I came across this technique on You Tube, and there were some really cool cards made with it. I ended up with 4 cards from it, I did make 5 backgrounds, but completely stuffed up the stamping on the first one! It's very simple, you just need Post-its, dye inks and applicators, and a selection of stamps of a suitable size, and if definitely works best if you have a theme, as this unifies the whole piece.  The idea is that you mask off a section using Post-its, then sponge ink into that section. Then you move the Post-it to cover the inked section and add another Post-it or two to create another section, and repeat the sponging. You carry on this way until you've created sections all down your cardstock.  It works best if you vary the size and shape of your sections too, along with the depth of colour sponged on. For the first one I used Card-io/Majestix stamps, which are great as they are the right sort of size to fill the spaces.. You can of course use partial images, which I've done with the others, and would also be a great way of making use of the smaller 'filler' stamps that are in many sets. The sets used here are: Greenery 1, Backyard Blooms( Spider web & spider, and some of the greenery), Pottery petites( the small flowers on the Wheelbarrow),Oriental Whispers( Branch Bottom Right),Perfect Patch( Wheelbarrow & Wellies),Seasonal Rose,Pleasant pastures( Toadstools), Dragonfly Garden, and Feathered Friends for the birds. The blank space has been left for a quote/ sentiment. I used DI  Old Paper, and an assortment of Versafine inks for the stamping. I went with a sea/boat theme for the blue one. Some of these stamps came from a sheet bought from the USA many years ago, and I cannot remember where I got it. Others were 'bargain bin' stamps bought at a stamp show. I believe the quote was a magazine freebie again a few years ago.  The ink was Tumbled Glass and Broken China Distress ink, the stamping done with Archival Cobalt.  I used Wilted Violet Distress Oxide for the sponging on this one, and Versafine Majestic Purple for the stamping.  The stamps are: Visible Image, 'Music Speaks, Smiley Faces and Music on World off. The 'Rock Star',Skull Border, Drum Kit,Winged Skull and Guitar lower right are from an Inkadinkado set called 'You Rock'. Guitar top right is from a company called Dimension, who I think are no longer trading. The angel & guitar is from a magazine freebie sheet, as were the music notes. All 3 of these would make good masculine cards, I think, indeed the technique itself works well for them. Final one used Distress Oxide Wild Honey for the sponging.  There are two stamp sets used, the stylised cats are a set from a company called Inkwell Stamps, a UK company, as is the sentiment.  The other cats, as well as the Fish bowl, wool ball, paw prints and mouse come from a  Hobby Art set called Catz. They were stamped in Versafine Vintage Sepia. The four finished pieces. All four were matted and layered with toning cardstock, then mounted onto card bases- 5x7- also in coloured cardstock. The quote on the garden one is from a Tim Holtz clear stamp set, and is smaller than the rubber version.  Not adding sentiments to the other 2, that way I have more latitude when I come to use them.  The blue and the brown ones would be suitable for a Retirement card, as well as a Birthday, for instance.

