Please refer to this post to see how I made the base for my cards.
For my background, I tore small pieces of pattern paper and glued them all over the card with matte medium. Then I brushed on some acrylic paint (very watery), not completely covering the papers.
When the paint was dry, I used three different stencils with acrylic paint randomly applied with a sponge. The bricks and chicken wire were both used with white paint, but on one I used a very light touch and the other very heavy.
I cut the scalloped edge and the hearts freehand and really like the look. I hand wrote the sentiment and added some faux stitching and doodles with a black Pigma pen.
I tend to overthink each step when I create. I know that stems from wanting perfection -- a fear of failure and making a complete mess of things. However difficult, I've been trying to push myself to move forward and just do things without too much thought and hesitation, so this card went together a little faster than it normally takes. It's 'different' that what I usually make - more messy, but I think I like it. I think what I like the most about it is that the background seems to have a lot of depth.
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