Spotlighting Technique

This month at Technique Club we focused on the Spotlight Technique.  I've used this technique lots of times over the years and really love the look.  It focuses your eye immediately to the part you are spotlighting.  It's great on a really fussy image because you don't have to color the entire thing.

Here is a close-up of the image - We colored the butterfly with SU's Blendabilities - punched the center of it - layered it - and added to the card.  Really draws your eye huh?!?  See why it's called spotlight :)

Check my last post to see the beautiful Christmas Card we made with this technique.  See you soon!  ~Maureen
Here are the products used to complete this project:

Papillon Potpourri Clear Stamp Set

$14.95

Crisp Cantaloupe 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$5.95

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Daffodil Delight Assortment

$11.95

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Pumpkin Pie Assortment

$11.95

1" Circle Punch

$12.95

1-1/4" Circle Punch

$15.95

Vellum Images Technique Card

This month for our technique card we learned about Vellum Images.  You can see the 6x6" instructions on the card below.  I love this technique as it gives a nice airy feel to your cards, and projects.

 We used the "Papillon Potpourri" set to make these lovely butterfly images.

Stop back tomorrow to see the lovely card we made using this technique.  ~Maureen

Parks and Rec Card 3

Here is the final card we made at my last Parks and Rec class - we used Now Quite Navy for the monochromatic color scheme - it is a favorite of mine and I forget to go to it.  The card uses the reverse masking technique to spotlight the circle that the butterfly is on.  The butterfly (from the Papillon Potpourri SU set) is cut out and attached with a glue dot so the wings fold up and give some dimension.  This card is great for many things - here I used "Dare to Dream" which would be great for a birthday, graduation, promotion - but it works equally well with a sympathy or thinking of you verse. 

Hope you liked it. Stop back soon!! ~Maureen