Ornate Background

Hello Crafty Friends!

I've been enjoying playing with gray card stock for card backgrounds, I think it gives such a classy look to the finished cards. For this project I used the UH-mazing Ornate Background stamp by Simon Says Stamp

 

(as of this writing the stamp is out of stock, but I am sure they will get more). 
I was needing to fill my birthday card stash and so made several at one time. I had so much fun using colored pencils as accents along with coordinating embossing powders and Nuvo drops! Take a look:

Nuvo drops shown from left to right are Rhubarb Crumble, Duck Egg Blue, Dandelion Yellow

 I used Nuvo Ballerina Pink EP on this card. You can also see in these close-ups where I did some selective cutting around some of the petals for added dimension and interest. In keeping the colors coordinated, I also added pieces of matching card stock behind the cut areas. You can see them peeking from underneath the petals.

 Ranger Superfine Detail White EP for the yellow card

And I used Nuvo Serenity Blue EP for the blue card.

It was interesting to see how the colored pencils looked on dark gray card stock. For this project I used a set of inexpensive pencils from my local Michael's store, but I just received some Prismacolor pencils and I can't wait to use them!!!

I hope I've given you some inspiration for this beautiful background stamp. Thank you for stopping by! 

Michelle