Simple and Quick


Sometimes I just don't feel like spending a lot of time being artistic or crafting. Days like today I would much rather just watch a few movies and hang out with my dog. So I thought I'd practice techniques instead. However, I did decided I might as well make a quick card and ended up making a greeting card and a small gift tag.

I used 300gsm smooth white card stock for the main body of my card and 250gsm smooth white cardstock for the front panels.

First I cut two identical front panels slightly smaller that my card base will be. I decided to try using embossing as a resist for my inking. I have never tried this before so wasn't sure how it would all work out. It was a lot simpler that I thought it would be and also fun!
First I used a floral motif clear stamp and Ranger Clear Embossing Ink Pad. Next I covered my stamped image with Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I used my heat tool to heat set my embossing powder. Once That was complete I blended two Distress Inks (Peacock Feathers and Evergreen Bough) over the embossing. I used a tissue to try and wipe off any ink from the embossed areas.

Next I die cut a circle window from my second panel. I wanted the embossing and ink work to be the main feature of my card, but also wanted to keep it looking simple and clean.

I stamped 'Best Wishes' onto this panel and used foam mounting squares to adhere it on top of my coloured panel. I loved how simple this looked, but I wanted a little something else. I found a set of Rosie's Studio Christmas embellishments I hadn't used and stuck one flower onto the green embossed panel with a few petals spilling over onto my front white panel.

 I had a scrap strip of paper left so I quickly cut this into a small square gift tag sized card. I blended Evergreen Bough onto the front. I then used a stencil and Sheer Shimmer Spray in Frost. This give the front a very subtle image and the back a little glitz! Then I just stamped 'smile' on the front. So simple and quick I defiantly will use this technique again to whip up some gift tags from my scraps.





Well that's it for me. Time to go hangout with the dog. Thanks for reading.

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