Using Mists for Tone on Tone Backgrounds
Good morning! Jess here using products from our new Valentine's collection for a modern New Year's card! I've enjoyed binge-making Christmas cards for the last few weeks but it was definitely refreshing to make a non-Christmas card today!
I knew I wanted to make a tone on tone background but I wanted to make sure the sentiment would be visible. So I decided to spray a piece of black cardstock liberally with the new Pink Metallic Mist. It's hard to see in the photo but there's just a slight pink sheen to the mist when it's sprayed on dark cardstock and it is gorgeous! I set that aside to dry while I worked on the rest of the card.
Next I die-cut the sentiment using the Luggage Tag Alphabet Frame Dies from black cardstock and arranged them on my grid working surface to make sure they were lined up the way I wanted them. Then I used a piece of Press 'n Seal to pick them up and applied foam mounting tape to the back of each letter. Finally I carefully arranged the letters over the card base and pressed down firmly to adhere the mounting tape to the spritzed panel. Once it was adhered I carefully peeled the Press 'n Seall off. The foam tape really helps make the sentiment pop!
I wanted to make a bunch of bright and colorful holiday drinks so I die-cut the Cocktail Party Stamp & Cut using the new Lovely Layering Papers. I adhered them to the bottom of the panel and then finished the card with a sprinkling of sequins and a few Nuvo drops in rhubarb crumble.
You know me... the sparklier the better and this New Year's card practically glows! I hope you have a wonderful New Year and I look forward to sharing more Hero Arts inspiration in 2018! See you next year! ;)
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10 Responses
Dyana Papenfus
January 01, 2018
Love this card and the technique!
merryf
December 28, 2017
wow, that’s really got some sparkle! I love this tone-on-tone look!
Renee Drew
December 28, 2017
What a terrific & sparkly way to welcome in the New Year!
Karthikha Uday
December 28, 2017
Lovely work!
paperpicnic
December 27, 2017
A perfect New Year’s card, Jess! Great sparkle!
WToni
December 27, 2017
What a great sparkly card! Happy New Year!
Patt H.
December 27, 2017
Love all the sparkle & bright pink? Happy New Year!!
Henriëtte
December 27, 2017
Lovely card and great idea, Thanks!
F. Andre
December 27, 2017
Lovely card. That’s a great hot pink to ring in the new year. The sentiment really stands out against the misted background. Happy New Year to the Hero Arts team.
Kristie Goulet
December 27, 2017
This is so gorgeous, Jess! xoxo