Autumn Greetings

This was my maiden voyage with a new stamp/stencil/die bundle and I had a wonderful time from start to finish!  But after I thought I was done, I realized I wasn’t . . .

 

The problem in this case was a background that was way too starkly white.  I needed to tone it down but I’d already stamped, embossed, and stenciled the leafy layout.  Coloring in between the leaves would have taken forever and brush strokes would have looked bad. Happily, I thought of a solution I’d never tried before. 

 

Thankfully, one of the stencils in this set features all of the leaves laid out exactly as they are arranged on the stamp.  So I turned the stencil over and brayered a light brown ink on the back.  Then I turned it back, aligned it with the leaf images, and pressed down to transfer the ink.  I did a repeat and got exactly the look I was after:  dotted, slightly splotchy, all of it neatly between the leaves, and an artsy mottled background with a lot less glare.  A very handy and time-saving workaround for sure . . . yay for me!

 

Cardstock:   Bazzill Rain Forest, Strathmore #100 Bristol Smooth

Stamps:       Kristina Werner Thankful Leaves

Inks:             Encore Gold, Distress Oxide Antique Linen, Spiced

Marmalade, Peeled Paint, Rusty Hinge, Wild Honey,

Fired Brick, Pine Needles, Dusty Concord,

Villainous Potion

Emb Pwdr:   Ranger Gold

Dies:            Kristina Werner Thankful Leaves           

Stencil:        Kristina Werner Thankful Leaves