An elegant masculine card – ready in a snap!
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: 5.5 x 4.25
Black Card Face: 5.25 x 4
Scrap of Kraft Cardstock: .75 x 4
Card Face:
- I laid the card face onto my Grip Mat , positioned the stencil and applied metallic gold ink across the exposed surfaces.
- After allowing the gold ink to dry (it is a very saturated pigment ink) I put the card face into an embossing folder and ran it through the Big Shot to add texture.
Other:
- I stamped the sentiment in gold ink on a piece of black cardstock, and then cut it down to ⅝ x 3
- I looked through my Bits & Pieces binder and found the tree, previously cut out of kraft and waiting to be used.
Assembly
- I glued the black sentiment strip to the kraft strip.
- I glued the kraft border layer to the card base, and then centered the black card face on both.
- I glued the tree in place on the right hand side as shown.
- I glued the sentiment strip in place over the tree, just below the center of the card.
- I added a metallic embellishment on either side of the sentiment.
Final Thoughts:
This was a fast & easy card to put together; it has a very masculine feel due to the colours used.
I love the way gold and kraft play off of each other.
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: Fine Snowflakes, A Colorful Life Designs
Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com
Dies: Woodlands, Tim Holtz, Amazon
Ink: Lisa Horton Metallic Ink, Glitter & Ink
Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!
Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels
Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon
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Fine Snowflakes by A Colorful Life Designs
