I'm really enjoying the CHF Shady Tree Line; when I saw the Memory Box Fernbrae papers, I thought of the Artsy Blooms image. First I colored the image with the Copic markers shown below, colors chosen from the floral paper below.
Here is the image after I colored it. It's a bit bright, compared to the papers that I am using it with.
To mute the colors a bit, and to tie in the plain background with the texture on the printed papers, I chose a Canvas Backgrounder and some Distress inks (Tea Dye and Scattered Straw). See how the over-stamped background starts to tie the image in with the papers now?
It needed a bit more distressing, so I added some sponging on the edges. (I used Vintage Photo and Old Paper in the step shown below.)
Finally, having a focal image that was compatible with my background papers, I was ready to put my card together. I kept the layout pretty simple, using three papers, a Martha Stewart Scalloping Embossing punch, some mini brads, narrow silk ribbon, and a couple of buttons from my stash.
I hope that this helps give you some ideas on using distress inks and backgrounds with your stamped images. Thank you for visiting the CLASSroom!
