On last week's Live video I focused on the Most Adored specialty designer paper and shared the Direct to Paper technique and these gorgeous cards:
Anytime we have designer papers with foil designs I think of this fun technique! It's basically rubbing or tapping your water based ink pad onto the designer paper. The ink soaks into the background but resists the foil designs. Simply wipe the excess ink off the foil with a tissue – done!
The colors above are Azure Afternoon and Pretty Peacock. Notice the different ribbon techniques and layouts. The left card has loops of ribbon added to the greeting label; the right has a simple fold of ribbon.
Each card has two main pieces – the designer paper is 3" X 4" and the layered, coordinating card stock is 3 1/4" X 4 1/4". Check out the different layouts with these basic pieces.
The left card above is Highland Heather and the right is Sweet Sorbet. A few more examples of ways to add ribbon and change up this simple layout. I added two thin strips of ribbon across the left card and tied a bow around the window frame on the right.
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Keeping to a basic layout like this is a wonderful way to get a bunch of cards done quickly and use up your designer paper at the same time! I chose the Charming Sentiments stamp set for all of my greetings.
The colors above are Copper Clay and Pebbled Path – 2 of our newest in colors. Ribbon uses include a flag and a double bow.
The free project sheet can be downloaded here: It's also a great reference for ways to add ribbon! Download Direct to Paper technique with 6 ways to add ribbon
I hope you're inspired by the simply card idea, the technique and the 6 ways to add ribbon! Watch the video below to see this technique in action!
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