By Your Side
Come What May
6/27/20242 min read
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: finished size approximately 5 x 3.75
Scrap for sentiment
Metallic Gold Thread
Card Face:
I laid the card face on my Grip Mat and positioned the stencil.
I applied a mixture of green, orange and yellow inks across the exposed area. (I was careful not to mix the green and orange as they would have created mud.)
I put the card face into an embossing folder and ran it through the Big Shot to create the waves.
I brushed a medium blue ink pad over the raised areas created by the embossing folder.
I used a deckled edged die to cut the card face down to size
I dragged the edges of the card face over the blue ink pad to add definition.
Other:
I stamped the sentiment onto the scrap of cardstock using Versamark ink.
I added gold embossing powder and set it with my heat gun.
I used a die to cut the sentiment down to the size and shape shown in the image.
I secured the metallic gold thread to the back of the card face using scotch tape.
I wound it around the card face 5x, allowing it to spread on the right but keeping it tightly together on the left.
I cut the thread and taped the end to the back of the card face.
Assembly
I glued the card face to the card base.
I put dimensional foam on the back of the sentiment and put it in place.
I added one gold bead to each strand of the metallic thread, varying as shown in the image.
Final Thoughts:
I’m really happy with the addition of the gold pearls to the metallic thread: they finished the card off nicely.
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: Fishy Frame, A Colorful Life Designs
Stamps: High Tide, Stampin’ Up! (retired)
Dies: Deckled Rectangles, Stampin’ Up!
Embossing Folder: Waves, Stampin’ UP! (retired)
Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com
Ink: Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!
Versamark Embossing Ink, Simon Says Stamp
Gold Embossing Powder, Wow, Simon Says Stamp
Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels
Cream Card Base & Card Face: Recollections, Michaels
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