Welcome! I just got home from the Boston Copic Color & Ink Workshop yesterday, so here's a wave to all of you Boston ladies! Today's card is made with another JustRite May Release, Birthday Vintage Labels Four. When Kellie first mentioned that one of JustRite's May sets would be perfect for the blackboard technique, I knew exactly where to find inspiration and how-to's--from stamping genius Betsy Veldman. (HERE is a link to Betsy's fabulous tutorial, in case you missed it.)
I really like the old fashioned typography in this set and how well it lent itself to a easy-to-make, but ornate-looking card. For my card background, I used JustRite's Grandma's Attic Background Stamp, stamped in white pigment ink on black cardstock.
I pulled this flower from last month's Floral Thank You set, then stamped it in Versamark ink and embossed it with white embossing powder. Next I airbrushed the heat-set white embossed surface with my Copic markers in the three colors shown above. (I know that some people color directly on white embossing powder with Copic markers, but I just prefer to use my airbrush over any embossing powders except clear. EP's other than clear will sometimes flake off and get on the marker nib.) Finally, I trimmed closely around my flower and mounted it with foam tape.
In addition to using a JRS Vintage Labels Four die, I also used a Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles die template, peeking out from under the focal image. I used a white Prismacolor pencil to add a line around the border of the background.
Would you like to see more projects with Birthday Vintage Labels Four? I hope you have a chance to check the following blogs then--enjoy!
JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson (HERE)
Michele Kovack
Kellie Fortin
Sheri Holt
Eva Dobilas
Margie Higuchi
Marisa Job
Angela Barkhouse
Darsie Bruno
