I love a black and white card so when I saw this week’s challenge I decided to use the Perfectly Penciled Designer Series Paper.
Here’s the sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I used the sketch but mine is completely different, lacking the bright, bold colors!
Tips & Instructions
Basic Black Card Base - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, score at 4 1/4
Basic White Layer - 5 3/8 x 4 1/8
Cut 6 pieces of the Designer Series Paper at 2 x 1 3/4. I used 2 different patterns. Lay them on the white layer leaving a border around the outside and adhere them.
Basic Black - 2 5/8 x 2 5/8
Basic White - 2 1/2 x 2 1/2, stamp sentiment in top corner with Black Memento Ink. I used Post-It Tape to cover the Birthday, inked the Happy part, took off the Post-It Tape and stamped it. Clean the stamp and then repeat only cover the Happy part.
Stamp the large floral image with Black Memento Ink and cut with coordinating Die. Color the flower with Soft Pastels using Sponge Daubers. I used Poppy Parade for the flower and Mossy Meadow for the leaves and then added a little Night of Navy to the small flowers using a cotton swab.
Adhere the white square to the black square. Adhere flower to white square.
Adhere square to the card using Dimensionals.
Add some Iridescent Pearls.
Before I added the color, I snapped a picture to show how it looks with only black and white. Which do you like better?
On the inside stamp sentiment and one of the trio of flowers with Black Memento Ink. Color the flower with Soft Pastels if desired. Add a 3/4 x 4 strip of the Designer Series Paper to the bottom.
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