Patterned Silhouette

I wanted to try something a little different with floral silhouette image from the Kind Deeds set from Clear & Simple Stamps. On this card, instead of stamping the solid image on plain cardstock, I tried stamping on patterned paper.

I purposely picked a very subtly patterned paper so that it wouldn’t distract too much from the image. The paper, from DCWV’s Linen Closet Matstack, has sort of a linen-looking pattern on it. I stamped the image in a slightly darker blue ink, then again just slightly offset in a white pigment ink. I was going for a shadowy look, but it really didn’t show much against the soft color of my patterned paper.

Since the image panel was quite large, I kept the rest of the card simple. The image panel is matted on a blue panel, then on a card base that matches the ink I used for the image. I stamped the “you are on my mind” sentiment in blue ink on a small strip and attached it to the cardfront, overlapping the image a bit. A small knotted ribbon piece at the end of the sentiment strip completes the card.

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Materials Used:
Kind Deeds stamp set (Clear & Simple Stamps); Blue Bayou Classic ink, Blue Bayou and Baja Breeze cardstock, Blue Bayou stitched grosgrain ribbon (Stampin’ Up!); Fresh Snow ink (Papertrey Ink)