Got a busy, chaotic print to use? Tame it, and create beauty in the process.
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: 5.5 x 4
Card Face: Gel Print: 5.5 x 4.25 (before trimming down)
Narrow Black Border: 5.5 x 2.5
Card Face:
- I laid the Gel Print in my stamp positioner and stamped the image with Versamark embossing ink.
- After removing it from the positioner,I added gold embossing powder and set it with my heat gun.
- I used a microliner to trace around the negative image of the tree on the inside of the embossed area, and then outlined outer edges as well.
- I trimmed the gel print down to 5.5 x 2.25.
- Other:
- I spattered the Kraft cardstock with black and gold ink.
- I looked through my sentiment binder and found one that was a great size and “feel” for this card.
- From the remaining pieces of the gel print I trimmed two 5.5 x ⅛” strips.
Assembly
- I centered and glued the kraft layer on the card base.
- I glued the narrow strips on either side of the kraft layer, filling in the remaining space on the card base.
- I centered and glued the card face to the narrow black border.
- I added dimensional foam tape to the back of this and centered it on the kraft border layer.
- I glued the sentiment towards the bottom of the card face, as shown.
- I used a micro liner to add a fine black border to each side of the kraft layer.
Final Thoughts:
- This started as a gel print that I really didn’t care for, but ended up as a card that I quite like – yay!
- I did not initially plan to outline the embossed areas, but the image needed additional definition against that busy background.
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.
Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com
Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp
Gold Embossing Powder: Wow, R&R Scrapbooking
Stamps: Amazing Silhouettes, Stampin’ Up! (retired)
Microliners: Amazon
Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels
Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon
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