Make an Impression with an Exciting Mixed-Media 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 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

Card Face:

• After laying the black cardstock onto the grip mat,  I positioned the stencil.
• I used white pigment ink across the exposed surface, repeating a couple of times to build intensity. I had used pigment ink, so  I put this aside for several hours to allow the ink to dry fully.
• I put the stencil back in place, lining the pattern up carefully; and then added Duo Gel randomly on the inked areas.
• I placed the stencil water immediately,  and once again put the card face aside to dry.
• Once the gel had dried (it goes on white,  but is transparent when dry), I added a piece of transfer foil and ran it through my Big Shot.  After pulling the foil away I was left with a wonderfully shiny, random, addition to to the pattern.

Other:

• I die cut the Seriously from white card stock twice, and glued them together.
• I stamped the rest of the sentiment and used my trimmer to cut it down to the final size.

Assembly

• I glued the card face to the card base.
• I glued the large die cut to the card face,  and then positioned the smaller rectangle underneath.

Final Thoughts:

I love the look of the stencilled pattern on black cardstock, and also the combination that created the sentiment for the 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: Open Coils,  A Colorful Life Designs

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

Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp

Dies:  Seriously,  Picket Fences (retired)

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Deco Gel:  Therm O Web, Amazon

Transfer Foil: Deco Foil, Therm O Web, Amazon

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

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

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Open Coils from A Colorful Life Designs