The Great Cover-Up

True Black cardstock.  Let’s talk about it.  It can be a fantastic option for a background and nice change from white.  It can be embossed for texture or left with open space to distress if you like.  It can make a card pop especially with florals.  I chose to make a black card with gorgeous florals, some splatter with metallic watercolor, and texture with the addition of a tone on tone border die.

Starting with a black True Black cardstock panel, the largest Skinny Heart Frames Die was also done in black cardstock and adhered to the panel.  Lots of florals and leaves from Prosperous Perennials were stamped and die cut.  The fun part of this is making an arrangement!  After deciding on the layout, the florals and leaves were adhered some with liquid glue and some with foam adhesive.  Once this was done, the panel was splattered with gold watercolor using a small paintbrush for a fine splatter.  The ‘hello’ die cut, from On the Border: Leaves Die, was done with gold cardstock and layered with a few layers of white cardstock for dimension.  Once adhered, the card was embellished with various gold gems.

 

STAMPS: Prosperous Perennials
DIES: Prosperous Perennials, On the Border: Leaves Die, Border Bling: Skinny Heart Frames Die
INK: Berry Sorbet, Pale Peony, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Spring Moss, Prairie Grass, True Black
PAPER: Stamper’s Select White, True Black, Gold Cardstock
OTHER: Gold Gems, Foam Adhesive, Kuretake Gansai Tambi Starry Watercolors