Spotlight card

Hello!

I have a simple and fun technique called ‘Spotlighting’ here today,

which can enhance your greeting cards!

It’s a simple technique where the image is re-stamped onto a small piece of cardstock and placed above the original image to create the illusion of magnifying the spot or creating a ‘spotlight’.

I have used the ‘Mom you rock’ stamp set from Craftangles. 

It is such a pretty stamp set, and I decided to add the little bee for interest.

To ‘spotlight’ the flower and the bee, I first stamped the floral image onto Bielo cardstock 

using the Misti tool.

I then placed a punched circle of the same cardstock over the area that I wanted to ‘spotlight’ and stamped the image again. 

I now had a perfect image on the circle. 

I then watercoloured the images using Sakura Koi watercolours.

I then added the bee from the ‘Bold Geraniums’ stamp set from Stampendous.

I then adhered the circle using double sided foam tape. 

This created the illusion of magnification.

I then mounted the square cut panel onto a kraft panel (which I cut using Simon Says Stamp Stitched squares dies) and then finally onto the card using craft foam to add dimension.

I added a bit of green paint splatter and some gold sequins for interest.

I decided not to add a sentiment…the card was so pretty by itself!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Paru Mahtani