Hey there and thanks for hopping along with the Teri and Friends Technique Tuesday Blog Hop! You should be arriving here from Ashley’s lovely blog. If you’re just now joining the hop, head over to Teri’s blog to start from the beginning!
I’m absolutely honored to be participating in this hop. Not only is Teri a fantastic and hilarious friend and kindred spirit, but she’s also an awesome stamp designer. She’s been designing for Technique Tuesday for almost a year, and I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next! You can check out all of the brand new Technique Tuesday stamps here. Thanks for inviting me to join in the fun, Teri!
Today, I’m featuring one of my very favorite Teri stamp sets – Fun Flair. It’s sassy and bold, and I love it.
Here’s what I came up with. I using the fabulous heart stamp (in Green Hills Mid-Tone Shadow ink from Hero Arts) and the hello circle (stamped in Neon Blue ink from Hero Arts), I created this fantastic pattern. The circles all fit perfectly in a 1-inch circle punch, so this makes it incredibly easy to pop the sentiment up off the pattern.
The stamp pattern really pops off the page over the background I made doing a little blending with Distress Paints. You heard me correctly… Distress Paints are in the house! You can see how I made the background below. Hint: it was super easy! Here I used some watercolor paper, a mister with water, and Distress Paints in Picket Fence, Broken China, Salty Ocean and Chipped Sapphire on a craft sheet. The hardest part about this card was letting the background dry. ;) I love the combination of the bold, graphic look of the Fun Flair stamp set with the fluid, organic look of the painted background.
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Here’s a few photos I took while making the background to show you how easy it was.
First, I dabbed on the four colors onto my craft sheet and then sprayed on some water to help them blend together.
Then, I pressed and squished my watercolor paper into the paint.
Then I did that again, making sure to get the edges really well.
Then I added some more water sprayed directly onto the paper – this helped it mix and react even more.
Finally, I used my fingers to smear and blend the colors together until every inch was colored with vibrant color.
Then, it was a quick clean up with a wet wipe and I set aside the background to dry. Ta dah! A Distress Paint background.
My blog is the last stop on this blog hop, so thank you so much for hopping along! If you missed any of the posts or wish to start again, head over to Teri’s blog for the beginning of the hop!
I also get to give away another fabulous Teri stamp set- Button Up – on this stop of the hop! Make sure to leave a comment on this post for your chance to win. You have until the end of February, 2013 to leave a comment. I’ll be drawing a winner in the morning of March 1st!
Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you’ll be back to see what I have cooked up for this week’s video tutorial tomorrow! Take a wild guess as to what messy product we might be working with. ;)
Love,
Britta
What a great name for a set…..Fun Flair! Love it and thanks for the tutorial!!!
Fantastic card as always. Love to see the new distress paints and this stamp set is awesome. :)
I appreciate the pictures of your crafting process as it gives me a boost of confidence when trying the technique myself. Great card. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love the distress painting background, nothing pretty comes without mess!
LOVE your background technique. I have to try that! beautiful card.
awesome card.. and great tutorial.. love that technique!!
Wonderful background on this and thanks for the tutorial.
Great card…love how you made the background with the inks. Thanks for the photo tutorial.
There is nothing quite more exciting to me than opening up your blog!
I adore… this card…technique and you.
Thank you so much for letting me send you stuff…
and for playing…
and for being you.
I can’t wait to see you soon!
I adore your card! Totally fun like the stamp set!
Love the distress technique! Great cards :)
pretty background, pretty card :)
Cute card – love the pattern with the “pop” of color!
Wow! Gorgeousness! And I learned something new. :)
Gotta love that background!
Great technique for the background. I’m going to have to give this a try. Very nice card indeed!
love how you did the background! And LOVE the stamps! So cute!
Love you card! What a great background! Thanks for showing us how!
Love your card Britta!!!
What a fun card! Thanks so much for sharing the tutorial on the background!
I love the card you made and thanks so much for showing us how you did it. I love it when I can see how it’s made (especially when it looks so easy!). Thanks for the chance to win.
The ombre background is truly beautiful…good job. Thanks for the tutorial…love inkiness. Flair set is really versatile tool. Your card rocks.
Such a cute card, Britta! And I love that background, what fun! Can’t wait to play with some of those paints! :-)
Love the background. Messy, but looks like a lot of fun!
just love the background!!
thanks for the tip on making the background. I love this stamp set. I’d rather make a whimsical card than a really serious one when it is appropriate. This is a great stamp set for whimsical.
Love the heart stamp and the “pop” of the sentiment – such great colors and amazing background!
