How to Emphasize Elements in Busy Scene Cards feat Gerda Steiner Designs

Hi everyone! Today I am back with a card and a video I created as a guest designer for Gerda Steiner Designs – I really love their cute stamps and I was thrilled to have the opportunity to create with the On the Bookshelf stamp set! I love kitties and I love books, so this set was just perfect!

As I first step I started working on my background. I die cut some Windsor and Newton Cotman watercolor cardstock to an A2 size, and then I used a brick wall stencil and some Matte Texture Paste by Ranger to create the background. I added color to the paste using Distress Oxide in Iced Spruce and then used a spatula to distribute it over the background.
I then put it aside to dry and started working on my images.

I stamped quite a few of them on Neenah Solar White 110lb cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with my Spectrum Noir Markers. I show part of the coloring in the video that you can watch further down in this post, but I also created a color chart for your reference.

I created the floor using some woodgrain patterned paper, and assembled my cute little scene. Because I have a lot going on on this card and I wanted these adorable kittens to stand out, I popped them up with some foam tape. And when you look at the card these are the first elements your eye is drawn to!

I mounted my scene on a top folding A2 card base and decorated the inside of the card with a sentiment and the third cat image on the set, which is absolutely adorable!

And here’s a color chart for this image too!
I also created a video for you showing the whole process, you can watch it down below or directly on my YouTube channel!
And that’s it for today! A special thanks to Gerda Steiner Designs for having me as a guest designer today, and I hope I inspired you to create with the adorable On the Bookshelf Stamp Set. 
Thank you all for stopping by and have a great day! 
List of Supplies

Heffy Doodle Stamps Clover Frames Dies
My Favorite Things English Brick Wall Stencil
Lawn Fawn Knock On Wood 6×6″ Paper Pad
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Spectrum Noir Markers
EK Success Cutterbee Scissors
Crelando Clear Embossing Powder
Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
3M Scotch Foam Tape
Crelando Heat Gun
Tonic Studios Maxi Guillotine Trimmer
WeR Memory Keepers Score Board
Sizzix Big Shot Express Die Cutting Machine

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