{"id":15290,"date":"2025-10-03T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/?p=15290"},"modified":"2025-10-03T20:04:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T18:04:41","slug":"card-031025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rubberdance.com\/blog\/papercrafting-cardmaking\/card-031025\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn residue ink on a stencil onto a quick and easy card background"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hello, it\u00b4s Sanna here again. For this card I used the Leaves 2<\/a> stencil and Autumn Leaves<\/a> and Mix It Up 7<\/a> stamp sets. I got this idea while creating my “Hello Fall” art journal page. I was left with a stencil that had ink residue on both sides of it. I didn\u00b4t want to waste the ink, so I used it for this card background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I like the soft look of it. Remember, the Distress Inks I used were ripe persimmon, forest moss, peeled paint and mustard seed. Those are quite strong colors on their own. But the “second image” of them turned out very soft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I again added some golden pigments onto the surface. Then stamped the brown image with Distress Oxide walnut stain tone for contrast. I had some watercolor style stamped Autumn Leaves left, so I created a focal point with them and a paper sunflower. A handwritten word added for sentiment and the card was done in no time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the full step-by-step for you to watch. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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