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

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Sponge Cloud Background Tutorial

Good morning everyone. I received a few emails asking how to do my sponge cloud background on cards I posted lately, so today is a tutorial post for sponge cloud background. For your informaion, here are the two sample cards I used this technique:

Material I used:
Stamp image - Magnolia Tulip Walkway
Paper used for background (stamped image on paper first)
Distress Ink (I used Broken China as my sample for this one)
Sponge or finger sponge
White Cardstock - I used X-press it blending card (You can use whatever white cardstock you normally use)
cut the edges of the clouds by hand on some scrap pieces of paper as template


First, lightly touch the sponge on the ink pad, so you don't get too much ink


Put the cloud template on top of the background paper, rub the inked sponge along the cloud edge gently in a circle motion. (see picture on the left)
You can rub some area harder than other, so you it will give some dynamic touch rather than all in same colors. (see picture on the right)


After you finished the first edge, move the template down, but instead of lying it in the same spot, move it left or right more, so it will add more contrast. (see picture below)


Keep working along from top to the bottom


When it comes to the bottom closer to the edge of the image, just rub the sponge as close as the image, but don't rub over top. See the picture on the right? There are still some empty spaces on top of the tulips, so try to fill up the empty spaces as much as you can.


Here is the finished sky background.


It's a very simple technique and it's a great way filling up space, lol Ok, thank you so much for stopping by and hope you get a chance to try this technique out and have fun :o)

Monday, March 28, 2011

CAS Easter Tilda Shaving Cream Technique & Blog Candy

Good morning everyone and yes I am back home from my short time off. Since I just got back, I was so busy doing laundry. Can't believe that I still have OMG over 300+ emails to go through. Therefore, if I haven't come to visit your blog yet, I will eventually in the next few days/weeks as I will be doing some emails catch up after work tomorrow.

I can't believe that March is ending so soon and April is coming up in just a few days. That means Easter is coming up just weeks away. Besides sharing my card today, I also put a mini blog candy for a winner to grab. Please scroll down for details. I will have more blog candy coming up, so please stay tune.

Today's card I used the one of the older Bunny Tilda image I got a while ago from Magnolia-licious. Basically, this is a card I made with the shaving cream technique. I used up all my husband's left over shaving cream and did a background with glossy paper. On the background piece, I also stamps some flower images on that glossy paper.

I am also using this card for the following challenges:
Creative Cowgirls Challenge - Spring/Easter
Just Magnolia Week #99 - Bingo (Gems, Flowers, Ribbon)
CI Paint Challenge - Flowers
Crafts and Me Challenge #27 - Anything goes
Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge - Stitching
Crafty Creations Challenge #11 - In stitches
A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge #145 - Easter

Here is my finished card


Closer view of this cute Tilda and the view of the glossy paper background made with shaving cream technique.

Side view of this card


View of the inside


Flat view to show you the dimension of this card



*****MINI BLOG CANDY FOR GRAB*****



Ok, I also have a mini blog candy for grab. This blog candy will be closed on April 12th midnight. To participate this mini blog candy, please:

(1) Become a follower of my blog
(2) spread this blog candy by copy and display the above blog candy picture on your blog.






Thank you for stopping by and hope to see you soon :o) Don't for get to link your blog for my mini blog candy and good luck.