Amazing design!

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  16. Anonymous20 February 2018 at 17:47

    beautiful cards Karen ,well done xx

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  17. Bonnie20 February 2018 at 19:56

    A perfect combination of background and the beautiful thistle, Karen! Masking is a perfect way to use those background stamps in a smaller presentation!

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  18. Christine Alexander20 February 2018 at 20:56

    amazing Karen, the grey and blue looks perfect together and love your silhouette image on your zen background. great layout :)

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  19. nancy littrell20 February 2018 at 22:14

    Did you hear my out loud, Wow? I Love your softly stamped background in grey and the watercolour stamped thistle. I love how you stamped your sentiment vertically. Your masked border and pretty colored cardstock are the perfect framing too. TFS my friend. Hugs...

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  20. mary noble21 February 2018 at 03:31

    This is a great inspiration to use background stamps more as well as a faux designer paper background - like make your own for a card - love it TFS

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  21. papierelle21 February 2018 at 03:46

    That's gorgeous, live it!!!

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  22. Sarn21 February 2018 at 06:02

    WOW - this really is beautiful.

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  23. Mary Dew Lee22 February 2018 at 15:52

    Love this Karen! Perfect combination with the geometric background and organic image in the foreground!

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  24. vaiybora23 February 2018 at 10:13

    I very much like your pattern it's beautiful,thank for sharing good i dea !

    Animation

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  25. Viv23 February 2018 at 15:00

    This is so pretty Karen, loving your blues and another fab background too.We are expecting snow on Monday brrr, hope you don't have it too, stay warm mf ;) Viv xx

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  26. Carol L23 February 2018 at 18:00

    Gorgeous stamping on this elegant floral card! Love the blue colors!

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  27. Brawny x23 February 2018 at 19:44

    Great card Karen x

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  28. Susanne Vargas24 February 2018 at 09:50

    I have so many background stamps and really like this idea you show here! Have to pin this one! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  29. Pauline24 February 2018 at 18:36

    Wow, this is so pretty! Love the background, fabulous card. Love the colours!

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  30. Aileen7 March 2018 at 05:08

    Wow love this looks fantastic. Love the flower you used and the background both. I need to look up how to bring this comment box up, I know Viv told us, should have done at the time....

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