Hello friends! How are you all doing? Erum here today and I have a fairly simple card to share with you using the Wild Hibiscus Stamp Set and Halftone Hello Stamp Set.
I created the background very roughly without worrying about the stripes being straight. The two shades of watercolours I used are Prussian Blue and Bluish Green. I love these colours together, they look so cool and I needed something soothing to look at since it's getting hotter here day by day!
I stamped all the flowers in the Wild Hibiscus Stamp Sets multiple times on a regular cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black ink. As there is only one leaf in this stamp set, I stamped it repeatedly to increase my leaf count.
I then fussy cut the flowers and leaves. These flowers are easy to fussy cut, I was done in no time.
I popped up all the elements on different levels using foam tape because I really like the dimensional effect it gives. Here is another view showing the dimension:
I then stamped “oh, hello” from the Halftone Hello Stamp Set. It looked like something was missing so I covered my flowers and leaves and added some black paint spatters. I went ahead and added a few (ok, A LOT of) sequins, they matched with my background perfectly.
What a beautiful stamp this Wild Hibiscus Stamp Set is! Man! It looks gorgeous even without colour, as it is. This is one of my favourite stamp sets.
I hope you will try something like this, ink up or watercolour your background, do a whole piece of solid inked background or just stripes like I did and add stark black and white stamped images to it. It creates a beautiful contrast.
That is all for today! Can't wait to pop back in here again! Have a super fab day.
-Erum
53 comments
Soooooooooo beautiful!!!!!!!!
Thank you very much Julie!
This is lovely…using the background as the main color palette is something I would have never done…brilliant.
Thank you! Think of the possibilities!!
Erin, this card is just amazing! I might have to CASE this one…I love it so much!
Thank you! Dont forget to share it with Altenew!
So pretty, and I love your stripes. Thanks.
Thank you! We could try circles too!
beautiful – must give this a try!
Thank you! Please do and don’t forget to share it with Altenew!
Erum, this is just magical … the white flowers just pop with those stripes.
Aww that is such a lovely thing to say Stef! You made my day! Thank you.
Erum this card is amazing. Simple and to the point. Your color choices really make these blossoms pop. Thanks for sharing.
You are right, the colours are beautiful. Thank you!
Hello Erum , beautifully done> The colorful stripes and black and white flowers make a really bold and beautiful effect. Thank you :-)
Thank you very much!
Never thought stamped Flowers with no color could look so absolutely stunning!!
Thank you Anaum! It’s the flowers! They are absolutely gorgeous.
What a GORGEOUS card, Erum! You’ve reminded me how much a beautifully colored background can set off a black and white focal piece. Love it!
Thank you! Great to be of help :)
This is so beautiful with the colorful background and the black and white flowers. I just love the look! Looks to be an easy one to do too!
It is Verna! Do try and do share with us by tagging Altenew.
For cardmakers like me who feel intimidated to colour (especially with all the amazing artists out there!), this card is a great example of how gorgeous the floral images can look in CAS black & white, laid on a BG that allows them to pop off the card base! A truly stunning card.
So very glad you found my post useful. I hope you try this out! Thank you for stopping by Susi.
This is proof positive that we don’t need stamps to create a beautiful background! Wow, I loved the color combination with the striking “white” space, and the black splatters were a great finishing touch. I just love this.
Thank you very much Gloria!
Gorgeous card!
Sindhu thank you very much!!
This is so pretty.
Thank you!
LOVE the Cool blue BG Erum!
Thank you Laura Jane :)
Unique. Your blue stripes make this card pop.
Thank you!
fantastic!!
Thank you!
Absolutely gorgeous, Erum! Wow!! ???
Thank you Jenny!!
GORGEOUS!!!! Love the colors with the black and white flowers!!!
Thank you Lisa :)
Erum, using the black and white images (layered, of course!) on the colored stripes is so stunning. I know I’m going to be trying this on my next card. Thanks for sharing your creatvitity.
Thank you! Yes please do try! Don’t forget to tag Altenew when you do!
Erum, your card is so cheerful & eye catching! Thank you!
thanks a ton!
Lovely! Love the black and white flowers on the coloured striped background!! Such a fabulous idea!!
Thank you Jackie!
Erum, your card is so beautiful! I love it so much. :-)
Thank you!
Beautiful background!!
Thank you Tara!
THIS is AMAZING.
Thank you very much Amy!
The whole flower set just pops and stands out by doing it in black and white, and those stripes for the background? I am in awe! I want to try doing a card like this! Once in a card swap from a group I belong to, the card had to be black and white. This would have totally fit the bill. Thanks for the inspiration!