Comparing Technique Variations - with the Same Color Palette
One of the classes from Concord & 9th Summer Camp 2025 used an inlay die and coordinating layering stencils. (Those products were exclusive to the event, but this same approach applies to other dies and stencils also, so I thought it was worth sharing, for the process and results.
Approach:
Most of the details for techniques here were part of the class, so I won’t go into detail here, but you can see that the background is created with the stencils only - and not the inlay cover die.
I chose a different color palette than the class, and pulled in a bright but cool blend of Starfruit, Sprout, and Lakefront. (Honestly, the Sprout probably wasn’t even necessary, as the other two colors would blend to create a similar hue, but I did use the Sprout here.)
The greeting is white embossing on Lakefront cardstock.
Techniques:
For this one, the background is stenciled, but with the inlay die cut outline layered on top of it.
I also added the inlay pieces around the flowers and butterflies. (I used Mushroom cardstock for those.)
Colors:
cardstock: Concord & 9th Mushroom, White.
ink: Concord & 9th Pink Lemonade, Pimento, Sunflower, Clementine.
Side-by-side comparison of cards 2 and 3: stenciled background vs. cardstock inlay.
Techniques:
I thought it would be fun to do a comparison of that same color palette used on card 2 with the inlay die and cardstock only.
Cardstock colors used are the same as the combined set of ink & cardstock colors used for card 2.
Pulling in one of the background colors along with white for the sentiment added another variation as well. I chose a greeting that was all dies, to continue that die cut & card stock style.
Colors:
cardstock: Concord & 9th Pink Lemonade, Pimento, Sunflower, Clementine, Mushroom. White.
Techniques:
I often want to keep going with more variations, so I allowed myself one more (so far) for this series. This one is inlay again, no stencil.
Two twists were added for this card: some open “window” shapes that show the inside, and I switched up the inlay frame and used it in one of the colors instead of white. Making that shift changes the way the colors work together a bit, and it allows the contrast of the white peeks inside the card to stand out more.
A smaller butterfly die fit inside the shaped window, and I used coordinating colors of enamel dots on one of each butterfly color for an additional layer of accent and detail.
Colors:
cardstock: Concord & 9th Pink Lemonade, Pimento, Sunflower, Clementine, Mushroom. White.
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