This is so pretty and artistic! Beautiful job!!
I love the beautiful mix of colors! Fab design!
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!! Distress Paints!! Love, love, looooove your background! So pretty!! You did a phenomenal job tying that fun, artsy background together with Teri’s Fun Flair stamps. Love the simplicity of the repetition of the stamp with the painted background. Beautiful card, Britta. ♥
So awesome that you posted pics of the technique process…that’s awesome and messy (which I love!). Thanks so much for the inspiration – can’t wait to try this!
OOooh! I love your card! You and anything Distress seem to make magic. :)
Great card and stamps! And thanks for sharing the Distress Paint tutorial. ;-)
Love the background with the distress paints! Can’t wait for your next video tutorial!
So fun and vibrant!
Britta you so rock!!!! this card is just phenomenal!!! LOVE that background and add Teri’s stamps to it and it is just delish!!!! :)
I love your style, Britta. Thanks so much for your inspiration, your tutorials, and videos! I appreciate you! Thanks, also, for the chance to win these cool stamps by Teri!
Thanks so much for the tutorial on that background and your adorable card!
thanks for sharing the photos of your ”process” looks messy, but has great results!
Wonderful technique! I can’t wait to try it in my art journal. Thanks for the teaching videos.
Oooh! Ooooh! Oooh! I know I know I know! DISTRESS PAINTS! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! Can’t wait to see what painty messy distressy goodness you come up with! <3
Great card & sets! Thanks for the background tutorial too!
Teri is not only an awesome designer, she’s an awesome person, too <3 Thanks for the chance to win!
great card.
SOOOO Cute Britta Love that Background!!!
Great way to make a background for this set!!
Absolutely stunning card! thanks for showing us the steps in our process.
This is so much fun! I LOVE the background you made and thanks for the easy how to!
This looks like a fun card to make! I can’t wait to try out that technique! Your stamping looks great, too- so perfectly aligned! I love it!
What a terrific card…thanks so much for hopping.
Such an awesome creation! Thanks for the chance to win. ;)
Such a pretty card! Blues are my favorites; I have GOT to do that coloring spray technique!
What an awesome creation… I just love how it is so creative. I am def going to try this out tonight… and the colors, well blue, is always so inspiring… and my fav color…
Great background and love those darling circle images. Lot’s of great choices. Love how you used them
Great background and colors on your card!
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Brita, you are so great at encouraging us to get all “inky”! thanks, and I loved seeing the beautiful background you created!
Nice card! Love the inky bkgrd and the repeated heart design panel. Thanks for entering me in the drawing. :)
Love your card and Technique Tuesday stamps! Just ordered this Fun Flair stamp set for myself too!! Thanks for sharing!
Cool card! Love your color choices, and the background makes a great contrast with the flair stamp. TFS!
Messy and fun!!! Thanks for the chance to win!
Love your card! Background really looks amazing and super fun :) Thank you for chance to win ;)
Your card is stinking cute. Thanks for sharing with us.
Love that background – now the paints are on my need list! It never ends!! Love those button stamps too.
Blessings
Maxine
Love that background!
Fabulous card! Love the distress paint technique you chose! TFS!
Love the background! I’ve learned so much from your distress tutorials. Thanks.
thanks for sharing your process
what a great hop—I enjoyed everyone’s creations
thanks for the chance to win!
LOVE this card! LOVE your background, and I love your step-by-step photos. Thank you Britta!!!!! :)
That button set is really cute! I haven’t gotten a chance to play with the paints yet, but I’m sure I will :)
What a fun card. Thanks for showing how to use theDistress Paints.
that is a really fun stamp set
thanks for showing how you did the background with Distress paints too!
I love the background and the fact that you showed how you used the Distress Paints to do it! The hearts made a really great pattern on your card, too! Thanks so much for sharing!
You are so creative. I enjoy your ideas and creativeness. You show me how to be more creative and release my fears in making cards and trying new applications and projects. Thanks!!
What a cute card! Thanks for the chance to win those cute button stamps!
Hi Britta,
I just LOVE your card! Awesome colors and of course, your design is amazing! Thank you so much for the step-by-step on creating the background…it may be messy, but it sure looks great on your card!!!
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sooo cute! thanks for the teaching part too!
Neat effect with those Distress Paints!
Awesome card! Great inspiration! Love the technique!
Great card. That’s for showing how to do the background. Love the colors.
Love your background!!!
OMG!! I LOVE your creative card!! So EXCITED about the new releases!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
Wow, You are a wizard with all these products.
Greetings Marja
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