Kissed Backgrounds

Here is my twist on the classic technique: Kissing. I call it Kissed Backgrounds. Before I give you the knitty-gritty, here is the finished product:

Ain't it gojus? I love that Baroque background stamp it's so scrumptious!

Now for the details on how to do the technique.

What you'll need:

• 2 background stamps, one with a solid image like Baroque and one with some open pattern on it, I used Bella Toile on this sample.
• 2 shades of the same color, one light and one dark. In this case I used Pacific Point and Bashful Blue.
• Brayers (one for each color. This is very important because you do NOT want to be cleaning the brayer all the time.)

1. Ink a solid image background stamp with the lighter of two complimentary colors. (hint: suggested pairings are on your color wheel.)
2. Ink a second background stamp with the darker color.
3. Huff on both and stamp the one background onto the other and immediately stamp the solid background onto the cardstock.
4. Clean the solid BG stamp between applications so it doesn’t get muddy

Easy-peasy!! The other hint I have is when you are ready to stamp the image after kissing the backgrounds, lay the stamp down rubber side up, place the piece of cardstock on the rubber, lay a piece of copy paper paper over the top and rub over the cardstock down onto the image. It's really hard to get an even stamped image when you do it the traditional way.

Here is a close up that shows the pattern on pattern.

Break out those background stamps and give it a try!!

Stamps: Bella toile, Baroque, Elegant Cheer.
Colors: Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Basic Gray

Accessories: Brayers, Lots of Tags sizzlets, Big Shot die cutting machine, Large Oval punch