Thinking of You

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

Black layer: 5.5 x 4.25 **

Card Face: 5.5 x 4.25

**See Cheating on Layers and Borders under Stretch your Pennies in the header

Card Face:

• I created a grungy background with an assortment of stamps and then laid the card face on my grip mat.

• I positioned the stencil - masking off the stem of the flower with Mint Tape - and applied medium brown ink, varying the pressure as I moved across the surface.

• I moved the tape to protect the blossom and added lighter brown ink to the stem

• I added a white metallic marker and copper gel pen to some of the petals.

• I cut a diagonal line across the card and removed approximately ¼” of the design from the lower section.

Assembly

• I glued the black layer to the card base.

• I glued the top and bottom pieces to the black layer, aligning at the top and bottom and leaving a gap in the middle.

Other:

I stamped the sentiment with Versamark embossing ink, added copper embossing powder and set it with my heat gun.

I repeated this step with the “line” stamp.

Final Thoughts:

I love a bit of grunge and I’m happy with the way that this card came out.

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: Crysanthemum Set, A Colorful Life Designs

Stamps: All Stampin’ Up!, all retired.

Metallic Markers: Sunflower, Amazon

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

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp

Copper Embossing Powder: Wow, Simon Says Stamp

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Metallic Gel Pen: Sakura, Amazon

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

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

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