Written In Ink

Category: Masculine

  • Make Some Mid-Century Magic this Christmas

    Make Some Mid-Century Magic this Christmas

    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 the 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

    Red Card Face:  5.25 x 4

    Card Face:

    • I laid the card face down on my grip mat and used a coordinating red ink to slightly darken the edges, leaving the center lighter.
    • After the ink had dried,  I positioned the stencil and masked off the openings for the stars.
    • I  pressed my Versamark embossing ink pad firmly through the openings for the tree.
    • I sprinkled light green (sparkly) embossing powder over the wet embossing ink and set it with my heat gun.
    • I repositioned the stencil and repeated the process to add the stars where I wanted them, masking off openings that were too close for comfort each time.
    • Using white acrylic,  I added spatter generously.
    • I used a punch to round the top-right and bottom-left corners.

    Other:

    • I looked through my Sentiment binder and pulled out this cutie,  cut previously and saved for just this purpose.

    Assembly

    • I glued the card face to the card base,  centering on all sides.
    • I added the sentiment as shown.

    Final Thoughts:

    I love the way this card turned out:  the colour combination,  the mid-century style,  the style of sentiment, and even the spatter –   everything played together so well!

    Supplies: (and links where possible)

       I have listed the products I have used and where they can be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace, and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

    Stencil: (see images below)

    Mid Century Christmas Tree, A Colorful Life Designs

    Versamark Embossing Ink: R&R Scrapbooking

    Green Embossing Powder,  Reflections, Michaels (retired)

    White Acrylic Spatter: Dr Ph Martin’s Bleed Proof White,  Taylored Expressions

    Dies:  Festive Collection,   Creative Expressions,  Ecstasy Crafts

    Ink: Stampin’ Up!

    Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

    Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

    Card Base & Card Face:  Recollections 110 lb., Michaels

    Do you have any comments or thoughts on this design?  Drop me a line in the Comments Section below –  I’d love to hear from you!

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    Mid Century Christmas Tree

  • Celebrate a Nostalgic Christmas with Creative Designs

    Celebrate a Nostalgic Christmas with Creative Designs

    Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencils I used from A Colorful Life Designs.  Follow the link and use the 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

    Card Face: 5 ⅜ x 4 1/8

    Card Face:

    • I laid the card face on my grip mat and positioned the Whimsical Trees stencil.  I used blue ink and applied it lightly across the exposed areas.
    • I set that stencil aside and put the card face in my stamp positioner.  I stamped the barn, fence and footprints with black ink.
    • I put the card face back onto the grip mat and positioned one of the arch masks directly over the stamped images, shielding them completely. 
    • I inked around the mask with dark grey ink,  covering that section of the previous stencilling.
    • Leaving the mask in place to protect the stamped area, I added spatter in both silver metallic watercolour and white acrylic paint.

    Assembly

    • I glued the card face to the card base.

    Final Thoughts:

    I like this calm, country scene!   Adding the spatter at the end made that arched section pop beautifully.

    Supplies: (and links where possible)

       I have listed the products I have used and where they can be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace, and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

    Stencil: (see images below)

    Whimsical Trees,  A Colorful Life Designs

    Marvellous Masks Arch,  A Colorful Life Designs

    Stamps:  Christmas Barn, Stampin’ Up!  (retired)

    Ink: Stampin’ Up!

    Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

    Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

    Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

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

    Do you have any comments or thoughts on this design?  Drop me a line in the Comments Section below –  I’d love to hear from you!

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    Whimsical Trees

    Marvellous Masks Arch

  • You Can Create Stunning Christmas Cards with Metallic Gold Ink

    You Can Create Stunning Christmas Cards with Metallic Gold Ink

    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 the 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 Card Face:  5.25 x 3.75

    Card Face:

    • I laid the (black) card face on the grip mat,  and positioned the stencil.
    • I used metallic gold ink and a heavy hand across the exposed areas,  ensuring good coverage with the ink.
    • I put the card face aside overnight to dry (the gold ink is pigment,  and takes a while to dry when applied this heavily).
    • The next day I began by dusting the card face liberally with anti-static powder.
    • I put the card face into my stamp positioner and stamped the sentiment with VersaFine embossing ink,  then I sprinkled silver embossing powder over the wet ink and set it with my heat gun.
    • I cut 1” off of the top and bottom inch of the card,  setting the strips aside carefully to keep them in the right order.

