Split Negative Christmas Card!

Have you ever tried the "Split Negative Technique"? What is the "Split Negative Technique" you ask? It's when you ... thumbnail 1 summary

14 years ago

Have you ever tried the "Split Negative Technique"? What is the "Split Negative Technique" you ask? It's when you stamp the same exact image on a dark piece of cardstock and a neutral piece of cardstock. You then cut the image in half and adhere the opposite colors side-by-side to each other to re-create the whole image. Here is my card displaying this technique:

I first stamped the ornaments image on Basic Black Cardstock with Whisper White Craft Ink. I stamped the image again this time on Newsprint DSP in Basic Black Ink. I wanted to use the Basic Black layer as my card back so I only cut the image stamped on the Newsprint DSP in half. Sponge the 2 outside edges of the DSP with Cherry Cobbler Ink with a Sponge Dauber. I then added adhesive to the back, carefully lined up my images and pressed down to glue my DSP in place:

I colored only parts of the images with my Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Write Marker and some Shimmer Paint in Champagne Mist. I used a Blender Pen to add my Shimmer Mist. Add a few Rhinestone Jewels to really spice things up! Click on photo to see the Shimmer Mist in action!

For the bottom of my card, I used the Tasteful Trim Die and cut out 2 layers of the Holly Berry Bouquet DSP and 1 layer of Newsprint DSP and sponged the top edges with Cherry Cobbler Ink. Glue in place. Add a strip of Quilted Satin Ribbon in Cherry Cobbler:

Card Supplies:

Cardstock: Basic Black,
DSP: Newsprint, Holly Berry Bouquet
Inks: Whisper White Craft, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Write Marker
Accessories: Quilted Satin Ribbon in Cherry Cobbler, Rhinestone Jewels, Shimmer Paint in Champagne Mist
Tools: BigShot Machine, Tasteful Trim Die, Large Oval Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sponge Dauber
Stamp Set: Merry & Type