Clean and simple card making: stamped backgrounds

I made another card illustrating how repetitively stamped backgrounds can create a visual rhythm to your design. This simple layout had me stamping, blending, cutting and glueing. I felt like a school kid with my big glue stick.

Now, when you look at my supply list, you're going to smack your head when you look at all the inks. Rest assured, you only need a red, a green and a black. I like to mix colors. I often use different shades of a same color to create small variations.

Another tip I can give you regarding supplies is to purchase coordinating sets when you can. Especially for beginners, this actually lessens the amount of supplies you're going to need because most of the main elements will be included. 

Supplies

• Altenew Mini Delight One in a Melon stamps and die set
• Altenew fresh dye inks in frayed leaf, olive, crimson, coral berry, permanent black
• A striped stencil
• Two Altenew blending brushes
• Altenew Glitter cardstock set 3"X6"
• White cardstock
• Altenew Scissors
• Altenew Glue tape

The irregular, diluted striped background reminds me of tablecloths on picnic tables. Perhaps it's because the Fourth of July was last week, I felt like adding some spark to my watermelon slices. I cut silver glitter halos around the melon slices and sentiment. Overall, it feels refreshing.

Steps

1. Cut your cardstock into an A2 sized (4 3/8" X 5 3/4") fold over card.
2. Choose the color inks for the card. Stencil a striped background with a sheer (light pressure) layer of inks
3. Stamp three layer watermelon slices on white cardstock. Stamp sentiment on white cardstock. Note: the corresponding die cut out the slices leaving white border. I colored them in with alcohol markers because I just wanted a glitter border (step 5 &6)
4. Cut out watermelon slices and sentiment.
5. Glue watermelon slices and sentiment to glitter cardstock.
6. Cut out the glitter haloed watermelon slices and sentiment.
7. Glue slices and sentiment to front of card. 

There you have it. Easy peasy.