    Assembly

    • I glued the strips onto the card base,  leaving ⅛” between the strips,  which created visual interest.
    • I added iridescent black pearls to the stencilled pattern,  as shown.

    Final Thoughts:

    • This is a very structured, dramatic, elegant card.   I loved finding a way to incorporate this stencil into a Christmas design.
    • The concept wouldn’t have worked without the highly pigmented gold ink that covered the black perfectly:  this Lisa Horton ink is amazing.

    Supplies: (and links where possible)

       I have listed the products I have used and where they can be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace, and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

    Stencil: (see images below)

    Mid Century Atomic Strands,  A Colorful Life Designs

    Versamark Embossing Ink: R&R Scrapbooking

    Silver Embossing Powder,  Wow, R&R Scrapbooking

    Stamps: Tim Holtz,  Amazon

    Ink: Lisa Horton,  Cloud 9 Pot of Gold  (this gold is retired,  but she has several others available)

    Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

    Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

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

    Do you have any comments or thoughts on this design?  Drop me a line in the Comments Section below –  I’d love to hear from you!

    You can also use the Comments Section to be notified when I release new work.

    Mid Century Atomic Strands

  • Make Up for a Belated Birthday with a Fun Card

    Make Up for a Belated Birthday with a Fun Card

    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 the 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

    Card Face:  5 .5 x 4 ⅛

    Card Face:

    This card face began as a gel print  (one of many in my stash!)

    • I placed the card face on a piece of scrap paper and positioned the stencil.  I secured both with low-tack tape, and then added embossing paste through the openings in the stencil. 

     I only allowed partial coverage with the paste to maintain some of the interest created by the original background.

    • I put the card face into my stamp positioner and added the sentiment with Versafine Onyx.  I stamped several times to get good coverage,  and then sprinkled on black embossing powder and set it with my heat gun.

    Versafine is a pigment ink and stays wet long enough to use embossing powder successfully.

    Other:

    • I had previously stamped the bird and the present, and coloured them with alcohol markers; I just had to fussy cut them to get them ready for the card.

    Assembly

    • I glued the card face to the card base,  aligning to the right-hand edge, which left a narrow white border on the left.
    • I glued the bird and the gift in place as shown.
    • I added legs to the bird using a fineliner.  (The legs on the stamped image are too fine to cut out –  this is a super easy solution.)

    Final Thoughts:

    I loved this colourful card face and was hesitant to use it for fear of not liking the result. The details added have enough presence to stand out against all that colour –  so I’m happy with the result.

    Supplies: (and links where possible)

       I have listed the products I have used and where they can be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace, and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

    Stencil: (see images below)

    Intricate Diamonds, A Colorful Life Designs

    Black Embossing Powder,  Wow,  R& R Scrapbooking

    Stamps: Mini Bird Crazy and Things, Stampers Anonymous, Amazon

    Ink: Stampin’ Up!

    Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

    Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

    Fineliner:  Amazon

    Memento Ink: Stampin’ Up!

    Alcohol Markers:

         Stampin’ Blends: Stampin’ Up!

         Copics:  Wallacks

    Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

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

    Do you have any comments or thoughts on this design?  Drop me a line in the Comments Section below –  I’d love to hear from you!

    You can also use the Comments Section to be notified when I release new work.

    Intricate Diamonds

  • Upcycling Scrap Paper for Beautiful Card Art

    Upcycling Scrap Paper for Beautiful Card Art

    Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencils I used from A Colorful Life Designs.  Follow the link and use the 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

    Border Layer: 5.5 x 4.25

    Card Face: 5.25 x 4

    This card face began with what I call the “end cut” technique: a number of yellow, black, and white strips (leftover pieces from cardstock that had been cut down to a smaller size) were lined up and glued to a piece of scrap copy paper. This lets me use up these scraps rather than throwing them away and to create unique backgrounds.

    Card Face:

    • I placed the card face on my grip mat and positioned the Layered Honeycomb stencil.  I applied yellow-brown ink across all exposed areas.
    • Setting that stencil aside, I laid the bumblebee stencil down on the card face and used black ink across the exposed areas with a heavy hand.

