The featured card today is for all the teachers out there. The sentiment could not be more appropriate. To an A+ Teacher! The technique of adding Craft White Ink to black cardstock creates the same look as chalk on a blackboard, if anyone still remembers those days!?
The card dimensions require a couple layers. I'm using a 5 1/4 x 4 inch piece of black cardstock, embossed with the Scripty embossing folder. To create the "chalk" effect, lightly rub the embossed cardstock edges and top of the embossed surface with your Craft White Ink pad. A light touch is key, carefully touching to get the subtle hints of white on the black card stock.
Next, I cut the woodgrain layers from the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper. The square piece is cut from the largest stitched square die (2 1/2 inch) from the Stitched Shape Dies. The stitched square is adhered using Stampin' Dimensionals, on top of the same woodgrain printed paper layer (2 1/4 x 3 inches).
Stamp the sentiment using Craft White Ink on a scrap of black cardstock, the cut out using the Ornate Frames dies. There are two dies that layer nicely. The top sentiment layer is "popped up" using Stampin' Dimensionals.
The apple images are colored with Real Red and Cherry Cobbler Blends. On the apple slice I used Ivory for the center seed area, and the leaf images are colored using Old Olive. Add a bow made with linen thread for the finishing touch.
The second card also uses the apple image and would be perfect for a note to your favorite teacher. The color combination was inspired by the 2 1/4 x 3 inch piece of printed paper from 'Tis the Season DSP. It is new in the Holiday catalog. The colors are Cherry Cobbler and Real Red, traditional Christmas colors, but also a great combination to compliment the Blends used to color the apple. The embossed layer is Real Red, and I used the Dainty Diamonds embossing folder. The sentiment is stamped in Memento black and cut using the tag die from Ornate Frames. A couple of Wonderful Gems from the Holiday catalog add just a touch of bling to the finished card.
The final card today is a look forward to Fall and all those wonderful autumn colors. Can you almost smell the leaves on the ground at the pumpkin patch? The printed paper on this card is also from the Holiday catalog, Gilded Autumn Specialty DSP. The paper has metallic accents that coordinate with the Brushed Metallic Cardstock used for the stitched square. The card base is Cajun Craze, with a piece of Pumpkin Pie card stock embossed using the Tasteful Textile embossing folder. The pumpkin image is colored with Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie Blends, and the leaf uses Old Olive. The sentiment is from Banner Year stamped on a scrap of Cajun Craze. A linen thread bow provides the finishing touch.
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Whisper White Uninked Craft Stampin’ Pad & Refill
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