You Are On My Mind

Hi crafters!  This card shows a different way to use your stamps to create unique background looks.  I started with the Lavish Corner background by Justrite Stamps.  Using the Picket Fence Distress stain, I dabbed it all over the background stamp.  This gives you a less defined look to your stamps than say a dye ink or even a heat embossed image, but none the less useful.   I stamped it on black card for a sort of faux chalkboard look to it. On any other colour card, it would look very much like a water coloured background.  Next I cut it into three strip and mounted it with foam on a piece of white card (I did leave a small edge of the black card around the image so it looks as if it was matted with black before cutting into threes).  Next I stamped my sentiment from the What Defines Us set and used the pretty flourish under it.  I cut it out with the Vintage Labels Six die set.  I cut a frame for it using two sizes in the Vintage Labels Five in Ruby Red card.  I cut an inside frame for it using the next size down in the set and cutting it from black card.  I mounted it with foam pieces over the sentiment.  I accented the card with some melted flowers made from white silky crush ribbon leftover pieces, topped with a black pearl in the centres.  I added a small bow tied from black jute twine and scattered the flowers across the card in a diagonal.  The card was finished with a red mat, then a double white pierced mat and some flatback pearls.  Finished dimensions are 7 1/4" x 8" in size.  All for now, Sue x