Remember the Scrappy Strip Technique? I've made several cards with it (here and here) and today I'm trying a variant of the technique by using a Window Sheet as the base:
Wow! This was definitely a labor of love, but I LOVE how it turned out!
Starting with a Window Sheet a bit larger than a normal card front (5-3/4" x 4-1/2") I started adding cardstock strips cut to different widths (and angles). I used Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Smoky Slate and Seaside Spray. Once all the strips were adhered, I ran it through my Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine with the largest Stitched Rectangle die. Then I used a smaller one to cut out the middle (😮). I adhered the frame to my Misty Moonlight card base using pieces of Dimensionals attached on the back of the Window Sheet, under the strips so they wouldn't show.
Next I used the new Blending Brushes to create a sunrise on Basic White cardstock. I blended Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate, Misty Moonlight and Night of Navy for the sky, Seaside Spray for the water and stamped the "waves" using a stamp from High Tide. This was cut using the same Stitched Rectangle die that I used to cut the center of my Scrappy Strip frame, and then adhered through the frame directly to the card base.
I finished with a die-cut lighthouse and greeting, popped up on the front.
So what do you think? Was the effort worth the results? I think so! 😊
