My first card evolved as I went along. The background uses two of the alcohol inks from the kit, Sunshine Yellow and Sunset Orange, which I applied using a felt applicator method.
I tried to add the Gina K Foiling to the background by pressing it into the semi dry inked surface. It did not work as I expected. I think the sponged background was too dry. However, I did discover that I could get the foil to stick very nicely to surface by applying marking pressure. I used a wooden cuticle stick to add random scribbles to the background. Hard to see in a photo but very pretty in real life.
After I was happy with my background. I used my Misti to stamp the flowers with Versafine Onyx Black ink. You may notice that the Yupo background moved slightly before my second stamping. It created a very slight offset of the design which I decided looked fine. After stamping I used clear embossing powder to heat emboss, being careful not to add too much heat to the Yupo paper. To finish the image I used Alcohol Inks on small disposable brushes to apply color to the image.
The thin frame die is a Simon Says Stamp called This is the Life.
The flower image for this card was done in the same way on the Yupo as the first card. I didn't think my background offered enough contrast so I fussy cut it out. It is different but I really liked it in the end. I will be entering this one in the current challenge with the SSS Flickr group, Challenge 107 with guest designer Sally Sherfield. To embellish and add dimension I added stitched panels for a background with a few scattered gold sequins.
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