Wood planks background

 Hi friends! Today I have a card to share with a fun wood plank background.

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I wanted to make something like a worn wooden fence or a worn wood plank shed and used an embossing folder together with Distress Ink and gold wax. The flowers were die cut and colored with Distress Ink.

Start by applying shades of brown Distress Ink to a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and press watercolor paper into the ink. Emboss in Simon Says Stamp Wooden Planks folder.

When the ink is dry, add more ink with an ink blending tool. This step will increase the woodgrain texture.

Cut the planks and distress the edges. 

Glue the planks to old book paper. Cut the top planks with a pair of scissors before gluing, to give the image of broken planks. Apply Sizzix Luster Wax Gold here and there.

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Fresh Cut Floral Stem from Ranger heavystock paper.

Apply Distress Ink to a non-stick craft sheet and mist with water. Press the flowers into the ink. Let dry and repeat until you are happy with how they look. Make the smaller petals darker.

I wanted it to look like someone had nailed the sentiment to the planks. The sentiment comes from Tim Holtz Odds & Ends and was stamped on scrap inky paper. Adhere with Tim's brads.

Shape the flowers with a shaping kit before assembling, for extra dimension.

Glue the two flowers to the background. 

I used mummy cloth / cheese cloth, lace trim, a twine ribbon and Small Talk sticker for the base of the card, with just a sprinkle of blue sequins. The latter were added so that the color blue would appear elsewhere on the card, not just in the flowers.

The Luster Wax adds a nice shine to the wood planks. 

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Anna-Karin

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