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
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Lapping Waves