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Hi there!  Hope you're doing well today.  I was browsing around on YouTube and found an absolutely cool technique on the Robins Roost channel.  I had to sit down and try to replicate it right away before I forgot how to do it.  While making the card, I might have changed up things a little bit, but it's pretty spot-on.  You might have seen this idea already, but if you haven't, hope you like it.   This is my version of Robin's card.  Don't you just love how it looks to be cut into all these sections?  I thought it would be very hard to make, but oh my.  Once you know the tricks it's easy peasy to do. Start out with two pieces of cardstock that are cut to measure 4" x 5 1/4".  I used Basic Black and Pool Party cardstock for these pieces.  Next I used two of the Stylish Shapes dies.  The 2nd largest square die was used to cut the Pool Party.  Line up the sides and top to be about equal and cut. Sorry, different color cardstock here.  I forgot to take this picture to show the action.  The next step is to line up the two cardstock pieces that were cut placing the Basic Black behind the die-cut color piece.  Carefully line up the middle square die onto the Basic Black piece.  At this point I added a bit of Washi Tape to hold it in place.  Die-cut this square.  Set aside the extra black square piece. On the back of the color piece, add adhesive.  I added Multi Purpose Liquid Glue here to give it a little wiggle room when adjusting the pieces to line up.  If you need to do any trimming of the black that might show on the front side, do it now.  If it's just a minute edge, it won't show later with the Basic Black card base behind it. On the backside of the Basic Black piece, add a small line of Multi Purpose Glue around the die-cut square.  Attach the extra die-cut Pool Party piece to cover the square hole. The next step is to cut the little strips of Basic Black.  The video suggested to cut Basic Black strips 1/4" wide.  For me, I thought it was a little too wide for my taste, so I cut mine at 3/16".  The piece of Basic Black I was using to cut these from was about 5" long.   Attach the strips over the black inner layer.  I started at the top and attached a strip down to the right.  Then started at the side of the black strip you just laid down and went towards the bottom left.  Then the strip from the bottom angled towards the top left off to the side.  Lastly the strip from the left side to the top.  I used just a tiny bead of Multi Purpose Glue along the strips to attach.  Kind of watch how long you need the strips to be, so you don't waste adhesive where it's not needed.  Plus it's very messy having glue where you don't need it!  For this step, one of those Silicone Craft Sheets (page 138) are a great tool to use!! You probably didn't need this picture to see the next step, but here it is anyway.  Trim off the excess strips along all four sides.   This is showing the front of the card ready to finish. At this point, I stamped the sentiment on the bottom right section of the card.  I chose a sentiment from The Cottage Wreaths set (page 39) for this card.  It's stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Using the Stylish Shapes Dies again, I cut a Basic White piece from the 2nd smallest sized die.  On this piece, the smaller tortoise from the Sea Turtle set (page 108) was stamped.  I used Lost Lagoon ink on the detailed stamp, then used Pool Party to stamp the backside of the stamp right over it.  I love how these turned out on that tiny square.   I could have cut down that last Basic Black die-cut piece for layering but chose to use Lost Lagoon cardstock instead.  The white square is 1 1/2" x 1 1/2".  To give just a tiny frame, I cut the Lost Lagoon at 1 5/8" x 1 5/8".  They are attached together then attached in the center of the squares with Dimenisonals to make it really stand out. There is a Basic White cardstock piece added inside the card.  It measures 4" x 5 1/4".  A 1/4" strip of Pool Party was added to the bottom of this piece to bring the color inside the card too. For embellishments, three of the Iridescent Pastel Gems were added.  I really like how these add a pop of glam to the card. Here is the first version of this card that I made.  It follows the original concept I saw which used the new color, Lemon Lolly and the new stamp set, Cheerful Daisies (page 111).  I love the pop of color using Lemon Lolly and Basic Black. This card also uses a Wonderful Thoughts (page 41) sentiment stamped in black. Did you notice there is a small layer of black behind the white square?  It really makes the white layer stand out more. Also, small gold pearls from the Festive Pearls (page 140) were used for the accent on this card. I just couldn't resist doing one of these cards in Fresh Freesia too.  Didn't it turn out nice?  Changes on this card include using Wink of Stella on the daisy.  Really.  You can't see it in any of the photos I did, so you have to take my word for it. On this card, the Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels were used.  They always look lovely with the purple-y shades on cards. Okay, that's it for today's message.  Hope you like this new technique.  At least it was new to me!  It really is very striking when you see it in person.  But it isn't a hard card to make.  Awesome!  That's what I look for - a card that has a wow factor but doesn't take me hours to create.  Give it a try.  If you run into any problems, give me a call and we'll work through it. If you would like to place an order to get any of these new products from the catalog or just need to stock up on cardstock or accessories, please use the Host Code shown at the top of this post.  It is very appreciated. Happy stamping and creating, Sharon

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