Wednesday, February 29, 2012

In the Spotlight


I haven't done the spotlight technique in quite a while....and of course I got carried away with things again yesterday.  Actually, I decided that the card I created for the challenge at The Paper Players (the sketch is from this weeks challenge) and SUO Challenges (creating a birthday card) was a bit too much for my technique class, so I revamped it using last weeks' Freshly Made Sketch to simplify it a bit.

I think these "Packed for..." stamps are perfect for this technique!  I stamped the image three times in a row and then punched out the small circles, to be coloured and backed with the large Not Quite Navy circle to create the spotlight.

Because everything is pretty straight forward of this card, my stampers will be given the option of which "Packed for" image they'd like to use.  The sentiment goes with all of them - Mom, Dad and Birthday.

I'm all packed for my next convention and looking forward to having a fantabulous time with Tamye!
Hope you have something to look forward to this week.  Thanks for stopping by.
Joan

10 comments:

Selene Kempton said...

Totally cool idea!

LeAnne said...

Very cool card....I did not think I would like those stamps when I first saw them, but your technique puts them right over the top! Love it! Thanks for using my sketch this week at the Paper Players!

Anne Marie Hile said...

HI Joan! Like LeAnne said above, I wasn't so sure about these stamps when I first saw them...but after seeing your cards, now I am completely inspired to use them. What an awesome take on the sketch using the spotlighting technique. Love the bright colors! So glad you joined us at the Paper Players this week and thank you for the inspiration! :)

Gisela said...

Just a touch of color, great idea. I like the stamps but thinking of the coloring turned me off. Thanks for the inspiration.

Nance Leedy said...

Wow Joan, what a fabulous technique for these stamps and perfect for LeAnne's sketch! So glad you joined us at The Paper Players this week!

Ann Schach said...

Both cards are absolutely adorable, Joan! What a fabulous way to showcase this stamp set! Thanks for playing with The Paper Players!

Lesley said...

Oh aren't you clever Joan! Love the spotlighting technique with this sketch. Thank you for joining us at the Paper Players.
Lesley

Heidi Baks said...

I love the spotlighting with this stamp... very cute! Thanks for joining SUO Challenges this week.

Jen Timko said...

Spotlighting is perfect for this stamp! Glad you could join us at SUO Challenges this week!

Robin Messenheimer / Robin's Craft Room said...

The "Packed for..." stamps are perfect for spotlighting and you've done a beautiful job with these cards! Thanks so much for sharing with the SUO Challenge design team.