No Color Focal Point

Welcome to week 1 of Challenge #597 of the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge.

For this biweekly challenge we are letting our imaginations run wild, as ANYTHING GOES for the next 2 weeks.

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I have created a birthday card today with a technique that is so new to me. Instead of having a colorful focal point, I decided to keep my little unicorn simple black and white and instead added color and shine to my die cut sentiment.

I used this adorable unicorn and the little butterfly image from the It's Your Birthday Stamp Set by SSS and stamped it on to a white cardstock panel using VersaMark Ink. Since the VersaMark ink is a dye ink, it would be perfect for heat embossing. I did use the anti-static powder tool on my cardstock panel before stamping the image. I used the Tuxedo Black VersaMark along with a Black Embossing Powder by Ranger. This would give me a crisp black focal point.

Next I added some black watercolor splatters around the stamped image.

While the water color splatters were drying, I cut the happy birthday sentiment using the Happy Birthday Wafer Die again by SSS. I cut this sentiment 3 times using plaine white cardstock.

Since i chose not to color my focal point, I decided to add a hint of color on my sentiment instead. So I ink blended some pinks and purples on a white piece of cardstock and sprayed it with some Shimmer Spray for some sparkle. Then I cut out the happy birthday sentiment from this ink blended piece of cardstock.

I stacked the sentiments for some dimension and attached the panel onto a purple A2 size card base.

Hop onto the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog Post and check out some fun projects.

I hope you choose to play with us this week. I cannot wait to see what you create!!

Do check out fun pictures of the project on my Instagram page (@rp_shutterbug). Do tag me on Instagram with pictures of your projects.

Thank you for joining me!