Glad Wrapped Olive

Hi!

Welcome to the new Colour Creations Blog Share. But first - how did back to school day go? Or have your kids got another day off? My oldest two went back today, high school for the first time for Ada. They had a great day. Unfortunately we are still waiting on paperwork to allow Hudson to return to school, but I'm hopeful it will be later this week.

On to today's card. I used an old, but new to me, technique on this card. I host a monthly ATC swap and wanted to try out the technique before I used it, just in case it turned out to be trickier than I thought. Thankfully, it was very easy!

The technique is called the Glad Wrap Technique, or if you're in the US it might be the Saran Wrap Technique. You basically take a scrunched up piece of soft plastic, ink it up and pounce it all over your cardstock to create a textured look. You can use just one colour, as I have, or several different colours. It's very retro - it reminds me of the finish people used to apply to painted walls. I can't recall what it was called! For my card I used Old Olive ink on a piece of Soft Sea Foam cardstock.

Here's a closer look - doesn't it look soooo textured? I still feel surprised when I run my fingers over it and it's smooth!

The stamped image is a new Hostess set from the Occasions Catalogue called Just Because. It's grout some great floral images that are fabulous for colouring. I used my Old Olive and Crumb Cake Blends to colour this image.

I made a small test piece of my Glad Wrap technique and so rather than waste it, I used it on the inside of the card. I also used a small strip of the same Wood Textures DSP that I used on the front. No inside sentiment yet - I'll stamp something when I know what I'm going to use this card for.

As ever, this week's cards can be found over on Catherine's blog. There's always such a wonderful variety of cards made using the focus colour. I love checking out the cards each week.

Bye for now,

Tina