Spring Background Tutorial

Hello everyone! It's Delphine here today to share a spring card and a tutorial on how I did it. My card features the adorable Lucy With Bunnies released this month and a couple stencils which are perfect to add little details to cards.

I often start by doing the backgrounds on my cards, and I started this one with a piece of cardstock the size of an ATC.

I applied Faded Jeans Distress Ink with my blending tool and then a bit of Chipped Saphire on the edges, leaving a space white for grass. 

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For the grass, I applied Peeled Paint (my lightest colour) first, then added Mowed Lawn keeping the lower part darker and the horizon lighter.

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I then used my CC Designs Butterflies Stencil and Mini Hearts Stencil to give interest to the background. I applied Sparkle Medium (a sort of coloured glittered modeling paste) with a plastic palette knife.

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I then stamped a few flowers on the grass to fill the space. And my background was done :)!

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For the rest of the card, I stamped and coloured Lucy With Bunnies in Copics and cut her out. I also coloured a CC Designs Cloud Die Cut in Copics, and I put it on foam squares - and did the same for Lucy. Finally I stamped a sentiment from the AmyR Hopped Up set. Here is the finished card...

Thank you very much for your visit, have a lovely day! 

 

 

Lucy with Bunnies

New AmyR Stamps Hopped Up Rubber Stamps

C.C. Designs Mini Hearts Stencil

C.C. Designs Butterflies Stencil

Mini Ink Blending Tool

Plastic Palette Knife Set

 

Comments

[Marjeta]

Super card. Love your background and stamping.

Marjeta

[Simone]

Delphine, this is so beautiful!

[Andrea Tully]

Thanks Delphine, that's fantastic!

[Colleen Howell]

Love every thing about this card, the background the use of glitter paste and the Lucy stamp. I think I will try the background on some of my cards as well, you can do so much with inks. Thanks for the lesson!

[suzanne]

thanks for a great tutorial. I've made a card using this technique and im really happy with it. linked back to you on my blog. thanks for the inspiration.
suzannescards.blogspot.com

[Teri]

Love this card and this technique, what kind of paper are you using for this technique. Mine didn't come out quite as "smooth" as yours. Love it

[Sherry Somers]

Super cute! Thank for the tutorial.

[DENISEMOUTON FERGUSON]

Love your card! The vibrant colors look wonderful together.

[Carol Miller]

Can you please tell me what kind of paper you used. Thank you.

[Katie]

I also wonder about what type paper you used for this fabulous creation! Thanks.

[Sharon]

Magnificent card and background, thank you Delphine for the tutorial.