Spotlight Technique Card

Hello cardmakers. I'm trying out the spotlight technique today, using an oval stencil and some newer products from Gina K Designs. I'm also flipping my sentiment with the larger sentiment stamped on the inside of the card, and the smaller sentiment on the outside, using the Gina K Designs Thoughtful Flowers stamp set. Scroll down and I'll tell you about it! I'll also have clickable product links at the end, if you'd like more details or wish to shop.

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I really didn't have a plan when I started making this card, but I knew I wanted to use the Gina K Designs oval stencil in some way. I also wanted to use the background stamp, Blossoms in Bloom, designed by the very talented Arjita Singh. It's 6x6 inches and I'll be honest, I mostly make A2 sized cards and stamp with my mini Misti stamp positioner. What to do?

I broke out my scissors and snipped off about 1 inch from the right side. Hey, I'm not the first and I won't be the last cardmaker to chop up their stamps. Good news, though, I used the strip for the inside of my card! More on that later.

I stamped my blossoms stamp with Catherine Pooler ink, using my Misti stamp positioner. It's a gray color called Hoodie. Next, I removed my stamped card panel from the Misti and placed it on a craft mat, centering my Gina K Designs oval stencil over the top and taping it on the backside to my card panel, using 2 small strips of tape.

I used my OLO markers to color in my leaves and blooms with these colors:

YG8.5, YG8.7, RV.1, B4.3 and V0.2

After coloring, I used my Ranger Distress Oxide Ink in Vintage Photo to do some ink blending around the edges of my oval image, with the stencil still in place.

When finished, I did some ink blending with Ranger Distress Oxide Ink in Wilted Violet, splattered some white paint and glued some pretty gold sequins from my stash.

Now for the inside of my card. It was impossible to evenly trim that 1 inch edge from my background stamp, but no worries. I simply placed a strip of washi tape at the bottom of my card, so when stamping, I would get more even results instead of the jagged edge.

*BONUS TIP: I higly recommend that you swipe a new stamp across your arm or use another trick to condition your stamp prior to stamping. This picks up the oils from your skin and allows for more even inking. I also use this same trick with washi tape, taping it to my arm to pick up the oils so it doesn't stick to my cardstock and tear it. Even so, you still need to gently pull up your tape when finished, just to be safe.

Next, I grabbed a ruler and a fine tip black pen, and drew lines on top and at the bottom of my border image to make it look more cohesive, and colored the border image. I also used Catherine Pooler ink in Midnight for all my inside stamping.

 

Lastly, let me tell you about the card measurements. I rarely measure in advance. I like to eyeball my images and trim until it looks visually appealing to me! I will often hand score and trim my own white cards after I've finished trimming my card panel. My card panel ended up measuring in at 3 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches with my full card measuring at approximately 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. I did layer some trimmed white cardstock and lavender cardstock from my stash to fit accordingly within those dimensions.

I think this card would be appropriate for someone going through a hard time and needing encouragment. Do you agree?

Thanks so much for sticking with me, I know I shared a lot of details. As an affiliate for Scrapbook.com, my affiliate links below will direct you to the products that I used and are available on  their site with the exception of the OLO Markers. You can shop my affiliate link for them, here. If you decide to shop through my links, provided at no additional cost to you, I certainly appreciate it!

Terri

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Ranger Ink Distres Oxide Wilted Violet Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Neenah Solar White Cardstock 8.5x11 inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Dina Wakley Heavy Body Acrylic Paint, white Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Ranger Ink Distress Ink Vintage Photo Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Wendy Vecchi Makeart Non-stick Craft Sheet Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Catherine Pooler Ink Pad - Midnight Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Refillable Permanent Adhesive Runner - 49 feet Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Ranger Artist Brushes - 7 pc Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Artis Craft Glue - Only at Scrapbookcom Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Exlusive Pink Mini Misti Stamp Positioner Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Scrapbookcom Small Blending Brushes - 3 pk Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Comfort Trimmer 8.5 Inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Catherine Pooler Ink Pad - Hoodie Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Silicone Project Mat - 14x14 inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom	3 mm Adhesive Strips - 160 strips Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Pink Stamp Cleaning Shammy Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Sky Blue Stamp Cleaning Shammy Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Woodland Tales Satin Gold Sequins Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Gina K Designs Blossoms In Bloom Stamp Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Gina K Designs Masked Oval Stencil Set Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Gina K Designs Thoughtful Flowers Stamp Set Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Purples Paper Pad- 6x8 in - 40 sheets Shop at: Scrapbookcom

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