This Mosaic Card is a cheater mosaic card! Get the look without all the work (my kind of crafting!)
A few things make this card even more quick and easy
- Use Designer Series Paper to get the look of mosaic without the work
- Use the colours in the Designer Series Paper to form the base of colours for your card
- Heat emboss the sentiment with clear embossing powder to replicate the look of the Specialty Designer Series Paper and tie everything in!
The Mosaic Mood Specialty Designer Series Paper has a design that looks like strips of tiled pattern – so I simply cut chunks of that paper to use on the bottom portion of the card. The colours listed in the paper are Blushing Bride, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Mint Macaron, Soft Suede, Terracotta Tile, Very Vanilla and Whisper White. I used Terracotta Tile Cardstock as the main background, and matted it with Soft Suede Cardstock. I used the Memorable Mosaic Discounted Bundle for the sentiment – stamped the sentiment from the Memorable Mosaic stamp set in Soft Suede ink, heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder, and then punched out with the coordinating Timeless Label Punch.
Yes, you CAN heat emboss with the regular Stampin’ Up! inks – but it is easier if your ink pad is well inked, and you need to work fairly quickly to get the powder to adhere to the wet ink. I did a Facebook Live showing this technique in the YamStamps Facebook Group. Join our group and then check out the video here.
I have to admit that Terracotta Tile has surprised me – I use this colour more than I expected! Out of the 2019-2021 In Colours, it was the one that I figured I would use the least – because the blues are definitely my favourite tones….but hey, it’s always good to go outside your comfort zone I guess?!
If you’d like to try out different stamp sets, tools and techniques, consider coming to a class with me! We make four different card projects and use a variety of colours (well at least I try to design them that way LOL) and tools to make them. It’s a great way to “try before you buy” or simply just try! Check out the YamStamps Events Page for upcoming classes in the Burlington ON area. If you can’t make an event, consider getting a group together and I will travel to you! (well, within reasonable driving distance in the southern Ontario area….message me if you’re not sure about what my mileage limits are – because I’m not sure either! haha). If you can’t make a class in person, I do have a couple of online classes (see YamStampsMore for more information), and of course you can always check out the YamStamps site, Facebook Page, Instagram and YouTube (working on that one a bit more soon) accounts for project inspiration and tutorials – like this Cheater Mosaic Card!
Hope to see you in a class sometime soon!
