Easter Card

Easter is coming up, so I thought I better get some cards made.  I wanted to do a sun ray pattern, but I didn't have a stencil, so I decided to make one. I drew the pattern in Silhouette Studio and then cut it out of a piece of acetate with my Silhouette Cameo machine. 

I started with a piece of white cardstock and stamped the frame with black amalgam ink. I knew I would be using water based ink and an alcohol marker and the amalgam ink would not bleed with either one. I stamped the frame again, on a plain piece of paper, and cut out the top and bottom sections. I used this as a mask and sponged through the stencil to create the sun ray pattern. I used less ink as I sponged toward the edge to create the ombre effect.

I coloured in the frame with a purple marker to make it look like layers of cardstock. I stamped the frame on some patterned paper and cut out the sides of the belly band. I attached them onto the frame, stamped the sentiment, and taped the panel onto a white card base. I added a few rhinestones to finish it off.

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Gina K. Designs April Monthly Mix Challenge - Ombre Ink Blending
Mod Squad Challenge - Stencil Your Background

I used the following supplies:
Gina K. Designs: Fabulous Frame, Holiday Frame Fillers, Birthday Blessings Stamp sets
                            Sending Love paper pack
                            Sweet Corn, Black Amalgam ink
Spectrum Noir: Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock 
                          PL4 Alcohol Marker
Scor-Tape
homemade stencil, rhinestones from my stash