I’ve been madly stamping Christmas cards and all sorts of things as I prepare for an upcoming craft fair in late November! I was inspired by a youtube video I watched the other day using Saran Wrap to get a fabulous background, so decided to try it! I’m pretty tickled with how this card came out so I made two! The first thing I did was spread out a large piece of Saran Wrap on my craft mat, wrinkling it up a bit. I then spritzed it with Wagon Surface Spray and laid a panel of watercolor paper onto it. Oooh!! The texture!! After drying it with my heat tool, I created another layer but this time using Phonebook Surface Spray, and a third layer of Jurassic Surface Spray! The colors are so brilliant and pigmented!! I thought that Stampendous’ Create A Pointsettia would look great on the background, so inked it up with Raven Detail Ink and stamped it out. My next step was to paint the blossom which I did by tapping Aged Mahogany Distress Ink onto my craft mat then using a watery brush, adding several layers of color. I filled in the holly leaves as well with Peeled Paint. (Now, why didn’t I think to paint with the Surface Sprays?!) As you can see, the card above is layered with a die-cut panel of gold foil card stock. When this panel was dry, I coated the whole blossom with a heavy glaze of Ranger Glossy Accents and again, set it aside to dry.I came back to it later on and added Gold Nuvo Drops to the flower center and the berries, then let it dry again. I trimmed it down with Stitched Rectangle Dies. Because my image is so splendidly vibrant I kept it simple and attached it to a plain white card base. I’ll stamp a holiday sentiment inside. Just look at all that glossiness and shine! Who knew that simple Saran Wrap and some Surface Sprays would yield such gorgeous results?!
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