One of my favourite techniques to create a background is to use Distress Oxide inks and butterfly stamps. The Butterfly Background Technique!
Technique:
The following video shows this beautiful technique:
- Use various colours of Distress Oxide inks (I used Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Mustard Seed, Mermaid Lagoon) and different sizes of butterfly stamps for this technique.
- Just stamp random butterflies in different colours and sizes on a piece of cardstock.
- It is a good idea to place a rubber stamping pad or a foam sheet underneath the cardstock. This gives you something to stamp into and improves the stamped image that you will get.
- When it is touch dry, mist the cardstock with some water (lift it up a bit) and watch as the dye part of the Distress Oxide ink runs down the cardstock and the pigment part stays put.
- It creates a beautiful mottled butterfly effect!
- Use pastel colours to give it a softer feel.
You can use this background for your Spring/Summer projects or any other “happy” projects.
Products used:
- Distress Oxide ink – Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Mustard Seed, Mermaid Lagoon (Ranger)
- Smooth Cardstock – white
Tools used:
- Foam sheet / Rubber stamping pad
- Mini mister with water
- Acrylic block (stamps)
- Butterfly stamps – various sizes