BSS MONDAY IDEA - DIAMOND BACKGROUND

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

Today's idea is a wonderful diamond background that you create yourself in about 5 minutes!

I saw this technique done by Gina K on her Stamp TV site on YouTube

Here is a link to her tutorial (She calls it pillow top background

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Fqkeef1TaQI#!

Here is the card I made using this simple technique

Card Recipe

Stamp - Art Impressions (UMT3478) Kiss the Cook

Die cut - Spellbinders S5-107 Lattice Motifs

Colored with Copics

I used Ranger Distress ink (Mowed Lawn) to make my background

AND

I had so much fun with this wonderful technique, that I made another card!

I went one step further and after making the diamond background, I used my

glue pen and went over each of the main lines and added glitter!  Love how it turned out

for this Christmas card.

Card Recipe

Papers - Light blue textured card stock

Diamond Technique, used Marvey Matchables ink

Swirl circle die is Memory Box (98343) Calypso Flourish

Ornament Die -Memory Box (98411) Emma Ornament I used white glitter paper

I used red mirror paper to back the ornament and added a red cord bow

This is such a fun technique with such pretty results.

Hope you get a chance to try it soon.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Have a great week.

Sue Drees