Cards for Friends

ByJill Lipscomb July 7, 2024October 16, 2024

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There’s a short description of how I made each card below the picture and the supply list is at the bottom of the page.

On a cream/ivory piece of cardstock stamp the background stamp using dark teal ink. Then, lightly ink blend light brown ink around the edges of the panel. Set that aside. Next, stamp all of the images using an alcohol ink friendly black ink and color each image. I recommend using a stamping platform. TIP: Leave the stamps in the stamping platform so that you can restamp the images after coloring them to get dark black lines. Die cut all of the images. Also, die cut the detailed panel in pink cardstock to layer on top of the background panel. Ink blend dark pink ink around the edges of the die cut panel. Finally, layer all of the images using foam tape where desired to create dimension.

Stamp the background panel using tone-on-tone ink. The ink is a shade or two darker than the cardstock to achieve the desired looked. Using the same ink, blend around the edges of the panel. Stamp the sentiments on black cardstock using embossing ink. Don’t forget to treat your cardstock with an antistatic tool. Sprink the stamped image with white embossin powder and tap off the excess. Melt the embossing powder with a heat tool. Die cut the sentiments out with the coordinating dies. While you are die cutting, die cut the heart. Use foam tape to adhere the sentiment on the background panel. Slide the heart into place under the corner of the sentiment.

First, stencil in purple ink on white cardstock. Then, ink blend the edges in the same ink. Emboss on cardstock that is the same color as the ink with an embossing folder. This one has a coordinating die to cut the center heart out. Next, stamp the sentiment on black cardstock with embossing ink and heat emboss the sentiment with white embossing powder. Now, die cut the heart from the embossed image, the sentiment, and the frame. Add inking and glitter pen to the heart. Finally, arrange the elements of the card on the stenciled panel and adhere using foam tape and liquid glue.