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Beyond Basic Backgrounds


Hello Crafty friends!! I am excited to make a card after taking the Altenew "Beyond Basic Backgrounds" class. The class had many neat ideas on how to create original backgrounds. I wanted to make my own twist on this one. I have some plates at home with a background which was an inspiration for this card. 


For this card I die cut the foilage and decided where I would place these. I used the negative space from the die cuts as a stencil. I used distress inks with the makeshift stencil to color leaves and flowers here and there.  

Materials:
Altenew Scripted Sentiments Die Set
Altenew Flowing Foilage Die

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