
I love doing backgrounds using the
babywipe swipe technique. I swiped with Not Quite Navy and Baja Breeze here (and masked off the moon with a punched post-it first) to make a quick night sky backgound for my owl. To get this effect, just take a baby wipe and fold it so that it is a bit wider than your piece of cardstock (I used glossy white cardstock and find that it works best). Dab a few drops of re-inker along the folded edge of the baby wipe and then 'swipe' it across the piece of cardstock. You can go back and forth a couple of times if you want to. The result is a quick and easy background. You can usually get a few backgrounds out of the one baby wipe.
....I've obviously been spending too much time watching Dora with my 2-year-old nieces because at this point all I can think of is "Swiper! No Swiping!". My apologies to those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about!
BTW, the owl is from "
Fox and Friends" and the branch is from "
Cheep Talk"
ohhh how cute!! i've never tried the baby wipe technique before, i'll have to give it a go, always got plenty lying around with my 9month old... making cards with them seems much more appealing than their usual use..... ;)
ReplyDeleteVery cute. Must try this technique sometime.
ReplyDeleteMarelle this is super cute!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe your little twin nieces are now 2!! Good lord I can remember when you posted they had been born! Time flies hey!
Karen
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I'd forgotten how cute that owl was! Great background - must try that one.
ReplyDeleteVery cute! Have to admit, first thing I thought of when I saw your post was 'Swiper, no swiping!' too!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, Marelle. Despite my youngest now being 10, I thought of Swiper the fox when I read your post title! Love what you've done with this card; such a simple, but effective, technique that I'd forgotten about. Thanks for the inspiration!
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