Creative Uses: Custom Dimensional Background
Hi readers! Happy Tuesday, and WELCOME to the latest Creative Uses installment by the fabulous Debby Hughes! Be sure to watch the video, and enjoy!
Hello, Debby here today with a video below looking at how you can take one of your smallest dies to create a dimensional background. I used a rounded rectangle die from the Cuddly Critters Accessories set for the graffitied brick wall of this card by running it through my die cutting machine with some Arches cold pressed watercolor card and an embossing mat. The mat enables the die to be pressed in to the thick card without cutting all the way through and instead leaves a brick shaped impression. I ran the die backwards and forwards through the die cutter until I had a whole panel of bricks.
I then used this dimensional pattern as a guide to add watercolors. As I watercolor a lot I have collected a mishmash of my favorite tube watercolors in a palette, however, excellent alternatives would be the Gansai Tambi watercolors or Distress Inks. I cut the watercolored piece with the largest of the Stitched Rectangles to give a finished edge to the panel and splattered it with a combination of mists and paints.
I used the Painted Hello die to create the graffiti words; blending in Hero Arts Neon inks in to white card and then die cutting. I also cut some more of the hellos from black card and used these to back the neon ones so they popped off the brick wall nicely. The finished panel is then mounted on a Black card base.
I think this graffiti style would suit one of the categories I struggle with most – those tricky teens! And the wording can be switched out to fit the occasion with the wonderful array of painted style word dies available. Thanks for joining me today and I will see you next time for another look at how to stretch your supplies :D
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Lovely card! Thanks for sharing :)
This is gorgeous!! Love seeing your videos and amazing finished projects!
Love the bricks! Looks very realistic and I’m so jealous, lol! Beautiful card – thanks for the inspiration!
Amazing card! Love the way the neon colors pop against the brick wall you created!
That is such a cool card and Ilove the suggestion of how to stretch the use of supplies
I watched your video 3 times to learn how you did the beautiful brick background. Thank you for showing that!!
What a great background.It’s awesome.
Fantastic card! Love the bright colours on the Hello die cut! What a cool technique to create the background – AWESOME! :)
Do so enjoy all the
techniques you share!
Carla from Utah
This is amazing. I am in awe of your talent and your clever creative techniques!
That is so cool! Debby never ceases to amaze me with her brilliant out of the box ideas to stretch our supplies!
Great card! :)
Wow, that brick backdrop….amazing!
This card is so creative! You used some wonderful techniques! I love the way the bricks were watercolored, darker in the middle of the image and lighter towards the outside. Really cool effect!
Cool card, great colors.
What a great background technique! Those bricks look so realistic and I love the little splatters for added color and texture.
That is gorgeous, beautifully done brickwork!
Brilliant, Debby!
Love the watercolored background!
Would never of thought to make a water color brick wall with neon words. Great!
How fun & so creative! I have a die I could try this with … thanks for the inspiration.
Love the background Ipoh this card.
Lovely card
What a great way to stretch the uses of a small die! Fun card.
Wow! Awesome card! I love your art! Blessings!
Wow does that brickwork look amazing! Thank you for the video and showing us so many creative techniques with stamps and ink!
Love it!!! Thanks for the opportunity to win the mini misti.
Very nice card. Love that brick pattern on your paper and those really bright hello words. Thanks for sharing with us how you made your card.
This background is very IMPRESSIVE. One small die. Wow! You go, Debby!!!! The watercoloring is just AWESOME! I mean, it looks like BRICK!!! I love the walk-away tip. It does help. Thanks for this blog and video.
Love your gorgeous card, especially the background! thanks for video!
I gasped then saw this project. So creative that I just can’t! Although didn’t expect anything not creative from Debby. Great idea, design and implementation!
WOW! Thanks for the video, this is an awesome technique!!
Lovely card! Thanks for the inspiration, the great video, and for the opportunity to win blog candy!
such detail. . . . .beautiful
Great card I think your use of the watercolor was amazing.
Wow awesome card.
WOW! Love that brick background. Thanks for doing a video – I love to watch your watercolor technique.
Wow! The bricks look so realistic! Great die use and water colouring!
I cannot believe how realalistic the bricks are on the background of this card. Great job!
Great use of the die!!! And fantastic painting work!
A great looking brick background. Love that word die.
Fabulous technique and terrific card!
Love the neon words against this background.
Great project! I love the way you used the sentiment. Hugs, Robin
Super – love the brick wall! Lovely!
Love it! The bricks are fabulous!
This is a fantastic card Debby and your video is loaded with ideas. TFS!
What a great idea for the faux enamel dots!
Thanks for sharing!
Fun design!