{Spotlight Project} Shirley Mixes Stripes and Succulents

Hi peeps! You may have noticed that stripes have been featuring in my cards lately. I love the fresh, modern feel they give, and you don't need to add much more - a focal image, a sentiment and you're done.

I had a stripe-painting session a few weeks ago when I was preparing my samples for the Layered Watermelon and Layered Citrus cards. I used a broad water brush with either Distress Reinkers or Stains and I literally sloshed the stripes on. I didn't measure or try to keep them perfect - some of it's going to be covered up anyway. I usually start with a card-sized panel then trim it down so there's a bit of leeway there for correcting anything that's glaring.

I stamped some succulent images from the Succulently set on scrap card and coloured them with Distress Inks...

...then die-cut them using the coordinating dies. If you mis-align the die with the image, don't discard it; just cut a smaller border round the image.

I chose a sentiment and frame that would fit into the space on my card layout and swiped some colour through the 'fancactus' word.

And then it was just a case of assembling my card.

Don't forget to use my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY for 20% off all stamps, stencils and dies in the store. Happy stamping!