Eye-catching beady background

I'm obsessed with Stampin' Up's free Eyecatching Ikat photopolymer stamp set and have SO many ideas but not enough time to try them all out... do you know the feeling?! I enjoyed making sunflowers with it last week on this card but it doesn't always have to take centre stage - today it features as a background. Come and see:

The flower sprig is from the exclusive hostess set Morning Meadow (available only until the end of June!) To make the image dual coloured, I coloured the rubber with markers and huffed before stamping. The instant it was stamped, I quickly dipped it in clear embossing powder and heat embossed it - you do have to be quick for this! TIP: If you're not quite quick enough or want to add extra shine, 'colour' your image with a fine glue pen and heat emboss again.

Why did I heat emboss? It was so that the flower would resist the ink when I stamped the background over the top of it, making it appear to be in the foreground. Can you see how lovely and glossy everything is?! I  added a paper clip as an embellishment (you can find these clips here in the Clearance Rack of my online store; they have green bows on them but I replaced the bow on this one with bakers twine for a fresh look.)

The sentiment is from Regarding Dahlias and I heat embossed that too before decorating it with a sweet butterfly from a retired Sale-a-bration set.

• Eyecatching Ikat is one of three gorgeous photopolymer stamp sets you can choose as a free gift with every £60 you spend. Offer ends on Friday - click here for details.

I used the pretty colour palette at The Colour Throwdown to make this card, so I'll be linking this card up there as well as with the Butterfly Challenge which has  a bingo card this week! I've chosen the 'Wet embossing, Butterflies, Flowers' line.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO MAKE THIS CARD
(Click on each item to find it quickly in my shop) 

Stamps: Eyecatching Ikat photopolymer (free with a £60 order until 30th May),
Morning Meadow (hostess set) wood or cling, Regarding Dahlias (sentiment) wood or cling

Ink: Soft Sky, Pear Pizzazz, Tangerine Tango, Basic Black

Card stock: Whisper White, Soft Sky

Other: Clear embossing powder, heat tool, paper clips, bakers twine from Tag a Bag accessory kit, stamp-a-majig

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It's a bank holiday Monday in the UK today. Now I've scheduled this post so I have no idea what I'll be doing but fingers crossed it won't be this:



See you tomorrow,