MTCC 60 – Bold Black and Red
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Hi! It’s been awhile. I’ve been taking some time to do things like install a water heater when my old one busted. 🙂 But let’s get to the card and the challenge. Make the Cards Challenge’s 60th challenge is to use black cardstock as a background on a card.
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Products Used
I used items I had on hand and some of them are no longer available so I included different but similar items in the supply list.
Instructions
- Pick out a stencil from your collection and a medium to use. Nuvo Embellishment Mousse or an embossing paste. Use a pallet knife or spreader to spread the product over the stencil and cardstock. If you don’t have either of these, use Versamark ink and embossing powder. Set the panel of cardstock aside to dry and clean up the stencil.
- Stamp and color a flower image on white cardstock. I colored using Copic markers but you can use colored pencils or watercolor markers or whatever you like best. Pick a super bold color to contrast with the black background.
- Die cut the image. Also, die cut a decorative circle or oval to place behind the colored die cut image.
- Next, stamp a sentiment in Versamark ink and heat emboss in a color that works with your project. I stamped the sentiment on black cardstock that is the width of the card. You can die cut a sentiment or use a shaped die for it.
- I created a coordinating background strip of cardstock for the sentiment by using Copic markers to color white cardstock. Glue the sentiment to the accent cardstock.
- Finally, use foam squares to pop-up the circle in the center of the black background panel. Glue the die cut image to the circle and adhere the sentiment strip across the bottom. Be sure to use some foam tape squares at the ends of the sentiment to support it along with glue in the middle.
Use a white gel pen to add a few dots to the centers of each flower. I didn’t add any other embellishments because it didn’t need it. I hope you enjoyed this card and give black cardstock as your background a try. Don’t forget to share it with us over at Make the Cards Challenge.
