Create a handmade card that celebrates the Simple Moments

Sometimes the simple pleasures really are the best; it could be a smile from a loved one, sunshine on a spring day, or flowers in a vase.

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 4.25

Card Face:

• I inked up the background stamp with orange ink, and laid it face up on my desk: then I placed the card face on top, doing my best to keep it straight.
• I laid a piece of scrap copy paper over this and ran my fingers over the entire surface to ensure ink transfer.   (This is my preferred method when using a background stamp.
• I put the card face on my Grip Mat and used a black fineliner to trace the pattern onto the card face.
• I coloured the images with alcohol markers, adding white highlights with gel pen.
• I used a blue gel pen to add the dotted circle around the center of each blossom  ( it doesn’t look blue in the image, but it is).
• I used a clear metallic pen to add sparkle to the center of each blossom:  the centers had been coloured green with alcohol marker and the addition of the metallic ink activated that, creating a pretty greenish gold.

Other:

• I looked through my sentiment binder and selected one that was a good size for this bold image, and I felt this sentiment worked well too.
• The sentiment had been created on very light cardstock:  I added a piece of heavier cardstock to the back to create stability.

Assembly

• I glued the card face directly to the card base.
• I added the sentiment as shown.

Final Thoughts:

I love this stamp and stencil combination:  they work so very well together.

I was initially concerned about the orange ink showing through the colouring but then decided that it would just add depth and  visual interest.  I don’t mind the result, what do you think?

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: Bottled Posies,  A Colorful Life Designs

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

Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp

Stamps:  Weave,  Technique Junkies  (no longer available)

Fineliner:  Amazon

Metallic Gel  Pen: Sakura Gelly Roll, Amazon

White Gel Pen: Arteza,  Amazon

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

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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