March 12, 2010

Another little tutorial...

Happy Friday everyone! I have gotten a few questions on how I made the background on the following card so I decided to make a little tutorial. I hope you enjoy! Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or any steps are unclear. :)

Here is the finished card:
This next step is shown on black paper so you can see the technique. This is what you would do with your small, white center panel that you have just sprinkled with white embossing powder (in the previous step).
*Before heating the embossing powder, use a paint brush to brush away sections of the embossing powder for a distressed look.

Finally, add stitching, butterfly, and adhere panels.
Thanks again for stopping by! See you tomorrow with our next "Inspired by..." stamper!

28 comments :

Barbara said...

SO beautiful Jill! Thank you for sharing some of your genius with us! I am in love with your ink expertise!
:-)

Lynn said...

So helpful...I have been intimidated by all the inks but think I'll have to give this a try!! thanks Jill!

Alice said...

gorgeous card! love your distress and emboss resist technique! thanks for the tutorial, Jill! =)

Anita Rex said...

Such a stunning card and to see all the work you put into it makes it just that much more stunning! I really want to try deistressing a bit more your making me like it that much more!

Virginia L. said...

LOVE your picture tutorial! So clear and precise and the pictures are so nicely done! THANK YOU for taking the time to show how you made it! Truly awesome, Jill!

Dawn T said...

Great tutorial Jill,,, way to go to get onto Twitter

shirley said...

Thankyou Jill for the awesome tutorial. Very clear and easy to follow.I love using distress inks and just received the dots stamp..so off to my craft room now!

Vicky said...

Great tutorial!!!! Thank you so much for the inspiration Jill! WOW!

Barb said...

Thank you so much, Jill, for sharing your techniques!! It is so fun to see how its done! I really appreciate your talent! Hugs! :)

Anonymous said...

Thanks Jill for this tutorial. I love distressing and you are great at it.
Isha

Sasya said...

Thank you, Jill, thanks!!!! ^^ ohh i want to try right now!!! ^^

Els said...

Hi, Jill! Thanks for that tutorial! That card really was a stunner! Amazing things you can do with that distress ink and how much work you put in a card! Your cards are always finished up to perfection!

Lucy Abrams said...

Great tutorial Jill - thanks for sharing. :)

Lynne K said...

Love the card, and the tutorial is really helpful. Thank you!

Anonymous said...

that's it??!! just flicks of water!!??
WOW. i may never stamp clean again. :)
i LOVE this card, and i'm pretty sure i was one of the commenters who said, "how did you DO this!!??"
thanks so much for sharing.
can't wait to try my new "jill foster" technique!! ;)

Jane said...

You're BRILLIANT!!

Agata said...

I'm totally in love with this card of yours!!!! Thanks for the explanation about each step! It's perfect!

Lin said...

Thank you, Jill! I love your idea to brush off sections of the embossing powder before heating - that gives a lovely effect!! Great tutorial!!

Lizziski said...

This is a great help, thanks :)

Heather Ruwe said...

GORGEOUS! Thanks for the tutorial.

Tiffany Ervin said...

Thanks for this super tutorial with your inks, yumm!!! Just love what you did with the front panel and making 4 different colors out of it, so pretty!

Nancy said...

Jill, you are such a creative genius...thanks for this little glimpse into your process. I think I'll be trying this today!

Nancy S said...

Jill, I love everything about this card, but especially how u used the orange color above the butterfly to draw the eye upward. What an eyecatching detail!

Did you use 2 different stamps on the background for the small white piece?

DustyPenny (Joy Ott) said...

Great tips, Jill!

Moccavanila by Vera Rhuhay said...

Thank you so much Jill!
I love your tutorial!

Fru Larsen said...

Hello Jill!

I did give it a try, if you would like to see the result!
http://frularsenskort.blogspot.com/2010/03/inspired-by-inspired-by.html
I think you make the most amazing colors, and I love the "pow" it gives! Hope you understand ;)

kanishk said...

thanks for the tutorial,
free internet jobs

Stephanie said...

I am so in love with this card. I look at it pretty much every second day! Can't get enough of it. I'll have to make my own, sometime - thank you for the tutorial.
You do such lovely work with distress inks!!