Spotlighting Friendship, Part 2

Hey, there!

I received a few comments from some of you about my last post in which you referred to the flowers being inlaid and/or popped up. I think I referred to them as "inset," but actually the better word would be "recessed." Anyway, to avoid any confusion, I thought I would pop back in with a photo tute of the process I used. Here is a new rendition:

Step 1.

You will want a base card 4.25 x 11 folded in half, your stamp image, a single panel of card 4.25 x 5.50 (or whatever size you want your card to be), and the matching die.

Step 2.

Place your die in the middle of the SINGLE card panel and cut it out.

Step 3.

Randomly stamp your image (I used gray ink) all around the die cut opening in your SINGLE card panel. (The black scrap under the panel is just for you to see the panel better. It has nothing to do with making this card.)

Step 4.

Place your SINGLE stamped and die cut panel on top of your FOLDED card base and match them evenly. Make sure your folded card and top panel are both going the same way!!!

Step 5.

Place your stamp in the negative cut to line it up perfectly. With your MISTI or an acrylic block pick up your image, remove the top panel, and stamp your image onto your FOLDED card base. (Use Archival Ink or some other waterproof ink if you are planning to watercolor your image.)

Step 6.

Your folded card panel is now stamped with the image. Proceed to color it. Set it aside.

Step 7.

Place adhesive double-sided foam to the back of your SINGLE card panel which you prepared in steps 1-3 above.

Step 8.

Remove the backing from your foam tape, line up and adhere your top panel over your stamped and folded card base. Make sure your folded card and top panel are both going the same way!!! 

Breathe.

Wallah!!

It actually goes very quickly and it's fun. Yes, I know it's pretty much the same as doing a single flower image popped up, but it's neat IRL and I like that it's different. (Thanks again, Anita!) Perhaps lots of you have seen or done it before, but it's a new-to-me technique. Now I'm looking around the Playhouse seeing what other images I have besides flowers that have matching dies!

I hope the photos helped and that it all makes perfick cents to you now!

BTW, I based my colors for this card on the real mums we have on the deck:

Germamimums

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