Written In Ink

The delightful whimsy of dasies, in a thank you card

Written by

Chris

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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

Black Border Layer: 5.5 x 4.25

Card Face:  5.25 x 4

Card Face:

  • I laid the card face onto the Grip Mat and positioned the stencil.
  • I applied school bus yellow ink across the exposed areas.
  • I repositioned the stencil,  turning it  90 degrees,  and applied peach ink across all exposed areas.
  • I used a punch on the corners to create the pattern shown in the image.

Other:

  • I looked through my sentiment binder and selected one that worked:  I took into account the mood of the design and the size of the sentiment.

Assembly

  • I glued the black cardstock to the card base,  and then centered the card face on top. 
  • I put the sentiment in place as shown.
  • I scattered three different colours of card bling across the surface:  black,  black with white polka dots and white with black polka dots.

Final Thoughts:

The combination of the two colours created some interesting tone depth, and rotating the stencil created an interesting depth in the pattern.

I love the polka dot card bling,  and the additional whimsy it brings to this card.

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: Trim Octagon,  A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

Stamp: Unity Stamp Company (retired)

Card Bling: A Colorful Life Designs

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon

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Trim Octagon from A Colorful Life Designs

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