One of my creative goals for 2014 is to experiment with new (or new to me) techniques and products. Today my project experiments with PanPastels and creating a resist background. It creates a beautiful soft background and a lovely vintage look.
Here's the card design. I've used the PanPastels on black cardstock. They work well on light or dark backgrounds and I especially love how flexible they are in that way.
PanPastels are beautiful soft pastels that come in an amazing array of colors. These are the three I've used in my project and you can find their links below. Pastels are best applied with foam applicators.
To create the Pastel Resist Background I first stamped the black cardstock with Versamark ink and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. You can then sponge on the color. I like to use three colors for lots of depth of color. The pastels blend so easily for a subtle look.
PanPastels, like all pastel products blend easily but they also smear easily as well. When you are finished using them be sure to spray the surface with a fixative such as the Krylon Matte Finish Spray.
When designing with a pretty stamped background, I like to keep the rest of the card design simple. Die cutting a sentiment into the background is a great trick to add the sentiment without adding in extra layers that will cover up the background. I've combined two different fonts for the sentiment. Script and sans serif fonts always seem to work well together.
Here's what it looks like after die-cutting. The black cardstock card base really makes the sentiment pop. After this step I adhered it to the card base with dimensional foam adhesive to make it "pop" even more.
Another place the PanPastels really shine is by brushing them onto paper flowers. The look is so subtle and vintage. I couldn't quite capture it here and it looks even more beautiful in real life.
The embellishments needed a touch of black to tie in with the background but I wanted something very light looking as well. The Tim Holtz Film Strip Ribbon was the perfect solution. To make the ribbon accent I simply folded a piece in half, notched the ends and adhered it under the flowers.
Thanks for joining me today in the CLASSroom! Have a fabulous weekend!
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