After my Embrace the White Space post last week, one of my readers asked me to explain what I meant by tone-on-tone embossing–so in today’s embrace white space cards tutorial, I’m sharing two easy ways to explore that idea. Well one embossed card, and then a different tone-on-tone idea.
I’ll be honest….I’m still not very good at the #4 – ” do nothing and leave it white” approach, but I had so much fun playing with tone-on-tone texture for these designs.
For the first card, I kept things simple by embossing a smaller panel and adding it to the front of the card for a subtle, textured background.
For the second card, I die cut six additional layered flowers in white and arranged them across the bottom third of the card. I was inspired by a wedding dress I saw a while back with this beautiful, dimensional detail, so this became my take on a soft, elegant wedding card.
Keep reading–I’ll walk you through both designs step-by-step below.
Products used to create today’s Cards:
- Simon Says Stamp Rustic Layering Flower Die
- Simon Says Stamp Wild Rose stamp set
- Simon Says Stamp Fanfare Embossing Folder
How to Create the Embrace the White Space #2 Embossed Card.
Create the Card Base:
Trim a white cardstock panel to 3-1/2″ high and 4-1/4″ wide. Emboss it with the Fanfare Embossing Folder then adhere it to a white, top-folding A2-sized card base.
Die Cut and Ink Blend the Florals:
Die cut the flowers and leaves from Audrey Blue and Lavender cardstock and cut the flower centers from gold cardstock. Add depth and dimension by ink blending the pieces with violet and surf ink.
Stamp the Sentiment:
Place the card into your Misti and dry fit the flowers across the panel to determine placement. Once you’re happy with the layout, stamp the sentiment from the Wild Rose Stamp and Die Set.
Assemble the Card:
Use foam squares to attach the flowers across the middle third of the card, then tuck and adhere the leaves in behind to complete the arrangement.
How to Create the Embrace the White Space #2 -Die Cut Tone-On-Tone:
Create the Card Base:
Trim a panel of white cardstock to 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ and adhere it to a white, top-folding A2-sized card base.
PRO-TIP: With the weight of all the die cuts, this extra layer helps keep your card sturdy and prevents it from bowing.
Die Cut and Ink Blend the Florals:
Repeat the above steps for the colored flowers and leaves. The die cut six additional sets of flowers from white cardstock for the tone-on-tone background.
Stamp the Sentiment:
Place the card into your Misti and dry fit the flowers across the panel to determine placement. Once you’re happy with the layout, stamp the sentiment from the Wild Rose Stamp and Die Set.
Assemble the Card:
Start at the bottom of the card and add the two layers of the white flowers, slightly overlapping them to create a full textured base. Next, add the purple flowers across the top and tuck in the leaves, adhering them in place to complete the design.
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Just beautiful Sandi! Love those flowers, perfect colors and layering! 🙂
thank you Amy
I love them both! They each have some whte space!
thank you Sharon, yes they do, lots of it, haha