This week I decided to feature the Spotlight Technique. Like many others my life is a blur...I work full time, I am a volunteer firefighter for my town, I'm on the board for a local bird rehab center plus I sneak in time with my family and friends, gardening, crafting, workouts, photography etc. Some days I really want to get creative but have a small window of opportunity to do so. This is where we bring in the spotlight technique!
This technique is very simple....choose the image you would like to use and either stamp or print the image twice.
Because today is Memorial Day in the United States I decided to use the digital set Perfect Poppies with a red, white and blue theme. I knew I wanted a sentiment so on the copy on the left I placed the sentiment where I wanted it and changed the color to blue.
Next, on the 2nd copy of the image, decide what part of the flower is going to be your focal point and cut it out.
Once you have the part of your image you plan on spotlighting cut out it out and color it.
Now take your first image, adhere it to your card base and then add your spotlighted portion. I used pop up adhesive on the back of mine to get extra dimension.
Card #2
For my second card I followed the exact same steps, except this time I used the digital set Garden Fireworks.
Now just put your card together and get your spotlighted image in place.
By using this technique it took me less than 15 mins per card to get everything done! That left me plenty of time to go finish watching the new season of Stranger Things with my family :)
If you've never tried this technique (or even if you have!) I hope you give it a chance and if you do, stop by and share a link to your creation in the comments section!
Thanks for stopping by the Power Poppy blog, have a fabulous week!
Lisa
Great technique and Inspiring challenge for Monday!
ReplyDeleteGreat technique and one I often forget to use. Both cards are lovely! Thanks for the inspiration, Lisa.
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous Lisa! It’s such a classy technique!
ReplyDeleteVery cute creations.
ReplyDeleteTY for the tute, fabulous technique and cards. xoxo
ReplyDeleteAwesome technique Lisa and beautiful cards.
ReplyDeleteI have never tried this technique but will give it a try when I needed a quick card that's for sure!
Thank you so much for sharing your inspiration, stay safe and have a wonderful day.
Gorgeous technique, lovely coloring!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful and a great technique. It's been a while since I've done it, so thanks for the reminder!
ReplyDeleteThe utmost in CLEVERNESS, girlfriend!! Love both of your stylish examples, I love that you shared these special cards with us. Thank you, Lisa!
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