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 Border: 5.25 x 4
Kraft Card Face: 5 ⅛ x 3 7/8
Card Face:
- I laid the card face onto my grip mat and positioned the stencil at an angle, extending off the right-hand side.
- I went over the exposed areas with red ink and then added another layer of ink to the outer edges, using a darker cranberry red.
- I placed the card face into my stamp positioner and added the sentiment with Versafine Onyx, stamping it two or three times to achieve a dark, clear image.
Other:
- I used a separate scrap of kraft cardstock for the tree. After placing it in the stamp positioner, I stamped the green leaves on the tree, carefully masking off the trunk. I stamped twice to get the depth of colour I wanted, masking both times to protect the trunk.
- I repeated these steps to stamp the trunk, using brown ink, stamping twice for the desired saturation and protecting the leaves both times by masking.
- I used the matching die to cut this out.
Assembly
- I glued the kraft border to the card base.
- I added the black border and the card face on top of these, centering both times.
- I glued the tree in place.
Final Thoughts:
I really like this combination: kraft cardstock produces such a different “feel”, and the elements in this card work well with that.
This masculine card would work for birthdays, a graduation, a new job – almost any occasion.
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: Leafy Heart Frame, A Colorful Life Designs
Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com
Stamps & Die: Rooted in Nature, Stampin’ Up! (retired)
Ink: Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!
Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp
Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels
Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon
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Leafy Heart Frame by A Colorful Life Designs
