Tuesday Technique - Monochromatic Cards and more...

Tuesday Technique - Monochromatic Cards

Esther has created quite a few cards over the years that use only one color (besides neutrals). This fun technique works well with all types of cards for every season and occasion! 

(Supplies for the card above: Shiplap Background, Landscape Silhouettes, Forest Silhouettes Dies, Bare Tree Die, Script Sentiments, and Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink

Which one of these lovely cards is your favorite? 

Supplies: I Like Big Cups, Texture Tiles 9, Coffee Word Die, Texture Tiles 1, Heart Die Set, and Circles Die Set

Supplies: Folk Art Snowflakes, Texture Tiles 4, Christmas Wordfetti, Large Snowflake Die Set, and Hearts Die Set

Supplies: We Three Kings, Endless Love, Texture Tiles 4, and Scene Silhouettes: Jesus is Born 

Supplies: Shiplap Background and Peace Be Still

Supplies: Forever Loved stamps and dies

Supplies: Blooming Anemones, Background Builders: Stripes, Faith Phrases and Circles Die Set

   

 Tuesday Tip - Save the Sentiment

Today's tip comes from Diane who says, "Leave the sentiment off of some cards that you make so you have a stash ready to go for any occasion. Then simply add a sentiment to the front or inside when needed."

Her beautiful autumn card features our Colors of Fall stamp set. 

Card by Diane features: Song Birds

Cards by Lyn feature Begin Again

Card by Esther use Springtime Babies, Texture Tiles 4, Floral Background, Foliage Dies, Bubbles Stencil

Cards by Nina feature Landscape Silhouettes

   

Instead of coloring in your stamped image fully, try this stippling (dotting) technique that Karen used on her coneflowers. Choose 3-4 colors in the same family and dot the colors onto your image in a loose gradient. Make sure to bring the lightest color back up into the darkest a bit. You’ll love the mottled, soft look for your cards or other projects.

Supplies: Colors of Fall, Sew Many Stitches, Skinny Caps Alpha,  and Floral Doily Stencil

   

 Tuesday Technique - Die Cut Window

Diane's tip is to bring your focal image from the outside of the card to the inside with a punched or die cut window. She used the Thankful Sunflowers and Script Background Stamp on her pretty card. 

Here are a couple more cards from the archives that use this fun technique! 

Lyn's card features Sweet Little Lamb

Monka's card features Springtime Babies, Made New, and Fence & Grass Dies

   

Tuesday Tip - Sentiment Background

Do you want to get more out of your stamp sets? Check out April's great tip for creating unique and fun backgrounds using the sentiments in your sets. 

Try stamping them lightly, tone on tone, wonky, overlapping ....the possibilities are endless!

She also used the sentiment background technique with her dies. Isn't this card just the sweetest?

Supplies used on these beautiful cards: 

Great Friends, Thankful Sunflowers, Love You Die Set, and Gnome Love