Crazy Crafters Blog Hop with Rose Coleman

Hi!

Today I'm taking part in another Crazy Crafters Blog Hop and this time around we are being joined by special guest Rose Coleman.

Rose is a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator from Calgary Alberta, Canada, and I absolutely love her creations.  They're so bright and colourful which make then loads of fun to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit).

The inspiration this week came from this card that Rose made at the start of the year.  I love the patterned background and the layering of the banner over the stamped image and these are the elements that carried over into my creation.

Rather than use patterned paper for the background of my card though, I decided to try a technique I recently saw online using bubble wrap and Brusho Crystal Colour.  This technique is so simple and fun - you just sprinkle Brush Crystal Colour over some bubble wrap, spritz with water, and then press a piece of Watercolour Paper down over the top to transfer the pattern.

To create the stamped images, I used a greeting and the knight image from the Magical Day Bundle.  I then coloured the knight in using Smoky Slate, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends.
 
The greeting is die cut using the coordinating die from the Bundle and although there is also a coordinating die for the knight, I decided to cut the image out using the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. I adhered this to a piece of Real Red cardstock that I die cut using the Layering Circles Framelits and then attached the stamped images to the background.

To finish off the card, I layered the background piece onto some Basic Black cardstock and then a Whisper White card base.

I love how this card finished up, especially the background, and will be trying this technique out on some more projects.

I hope you've enjoyed the blog hop so far.  If you'd like to see more, please check out the rest of the lineup below.
 
Thanks for stopping by.   I would love to hear from you so please feel free to leave a comment!

Sarah