A n elegant and simple card to send a special friend needing encouragement.
Project Recipe
Measurements:
Gorgeous Grape Card Base
- 4 1/4” X 11” - score and fold in half
- scrap for sentiment
- 4” X 5 1/2”
Whisper White (inside)
- 4 1/8” X 5 3/8”
Black Foil Sheet
- 4 1/8” X 5 3/8”
Using Gorgeous Grape ink, stamp the butterflies and sentiment on the inside white layer.
Cut the large die form Banded Dies out of the middle of the black foil sheet. This conserves cardstock that is a bit more expensive.
Stamp the background stamp with Versamark Ink onto the Gorgeous Grape layer. Before stamping, run the embossing buddy over the front ofyour cardstock. Once stamped cover with Gold Embossing Powder and heat with the heat tool. I have to say I never get tired of watching the powder melt.
The black foil layer makes a very thin border for the stamped and embossed front layer.
Glue embossed layer to Black Foil layer. Notice glueing example in the picture - you don’t want glue in the area of the cut out.
Decide where you want the black foil band and fold the ends around the side. I attached with glue dots.
Next attach your layer to the cardbase with dimensionals.
Stamp sentiment on Gorgeous Grape cardstock scrap with Versamark Ink and emboss with Gold Embossing Powder.
Cut out with the punch.
Daub the Gorgeous Grape Ink around the edge of this focal piece.
Attach to the black band using dimensionals or glue dots.
Embellish with the gold gilded gems.