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: 5.5 x 4
Holographic Cardstock: 5.5 x .25
Transfer Foil: 6 x 4.25
We’ve just had a big snowfall and are still digging out. It’s safe to say that there won’t be any snowdrops peeking through for a couple of months!
Card Face:
- I positioned the card face down on a piece of scrap paper, placed the stencil, and secured both with Mint Tape.
- I spread Duo Gel over all exposed areas.
- After carefully removing the stencil, I put it immediately into water and put the card face aside to dry.
Duo Gel dries to be a super sticky adhesive and can ruin a stencil – mine go into a basin of water beside me until I am done the session, and can scrub them.
Duo Gel goes on white and dries clear: the drying time depends on the thickness of the application.
- Once the card face was dry, I laid the transfer foil over top (pretty side up) and ran it through the Big Shot.
- I removed the foil: the dried Duo Gel caused the foil to stay behind, creating the pattern.
- I placed the card face in a texturizing embossing folder and ran it through the Big Shot.
Other:
- Although this card could be used for any occasion, I felt it particularly suited a sympathy card and pulled the appropriate sentiment from my binder.
Assembly
I glued the card face to the card base, leaving a ⅛” border on the left.
I glued the strip of holographic card stock on the right, butting it snugly up against the card face.
I added dimensional foam to the back of the sentiment and positioned it on the card face as shown.
Final Thoughts:
This design is simple, but nevertheless “enough”. The foiled image has a lovely sheen with card in hand, and the texture provided just enough additional visual interest.
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: Snow Drops, A Colorful Life Design
Duo Gel: Deco, Amazon
Transfer Foil, Prism by Spellbinders, Amazon
Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp
Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels
Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon
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Snow Drops stencil by a Colorful Life Designs
