It is A level results day in the UK today when our students find out if they got their university place. I actually make and give any cards before the results come out as I am proud of the recipients for their efforts.
This is a very different card for me- it was difficult to photograph as it is pearlescent card and a white stamped sentiment). Since I was doing a masculine card I used the photo below to come up with the colour combination of purple and green.
I wanted to use my new inkadinkadoo stamping gear. It is so much fun! I spent ages just messing around with various stamps and the gear on blank paper.
I used green and purple Centura card to make the card base and the sentiment layer. When I had cut the card with my trusty guillotine I used my corner punch to round the edges. I also score the card and embossed the frame using the trimmer as it allows me to emboss lines accurately using the measurements. I use the gap in the middle of the ruler above the channel to do this using my embossing tool.
I used the circular cog and the bottom right stamp in the set with pearlescent purple ink (so it would stand out) . To stamp the pattern.I decided to place the sentiment in the top third and arrange the stamping so it frames the stamp. However, to make it look more like shop pattern paper I did two more patterns at each bottom corner.
I quite often buy lots of white ribbon and then use ink to decorate it so that it matches the rest of my card. On this card a made a pennant ribbon shape with white lacey ribbon and dotted it with the same alcohol inks (I did this on a piece of card as the ribbon acts a bit like a stencil so I can use the scrap of card in another project). The sentiment is a proud as a peacock stamp set that I got with a magazine (I forget which one). This is stamped in white pearlescent ink which is why it is so difficult to see in a photo! I used 3D foam pads to add a bit of dimension and pop to the sentiment.
I also decorated the inside of the card to match. I have a stash of pearlescent white paper I use for digi art as well. I used the same alcohol inks and technique on the paper for the inside of the card. I used the oval cog, same stamp and same ink to decorate the inside. I used my shape cutter to cut an oval from the lime pearlescent card and wrote my message here.
I’ve enjoyed playing with the stamping gear- I’m in the middle of some other experiments with it so I’ll post more examples soon.
I’d like to enter my card for the following challenges. Do head over and check out the links as there are some amazing cards linked up there.
