This idea has been marinating in my brain for a while… I’ve had this red-rubber cling background stamp (Hero Arts “Chinese Thank You”) for years! (It is actually the only large background stamp that I own. ) I got it as a free gift with an order I made at Two Peas in a Bucket way back when I was in graduate school. I’ve used it a few times, and it is quite beautiful. I remember asking one of my Chinese friends to translate it for me– she told me that it says things like “Thank you from the heart,” “Thanks,” and expresses a feeling of being honored and of gratitude.
Recently, I wanted to make a really special thank-you card, and I thought it would be the perfect time to try the finger-blending technique again. This time, my main inspirations were a rainbow snowflake card by Kalyn Kepner for Paper Smooches and this gorgeous and gigantic set of cards in a post by Jennifer McGuire.
I simply white heat-embossed my background onto white cardstock. I’m so grateful to Husband for getting me a Mini MISTI for Christmas! It definitely helped me make sure that I had a good impression with the embossing ink for the powder to cling well.
Then I got out my colored pigment inks and went to town, using just my index finger to add and blend the colors. Yes, I certainly could have used blending tools, but I don’t have enough for all of my colors, and my finger easily cleans off with a baby wipe to be ready for the next color!
I had a lot of fun making color combinations, and in the end I had four backgrounds. I heat embossed my sentiment onto colored cardstock strips to pop up on the background with foam, and then I added some iridescent sequins for a bit of sparkle.
I mounted each card front onto a white cardstock base, lining up one edge flush with the card’s edge, and leaving a white border around the other three sides. I love, love, love how these turned out!
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