Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencil I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)
Let’s get Started:
Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25
Kraft Border Layer: 5.25 x 4
Card Face: 5 ⅛ x 3 ⅞
Scraps of Kraft cardstock for die cuts
Card Face:
- I laid the card face down onto a piece of scrap paper and positioned the stencil.
- After securing these with Mint Tape, I applied DIY embossing paste across the open areas of the stencil.
- I carefully removed the stencil and placed it in water immediately.
- I put the card face aside to dry.
When working with embossing paste, I prefer use a piece of scrap paper under my work, and not risk getting the paste on my Gel Plate.
Also, when working with embossing paste, I keep a container of water by my side to put my stencils in immediately – these pastes are difficult to impossible to remove once dry.
- Once the paste was dry, I put the card face into my stamp positioner and added the sentiment with Versamark embossing ink. I sprinkled this with embossing powder and set it with my heat gun.
Other:
- I stamped and die-cut a small row of hearts using kraft cardstock.
- I die-cut the larger heart from kraft cardstock.
Assembly
- I glued the border layer to the card base, and the card face on top of these, centering both layers.
- I glued the row of hearts and the larger die-cut heart in place, as shown.
Final Thoughts:
I love black and kraft cardstock together: this awesome stencil allowed me to combine them in a masculine card that will become my husband’s valentine card this year. No last-minute scrambling for me – at least not this year, LOL.
Supplies: (and links where possible)
I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.
Stencil: Love Waterfall, A Colorful Life Designs
Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp
Vintage Pearl Embossing Powder, Ranger, Amazon
Stamps/Dies: Stampin’ Up! (retired)
Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels
Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon
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Love Waterfall by A Colorful Life Designs