    ** This is a layered stencil,  but I only used the bottom layer in this design.

    • I used a deckled-edged die to cut the card face down to the desired size.

    Other:

    • I stamped the sentiment and used a die to create the final shape.
    • I used a die to cut the bee from gold cardstock.

    Assembly

    • I glued the black border layer to the card base and then added the card face at an angle.
    • I added the die-cut bee, and then used a fineliner to add the dotted trail.
    • I added the sentiment as shown.

    Final Thoughts:

    This piece of created card face has been in my pile for a while, waiting to be used. Then one day I looked at it and knew exactly how to use it.  Not unusual in my world!

    I think it made a great backdrop for this fun scene. The stripes interrupting the stencilled images makes a unique visual. This card would work for soooo many different occasions.

    Supplies: (and links where possible)

       I have listed the products I have used and where they can be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace, and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

    Stencils:  (see images below)

    Double Honeycomb Stencil,   A Colorful Life Designs

    Layered Bees Stencil, A Colorful Life Designs

    Ink: Stampin’ Up!

    Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

    Fineliner: Amazon

    Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

    Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

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

    Do you have any comments or thoughts on this design?  Drop me a line in the Comments Section below –  I’d love to hear from you!

    You can also use the Comments Section to be notified when I release new work.

  • Make Stunning Cards with Basic Supplies

    Make Stunning Cards with Basic Supplies

    Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencils I used from A Colorful Life Designs.  Follow the link and use the 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

    Border Layer: 5.25 x 4

    Card Face: 5 x 3.75

    Card Face:

    I laid the card face on the grip mat and positioned the Split Square stencil. I applied light blue ink across all exposed areas with a light hand.

    Leaving the first stencil in place,  I positioned the Dot Mat stencil on top and used the same blue ink again over the exposed areas.

    **This created a fun tone-on-tone effect, while maintaining the crisp lines created by the Split Square stencil.

    I spattered water lightly over the card face.

    I removed the first two stencils and positioned one of the dogs from the Dogs Playing stencil on the card face: I used black ink and a heavy hand to add the dog. 

    I used a gray alcohol marker to trace a line under the dog.

    **This created a shadow for the dog and added definition to the image.

    I used a deckled edge die to create an irregular edge around the card face.

    Other:

    I had a piece of gel print in a darker shade of blue – using a slightly larger deckled edge die this time,  I cut this down to the correct size for the border layer.

    I found the sentiment prepared and waiting in my sentiment binder –  all I needed to add was a bit of black ink to the edges to create definition.

    Assembly

    I glued the border layer to the card base, centering on all sides.

    I glued the card face to the card base on an angle,  bringing each corner right to the edge of the border layer.

    I added black card bling to the card face as shown.

    I added dimensional foam to the back of the sentiment and placed it toward the top right of the card.

    Final Thoughts:

    These three stencils worked beautifully together to create this card:  I’m happy with the result.

    Supplies: (and links where possible)

       I have listed the products I have used and where they can be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace, and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

    Stencils: (see images below)

    Split Square, A Colorful Life Designs

    Dot Mat, A Colorful Life Designs

    Dogs Playing, A Colorful Life Designs

    Dies: Deckled Edge Dies, Stampin’ Up!  (retired)

    Card Bling:   A Colorful Life Designs

    Ink: Stampin’ Up!

    Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

    Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

    Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

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

    Do you have any comments or thoughts on this design?  Drop me a line in the Comments Section below –  I’d love to hear from you!

    You can also use the Comments Section to be notified when I release new work.

    Split Square

    Dot Mat

    Dogs Playing

  • Create an Adorable card for a Friend who Loves Dogs

    Create an Adorable card for a Friend who Loves Dogs

    Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencils I used from A Colorful Life Designs.  Follow the link and use the 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

    Border Layer: 5.5 x 4.25

    Card Face:  5.5 x 3.25

    Card Face:

    • I put the card face on my grip mat and centered the 7 Rectangle Shadow stencil.  I added yellow ink to each rectangle, randomly varying depth of colour.
    • Leaving this stencil in place, I used one of the straight line stencils from the Accent Strips set to add darker yellow ink to each rectangle,  deliberately varying positioning and angle each time.
    • I removed the Accent Strips stencil but left the 7 Rectangle stencil in place.  I used a fineliner to trace the edges of each opening: this created definition.
    • After removing the 7 Rectangles stencil,  I positioned the Cute Little Doggie Faces stencil and created the two pup faces with Versafine Onyx.
    • I added details to the eyes and noses of the pups with a white gel pen.
    • Using a ruler and a black marker, I created a narrow black border around the card face.

