A Handmade Card for the Bibliophile in Your Life

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Card Face:  5.25 x 4

I have to confess that I love books:  I love hard cover, soft cover, e-reader:  I just love reading and stepping into another world.  How about you?

Card Face:

• I put the card face into my stamp positioner and stamped the books with black Memento ink.  (This ink is alcohol resistant,  so it is perfect for working with alcohol markers.)
• Then I removed that stamp and added the stamps for the girl and stamped her, also with Memento.
• Finally, I coloured both images with alcohol markers, adding a bit of shadow under the girl to ground her in the scene.

Other:

• I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx.  
• After giving it a minute to dry  (pigment inks take longer to dry)  I fussy cut around the sentiment.

Assembly

• I glued the card face to the card base.
• I added the sentiment as shown.
• Then I decided that the card needed a little more definition:  I grabbed a black marker and used a ruler to create a black border around the card face.  

There are several advantages to this –

–  It saves a piece of card stock to be used another day

–  No need to sacrifice a portion of the card face if you’re happy with the proportions

–  Or – as in this case –  if you see the need for more definition, but too late in the process to add another layer.

Final Thoughts:

The combination of these images makes me think of art you find in a graphic novel.   Such a fun and unexpected result.  ( Did I mention that I love books?)

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.

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

Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp

Stamps:

    Stack of Books,  Technique Junkies (no longer available)

    Hand Delivered,  Stampin’ Up! (retired)

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Memento Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Alcohol Markers:

     Stampin’ Blends: Stampin’ Up!

     Copics:  Wallacks

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

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

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