SOF11 Musical Fall Leaves

I was inspired to create this card for Daria's (djc's) SOF11 White Negative Technique Challenge and Stamping A to Z's B is for... (background stamping), C is for... (ColorBox), and D is for... (distress) Challenges.

 

The focal piece is made from 140# cold-pressed Canson Montval watercolor paper. First, I stamped Impression Obsession E8175 Maple Leaf twice using ColorBox Frost White pigment ink. Then I heat embossed both leaves using Ranger clear embossing powder and Heat It craft tool (heat gun), as per the instructions for Daria's white negative challenge.

 

Next I applied Worn Lipstick and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks directly to my non-stick craft sheet. I spritzed with water from a mini-mister until the ink beaded up. Then I dipped the watercolor paper face down into the ink, twisted it, and turned it right side up. I wiped off the embossed areas with a paper towel and then dried the ink with my heat tool. Once the embossed areas were cool again, I dipped the panel back into the ink and repeated the process until I got a distressed, watercolor background look that I liked.

 

Next I used Tsukineko sponge daubers to apply Spiced Marmalade, Worn Lipstick, and Tea Dye Distress Inks around the leaves themselves. This also helped me get ink into the areas in the leaves that are not embossed.

 

I stamped the music from Hero Arts CG279 Musical Clef repeatedly using Worn Lipstick Distress Ink to get a "background stamped" look. I used a border punch along the sides and finished with pink embroidery floss. I adhered the focal panel to a card base from yellow BoBunny Double Dot paper.

 

Thanks for looking! :-)

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