    Other:

    • I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of white cardstock, and cut it down to size with a stitched rectangle die.
    • I placed the border layer cardstock in an embossing folder, and ran it through the Big Shot, creating depth and texture.

    Assembly

    • I glued the border layer to the card base.
    • I added dimensional foam tape to the back of the card face and centered this on the border layer.
    • I added the sentiment on an angle, as shown.
    • I scattered card bling randomly.

    Final Thoughts:

    These cute little pup faces can work for almost any occasion,  and I had a tough time narrowing down which sentiment I should use.

    Supplies: (and links where possible)

       I have listed the products I have used and where they can be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace, and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

    Stencils:

    7 Rectangle Shadow,  A Colorful Life Designs

    Accent Strips Stencil Set,  A Colorful Life Designs

    Cute Little Doggie Faces,   A Colorful Life Designs

    White Gel Pens: Arteza,  Amazon

    Fineliners: Amazon

    Ink: Stampin’ Up!

    Card Bling:  A Colorful Life Designs

    Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

    Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

    Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

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

    Do you have any comments or thoughts on this design?  Drop me a line in the Comments Section below –  I’d love to hear from you!

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    Cute Little Doggie Faces

    7 Rectangle Shadow

    Accent Strips (set of 6)

  • Create a Nostalgic Summer Scene with Stencils

    Create a Nostalgic Summer Scene with Stencils

    Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencils I used from A Colorful Life Designs.  Follow the link and use the 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

    Border Layer:  5.5 x 4.25

    Card Face:  5.5 x 4

    Card Face:

    • After laying the card face down on my grip mat, I positioned the Screen Door stencil and brushed green ink onto the bottom to represent grass, allowing variation in the depth of colour and building colour up a bit at the bottom.  
    • I added blue to the top of the card face to represent sky, allowing gaps in colour to create clouds.
    • I grabbed the Dogs Playing stencil and carefully positioned the section I wanted over the first stencil. I created the dog using black ink.
    • Leaving the first stencil in place created the lines on the dog and the effect of the dog being on the other side of the screen door.
    • I put both stencils off to the side and placed the card face in my stamp positioner.  I added the trees and birds using the same black ink.

    Other:

    • I put the border cardstock into an embossing folder and ran it through the Big Shot, adding planked wall texture to the paper.  I brushed brown ink onto this piece, adding to the effect.
    • I cut three ¼” pieces of white cardstock, and three ⅛” pieces of white cardstock.
    • I put clear embossing powder on a scrap of cardstock and set it with my heat gun.  I used a ½” circular punch to create the doorknob.  (I used the embossing powder to create the look of an old porcelain knob.)
    • I looked through my sentiment binder and selected one to work with the image being created.
    • I often create sentiments in advance to save against future need:  this is a great time saver,  and also a good way to spend time when I’m not in the mood to create a design.

    Assembly

    • I glued the three ¼” strips around the outside of the screen door, cutting to length as I glued them in place.
    • I glued the three ⅛” strips across the width of the door, trimming as necessary.
    • I glued the doorknob in place.
    • I glued the brown woodgrain layer onto the card base.
    • I centered the completed card face on top of the wood grain layer.
    • I added the sentiment as shown.

    Final Thoughts:

    My goal was to create a scene where we are looking out at a tranquil summer day through a screen door:  I like the scene as created,  but if I were to recreate this, I’d add some water to the scene, not just grass and sky.  This would make it feel like a cottage.

    Supplies: (and links where possible)

       I have listed the products I have used and where they can be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace, and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

    Stencils:

    Dogs Playing,  A Colorful Life Designs

    Screen Door, A Colorful Life Designs

    Versamark Embossing Ink: R&R Scrapbooking

    Clear Embossing Powder,  Wow,  R&R Scrapbooking

    Ink: Stampin’ Up!

    Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

    Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

    Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

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

    Do you have any comments or thoughts on this design?  Drop me a line in the Comments Section below –  I’d love to hear from you!

    You can also use the Comments Section to be notified when I release new work.

    Dogs Playing

    Screen Door

  • DIY a Pup-themed card for a Dog Loving Friend

    DIY a Pup-themed card for a Dog Loving Friend

    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 the 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

    Card Face:  5.25 x 4

    This set includes a stencil with six openings to create dogs, as well as the six cut-out shapes that act as masks.  I used three of the masks to create this card.

    Card Face:

    • I laid the card face on the grip mat and positioned the three masks, securing each with a loop of low-tack tape.
    • I applied light brown ink with a soft hand around each mask.
    • I added touches of the same brown ink to some edges on the card face.
    • I removed the masks,  put the card face in an embossing folder and ran it through the Big Shot.
    • I decided I wanted some spatter on the card face,  so I put the masks back in place and added gold spatter here and there with metallic watercolour.  I used the same puddle of gold metallic watercolour to run the edges of the card face through,  allowing an irregular edge.

    Other:

    • I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of cardstock,  and used a deckled-edge die to cut it out.
    • I used a scrap of gold cardstock to die cut the bones.

    Assembly

    • I glued the card face to the card base, centering on all sides.
    • I added dimensional foam to the back of the sentiment and put it in place on the upper left of the card face.  
    • I glued the bones in random spots,  as shown.
    • I added three clear embellishments to the sentiment as a finishing touch.

    Final Thoughts:

    I love the way this card came together: the negative images created by the masks,  the texture and dimension created by the embossing folder, the die-cut bones …. All of these work so well together.

    Supplies: (and links where possible)

       I have listed the products I have used and where they can be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace, and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

    Stencil: Dogs Playing,  A Colorful Life Designs

    Dies: KSCrafts,  Amazon

    Ink: Stampin’ Up!

    Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

    Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

    Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

    Card Base & Card Face:  Recollections 110 lb., Michaels

    Do you have any comments or thoughts on this design?  Drop me a line in the Comments Section below –  I’d love to hear from you!

    You can also use the Comments Section to be notified when I release new work.

    Dogs Playing

  • Experiment with Gold Embossing on Patterned Paper

    Experiment with Gold Embossing on Patterned Paper

    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 the 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

    Card Face: 5.25 x 4

    This card began as a gel pull that I wanted to use.  (I have quite a pile!  If you’ve played with a gel press,  I’m sure you understand.)

    Card Face:

    • I placed the card face on my grip mat and positioned the stencil.
    • I pressed my Versamark embossing pad firmly through the openings on the stencil.
    • Putting the stencil aside,  I sprinkled gold embossing powder over the sticky ink,  and then set it with a heat gun.
    • I positioned three of the dies along the right-hand side of the card face (varying the angles) and secured them with low-tack tape.
    • I ran the card face through my Big Shot.

    Other:

    • I die cut a scrap of cardstock with the banner die.
    • I positioned the stamp on the die cut and stamped it with Versamark embossing ink.
    • I sprinkled the wet ink with gold embossing powder and set it with the heat gun.

    Assembly

    • I glued the card face to the card base –  the negative die cuts allowed the white card base to show through the die cut openings.
    • I put dimensional foam on the back of the banner die cut and placed it as shown.
    • I put a small gold pearl on both ends of the die cut.

    Final Thoughts:

    I love negative die cuts –  for me, they add something unexpected to a card design.

    I love the way the stencilled gold pattern winds over the random gel print –  a luxe element on top of the rich colours.

    Supplies: (and links where possible)

       I have listed the products I have used and where they can be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace, and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

    Stencil: Lapping Waves,  A Colorful Life Designs

    Versamark Embossing Ink: R&R Scrapbooking

    Gold  Embossing Powder,  Wow, R&R Scrapbooking

    Dies:  Cut Out Leaves,  Sizzix, Amazon

    Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

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

    Do you have any comments or thoughts on this design?  Drop me a line in the Comments Section below –  I’d love to hear from you!

    You can also use the Comments Section to be notified when I release new work.

    Lapping Waves