Betterpress and painty scrap

Sometimes the detail of a betterpress or a large floral element is perfect for contrasting with a bit of painty scrap! And that is what today’s card is all about.

The painty scrap is from the pouch of backgrounds made when I did loads of gelli prints. It this is a wipe off paper where I cleaned my brayer rather than an actual print.

I kept it simple and just added some stamping – an old Japanese stamp I’ve had for years – and then mounted it onto lilac scrap cardstock. This might have seemed an odd choice but I knew that I had this Betterpress print using purple already done in the stash and I wanted to add this to the print and the lilac frame worked with the purple print.

I added a simple foiled sentiment with a lilac mat layer. I then added the purple gems.

I thought it would work well on a white card blank but then I grabbed the Kraft one and was really happy with how that looked so used that instead.

I know a couple of corners have curled so will need to pop a dot of glue to get them to lie flat before I pop this in the box of made up cards. Otherwise a lovely and simple arty card.

Happy crafting!

Catherine