Sulfur Cosmos Card | Smooshed and Stenciled Background

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Sulfer Cosmos Card | Smooshed and Stenciled Background

For today’s project, I’m sharing a Sulfur Cosmos Card created with the Sulfur Cosmos Stamp, Stencil and Die Bundle.  The flowers are ink blended through the stencil, then die cut and layered over a coordinating ink smooshed background.

To add even more depth and texture, I used the background stencil with white relief paste over the background, keeping the color palette cohesive while adding dimension.  A few ink splatters finish off the design, bringing extra movement and interest to the card.

Products used for the Sulfur Cosmos Card:

• Altenew Sulfur Cosmos Stamps, stencils and add on die
• White Relief Paste
• Ink:  Rose Quarter, Puffy Heart, Purple Wine, Cosmic Berry
• Firefly, Grass Field, Shadow Creek
• Gold Sequins

How to create the  sulfur Cosmos Card | Stenciled and Smooshed Background:

 

Create the Card Base:

Cut a panel of Hammermill White cardstock to 7″ x 10″, score and fold at 5″ to create your card base.
Next, trim a piece of watercolor cardstock to 4″ x 6″.  Using Puffy Heart and Purple Wine Inks, create an ink smooshed background.  Allow the panel to dry completely.

Once dry, place the stencil from the set, over the panel and use a palette knife to apply White Relief Paste down the right side to add texture.

Let the panel dry thoroughly, then adhere it to the front of the card base.

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PRO-TIP:   Clean your stencil and palette knife immediately after use to prevent the paste from drying and becoming difficult to remove.

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Create the Art Piece:

Cut a panel of Hammermill White cardstock to 5″ x 7″.  Stamp the Sulfur Cosmos image with VersaMark Ink and heat emboss in black.

Place the panel on a sticky mat and use the coordinating stencils to ink blend the flowers, starting with lighter shades and building up to the darker tones for depth.

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I have a video HERE showing how to accomplish this, using blue inks

 

 

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Die cut the image using the coordinating die.

Stamp and die cut both a large and small sentiment from white cardstock.

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Assemble the card:

Use foam squares to adhere the floral image to the left side of the card base.
Add the sentiments, layering them slightly over the floral design for dimension.

Finish by splattering the card with gold and black ink, then add a few gold sequins for extra sparkle and interest.

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PRO-TIP:

For a cohesive look, use the same ink colors for both your ink smooshed background and your stenciled flowers.  This keeps the design unified while still allowing the layered stenciling and texture paste to add depth and contrast.

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Cardmaking Supplies Used:

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