One of the lessons in the Clean and Simple card class is "tone on tone." Jennifer McGuire demonstrated a card made with multiple layers of a Memory Box die adhered together and then placed on a card. Both the die cut and the card base were the same color.
So, inspired by that lesson I made this card --
Card Construction Detail (omitting all mistakes, false starts, and other headaches):
1. Using the Silhouette digital die cutter, sized this flourish for the card and cut out 4 layers in inexpensive white cardstock from an office supply store.
2. Cut one more image out of A Muse Studio Winter Sky cardstock. Adhered all layers together, which resulted in a pretty thick image.
3. Placed on a Winter Sky card and stamped the sentiment (from Art Gone Wild) in Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder.
4. Colored over the sentiment with a white gel pen to fill in the bumpy gaps (you know what I mean).
5. Adhered cut piece to card. The white interior, white edges of the cut piece and white sentiment look lovely against the pale blue card.
6. Sigh, really love this one.
MOOD WHEN DONE = Happy
Really pretty Joan! I may have to try this
Posted by: Michele aka Derbylea | January 15, 2012 at 04:27 PM
I've heard that referred to as "Faux Embossing", too. That is absolutely gorgeous!
Posted by: Penny | January 15, 2012 at 06:28 PM
Stunning! Absolutely stunning. I love that colour, I love that card, I love everything about it. That duplex paper is so nice, with the white interior peeping out. I think it adds a great design element itself.
C'mon, dish the mistakes and false starts! Show us your feet of clay. It gives us hope that one day we, too, may be a stamper like you. :-)
Posted by: Karen | January 15, 2012 at 06:33 PM
Gorgeous.
Posted by: SueB | January 15, 2012 at 07:18 PM
Joan, this is STUNNING!!!!!!! LOVE the clean simplicity and your cleverness in layering the cheap white cardstock to get such a substantial image!
Posted by: Susan Raihala | January 15, 2012 at 07:49 PM
LOVE it - such a rich look to it! Love that die ;)
Posted by: Pam Merwin | January 15, 2012 at 08:38 PM
This technique is on my catch-up list. Love what you did with it!
Posted by: leslie (crookedstamper) | January 15, 2012 at 09:06 PM
Oohhhhhh. Just lovely. Thank you.
Posted by: Cindy O | January 15, 2012 at 09:20 PM
Lovely card! I love that flourish and the soft colors used.
Posted by: Jeannie L | January 16, 2012 at 12:21 AM
Beautiful-simplicity at its best!
Posted by: Bev J. | January 16, 2012 at 09:57 AM
Such a pretty affect that gives layering the die!
Posted by: conniecrafter | January 16, 2012 at 11:44 AM
THUD.....
Posted by: Starla | January 16, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Lovely card! Love the idea to use cheap cardstock for layering your image, then cut only one piece of the colored cardstock for the top! Great idea!
Posted by: Anne S | January 16, 2012 at 03:29 PM
Just beautiful Joan!!
Posted by: Geny | January 17, 2012 at 12:39 AM
LOVE LOVE LOVE this card! I would have never thought of doing something like this. Thank you for the inspiration. and keep taking chances -- it expands your readers' horizons with things we would never have thought of!
Posted by: PatGLex | January 17, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Absolutely fab.. the die cut looks like an expensive chipboard! :)) thanks for the idea
Posted by: Jaya | January 17, 2012 at 11:49 AM
I love coming to visit here. Another ooooh as I see the card and then an aaaah as I get how you achieved it. thanks!
Posted by: Sandra K | January 20, 2012 at 04:27 AM
Perfection.
Posted by: Julie | January 23, 2012 at 01:13 PM