Hello!
I’m here to share a card using the “spotlight” technique. This is often done with stamping but today, I’m going to use a die-cut sentiment and an embossing folder! Check out the video below to see the process!
The Sunflower Field embossing folder is new from the Let’s Chill release. It comes with a die for a single sunflower and you can use it also for the spotlight technique, but I decided to use a large sentiment die instead. To create a spotlight, we first need to emboss our image and add color. You can choose to color a single image to “spotlight” that image, or use more color to “spotlight” a certain area on your card.
I chose to ink-blend my embossed image with Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Lemonade, Cantalope, and Cappuccino. After ink-blending, I also added some details to the sunflower centers with Copic markers by stippling dots for texture using E34 and E37.
For my spotlight effect, I used the You Mean the World to Me die and die-cut it in Lemon Chiffon cardstock, then I embossed it. I then ink-blended and colored it as I did before to mimic the exact look as on my full sized panel. Because I die-cut my base layer in yellow, I also started with the Cantalope ink and intensified the colors to give it more focus.
I gave my die-cut/embossed sentiment a drop shadow by die-cutting it a second time in black. I added foam tape to the back and adhered it in alignment with the original image after die-cutting a Nested Oval window. To finish, I added some iridescent bubbles. I hope you like this technique! Thanks for stopping by today!
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