We BEE Stamping TEAM Blog Hop - Creative Backgrounds

Inked Botanicals Designer Series Paper

Patchwork Cards using Patchwork Pieces Dies

We BEE Stamping TEAM Blog Hop - Creative Backgrounds

07/01/2023

Thank you for joining our team blog hop. This month we are featuring creative backgrounds, which I'm very excited about. I have not done a creative background in awhile, so it was nice to think outside the box for a minute.

Now the card itself is very simple, but that is because I did not want to take away from the beauty of the background. I hope you like it. Also, I have not used Watercolor Paper in a long time, nor the Gilded Leafing flakes.

(I just had to show you how reflective and shiny the gilded leafing flakes really are)

My ink colors are Fresh Freesia, Soft Sea Foam and Flirty Flamingo.
I fully saturated my watercolor paper with water in my spritzer, put several drops of reinker of each color, and spritzed more water.
Keep a paper towel handy to catch pooling and run off water.
You can quickly dry with the heat tool.

Using Multipurpose liquid glue, I drew lines all over and then covered with the gilded leafing flakes. Its a bit messy but I always love how projects shine. I covered the Happy Birthday and Stars dies with glue and flakes too as I wanted everything in gold to match.

Hint: My Embossing Additions Tool Kit was a huge help in keeping the mess of the flakes to a minimum! Tweezers to hold my dies cut down, brush to scrub away the extra flakes and a tray to catch (almost) all of it in.