"It's my turn to set the theme this week for the Stampotique Designer's Challenge. I love to use my rubber stamps for my backgrounds, so this week you are challenged to use your stamps for your backgrounds, as well as your main focal image.
What I love about using your stamps in this way is that you can get a truly original background as even you will never be able to get the same one again."
Ever since I saw Kira's Owl Tree it reminded me of the Father Ted sketch where Dougal is confused with small or far away. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25N-4zrk390 I can watch this a thousand times and still laugh.
I wanted to do my background on black and use some bleach but I think I must have the wrong card 'cos I used thick bleach, thin bleach, strong bleach, weak bleach and very smelly bleach but my black stayed black! If anyone knows a good black card for bleaching please let me know.
Sooo Plan B... white card, lots of distress ink for the base, stamped and embossed with Vintage Script then overstamped with water for the ghosting effect.
Then a mixture of stamps stamped in H2o's and perfect pearls. This is very twinkly IRL.
I've used Heart Vine
Flying Heart
Grass
Vintage Script
Owl With Wings
Wee Owl
Owl Tree
Tree
Great Moon
All of these are available from Stampotique Originals.
The owls have distress ink backgrounds too. Great Moon has been stamped on text paper, and the stars behind Owl With Wings have been stamped with the star stamp on the bottom of the moon.
The tree has been coloured with capuchino perfect pearl mist , and Wee Owl has been made into a brad.
Owl Tree has been stamped and embossed, and their eyed dabbed in with a white gel pen.
So now it's your turn to make your own stamped background and join us using the link. Don't forget you can still join in the Whatever the Weather and Scrap It challenges too.
Thanks very much for looking.
Love it! Very cool with all the different owls. And your background is gorgeous. XOXO
ReplyDeleteFantastic piece and I think you now hold the world record for the most stamps used on one piece! :D Can't help with the card, I'll try some of mine later and if it works I'll send you some x
ReplyDeleteWOW! Fabulous creations and such inspiration xx
ReplyDeleteOoooh I'm so pleased you took a photo of the background before you placed your birdies, it's fab and like you say, such a shame to cover it up.
ReplyDeleteSam xxx
Sue, your background is just beautiful! TFS!
ReplyDeleteJenn
love the richness of color :) awesome
ReplyDeleteFantastic, Sue... that background is simply fabulous, even if you did have to go the long way round to get there, and your ATC attachments are just a delight! Have also always loved that Father Ted bit - it's gone down in family 'quotation' history - and I don't think there's any need to apologise - it's a great tribute! Thanks for the link!!
ReplyDeleteAlison xx
Loved thar you used my heart vine and fling heart stamp! It looks great.
ReplyDeletethe one with the owl is STUNNNING!
ReplyDeleteI finally can comment on your blog again :-) Amazing!! Love the backgrounds and colors
ReplyDeleteWow Sue, loving all your wonderful makes, what a busy lady :o) xx
ReplyDeleteSo great... everything works so well together.
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sarinda