You can see the Gears & Textures bundle here. It’s so special & unique and perfect for masculine cards. But as you can see in Candace’s card it’s great for gals too!
She made her own paper with the stamps in the set. She used Pretty in Pink, Night of Navy & Flirty Flamingo inks. She added die-cut gears from the Metallic Textured Specialty papers seen here.
If you want to make a card like this start out with a 4 1/4″ X 11″ piece of card stock scored at 5 1/2″. Trim off a 1 1/2″ piece from one end. Then trim off another 2 1/2″ piece which is the vertical center piece. The stamped paper layers are 1 1/4″ X 4″ on the top & bottom and the center is 2 1/4″ X 4″.
Last set of ‘Create your own Background’ swap cards
Today I'm sharing the last three cards in our July Team card swaps. I shared the others in this post and this one. Our theme was to create our own backgrounds; not using designer paper. They were quite creative!
First up today is a cute card made by Candace. She chose the Little Monkey bundle.
Can you tell what her background die-cut is? She used the Aspen Tree dies for her Crumb Cake layer. But underneath that is a shaving cream technique! It's fun to make and different every time.
Tip: to make a shaving cream background, spray the cream on a plate or container and spread it out. Drop a few drops of ink refill onto the cream. Swirl it in with a knife or utensil. Press your paper onto the cream. Remove and wipe off the excess cream. Let dry.
You can usually get a few pieces done in the same batch of colored cream. The first few will be darker and the last will get lighter in hue. It's really fun.
It's in Berry Burst, Old Olive and White. She stamped her background using the open daisy image; tone on tone. Then added a large daisy die-cut (sponged) and some leaves from the Bough punch.
It's a gatefold card. She scored it 2 3/4" from each long end. *card base is 11" X 4 1/4"
Here are all of the fabulous 'create your own background' swaps from our July swap.
Check over your wish list and see how many stamp sets are on it. Might be a good time to place an order. With the Bonus Days happening you can double dip!
Plus the Trucking Along bundle is back in stock! See it here; get it while you can.
I'm extremely excited & proud to share this project with you. If you know me well, you know I love to create one sheet wonders. I've made quite a few over the last 10 years or so. I'm so lucky that my husband is willing to create the templates for me; I'm not sure I'd love them as much without his help!
I'm calling this project a 4-Card Wonder because it creates 4 cards. I originally made this for a Team meeting project. I wanted it to be quick, create multiple cards and of course be easy and cute!
Grab your favorite colors of ink and stamp your own background. Then cut it up using the measurements above! It's so fun to create your own stamped paper. It's a bit addictive!
*Tip – choose stamps that include large & small images. When stamping your paper start with the largest stamps first and finish with the smallest; filling in any empty areas.
I chose the Beautiful Balloons bundle. My colors include Bubble Bath, Berry Burst, Pool Party & Parakeet Party.
I kept the cards quite simple but you could sure jazz them up a bit more. Make the cards like mine or this can be a starting point for your creative process.
You can watch the video on this project here. It's the first project. Or click on the photo down below to watch it below. *Remember to follow me on either my FB page here (Tuesday Live videos) or my YouTube channel here.
Here's the full PDF tutorial for you. Download it here.
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