Friendship Like You Make Life Better

 I love to make my own backgrounds so I was tickled when I found Yana Smakula of Simon Says Stamps video tutorial.  It can be found at

Simon Says Stamp | Floral Patterns with Solid Stamps. Video

My interpretation:

 

Stamps

PTI – Flower Power

Taylored Expressions – Simple Strips Friendship (text)

Inks

PTI – Harvest Gold and Weathervane

Altenew – Dew Drops and Aqualicious

SU – Cool Caribbean

Versafiine Onyx Black

Paper

PTI – Weather Vane and White Linen Fresh Snow

Accessories

Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Backer and Simple Strips Die, PTI MIM Kit Silver Sequins, Pretty Pink Posh White Smaller Sequins, SU Wink of Stella, Dimensionals and Gemini Die Cutting Machine

Background #8 - Stained Glass

In continuation of handmade backgrounds, I updated a previous card I had made.  This is what I call a stained glass background made by coloring the reverse side of vellum.

All products are Papertrey Ink, unless otherwise stated.

Stamps:  Winter Woolens (text), Bits and Button and Button Up

Inks:  Lovely Lady, Raspberry Fizz, Simply Chartreuse and True Black

Papers:  White Linen Fresh Snow and Linen Vellum Card Stocks

Accessories:  Quatrefoil Cover Plate Die, Quilted Tag (banner) Die, 1940's Stamp A Faire 2014 Dies, Button Up Dies, Copic Markers:  RV04 (Shock Pink) and YG13 (Chartreuse), Dimensionals, Gemini Die Cutting Machine

Background #7 Blending Distress Oxide Ink - Thanks

Mod Flower Blending Background

I’ve finally back to my craft room after a month or so of surgery and recoup.  Still working on background techniques.

SUPPLIES

Stamps:  Never Enough: Thanks (PTI)

Inks:       True Black (PTI)

                 Ranger Distress Oxides - Cracked Pistachio, Picked Raspberry and Worn Lipstick

Paper:     White Linen Fresh Snow Card Stock (PTI)

Accessories:  Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon 5/8” (SU), Mod Flower Background Die (Poppy Stamps), Keep It Simple Dies (PTI), Gemini Machine, Blending Foam and 3D Mounting Foam, Green Large Sequins