This is a card using the Olivia Level 2 paper pack. A few different techniques were done in making this card and 2 others that I will post here as well.
I used the edge distresser to distress all the papers except the colonial white piece. On that piece I used the sandpaper stipple technique. It is done by tearing a small square of coarse sandpaper and press it into the ink pad. Then, dab the inked sandpaper onto the edge of the paper. It gives you a really subtle inked edge.
The cocoa inked leaf used another technique using sandpaper. This time I inked the leaf and then sanded just the center of the stamped image. You do this by tearing a small piece of medium grit sandpaper and rub the sandpaper over the area you want to highlight, in a circular motion. Repeat in the same area with fine grit sandpaper. The result gives you a highlighted area to the image.
The stamp set is called Timeless for the sentiment and flourish. To finish it off I used two Shimmering glitter brads in silver.
Here is another Olivia card. All the same techniques that were used in the previous card were done in this card. One exception is that this time an image was stamped, a leaf. Then an area of this stamp was sanded to an area of white and one additional step was done. I stamped a word in that highlighted area resulting in a stamp on top of another stamp. Again a large Shimmer Silver glitter brad was used to complete the card.
My last Olivia card combines the sanding on top of the leaf and sanding an area of the cardstock where the sentiment was going to go. I love the effect you get with this technique.
I hope you enjoy these 3 cards. Give these techniques a try. You will need cardstock and papers that have a white core like these CTMH papers.
