...{Sylvias Stamping Place}...: Life Is Good

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday :)

I am back with another card using the new Radiant Neon inks from Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko :)

Yes, you read it right! The background was done with Neon inks! I bet you would never have guessed it?! This is something I totally LOVE about these inks! You can use them in so many ways and achieve such different effects with them! Wether you want a bright and bold card (*click* for: sample 1 and sample 2) or create a more subtle background, like I did in this card with my "sunset": These inks always have a wonderful luminance :)

You can read all about the process (how I did this background) in the grey boxes below this post.

I kept the card quiet simple, because I thought this focal point deserves to take center stage and didn't need more than two dimensional layers of white cardstock behind it :-D

BTW: You definitely should stop by the IMAGINE Crafts blog, where my amazingly talented team mate Darsie Bruno created another "sunset" card using Radiant Neon inks, but her card is even MORE gorgeous and glowing and just super STUNNING!!! You can find her card (incl. a tutorial with step-by-step pictures), HERE!
Do yourself a favor and go CHECK IT OUT!!! :-)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Instructions

make 4 1/4" x 5 1/4" inch top folded card base from 4 1/4" x 10 1/2" white cardstock
cut 3 7/8"' x 4 3/4" white cardstock and mount to card base
cut 3 1/4 " x 3 7/8" white cardstock, lay onto Craft Mat and -using Sponge Daubers- apply Radiant Neon inks in Electric Pink, Electric Coral, Electric Orange and Electric Yellow from the center towards the outside, diagonally onto the white panel; blend colors with Sponge Dauber
re-apply colors and blend until you like the result; let dry
stamp image and sentiment with Versafine Vintage Sepia
mount panel to card front using dimensional foam adhesive