Whatever Wednesday - Spotlighting Technique

Today's card spotlights "Spotlighting".  That's right.  The Valentine Defined Stamp Set from the current Occasions Mini Catalog (available thru April 30, 2011) is the stamp set used here, and the colors are Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive.

I have stamped with a Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad and an Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad and used the Full Heart Punch and two circle punches.

Directions for Spotlighting Technique :

 
1) Stamp desired image on two pieces of card stock. Set one aside to serve as background for spotlighted image.

2) On the other piece of card stock, color the area you wish to highlight, if needed.  (I didn’t need to color mine today, but this example would probably need some coloring)

3) Punch out the part of the image you wish to highlight.  I used a circle punch.  Layer spotlighted circle over a contrasting color of cs punched slightly larger.  This helps accentuate the spotlight.

4) Line up punched, colored piece with the separate stamped image and adhere.

Let me know if you try this technique out!

Linda