Sunbird Spark Challenge #59

 I'm getting in just under the wire for this month's challenge at Sunbird Spark. We have a Spring Moodboard to give us inspiration.

I came up with this card.

I used the Geometric Arts stamp set and coordinating dies to make the patterned hexagons. Then, I cut a piece of cardstock using the Hexagon Geo cover die. I used this as a guide to place my hexagons and removed it once the hexagons were glued in place on the green cardstock. This was attached to a white card base.

The sentiment is from the Birthday Wishes stamp set, cut out with the coordinating die and popped up with some foam tape.

April Scor-Pal Project

Easter is this month, so I am sharing my Easter card. It is quite easy to make, and uses part of the folded card base as the upright of the cross.

 To make this card, you will need:

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

The Stacker

Cardstock: 5 1/2” x 8 1/4”, for the card base
                   3 3/4" x 1 1/4", for the cross bar (same colour as the card base)
                   2 1/2” x 5 1/4”, for the inside

Patterned paper: 1 1/8" x 5 3/8", for the cross upright

                            3 5/8" x 1 1/8", for the cross bar

                           (I used Dovecraft Collections Garden Party paper pack)

Stamp and ink to decorate the card base (I used Gina K. Designs Petite Flourish background 

          stamp with Lovely Lavender, then Wild Lilac ink)

Stamps, dies, for the rest of the card (I used Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps Jesus Paid It All stamp

          set, 1 1/2” Circle punch, 1 3/4” scalloped circle punch

Step 1:

For the card base: With the 8 1/4" side of the cardstock at the top of your Scor-Pal, score at 

4 1/4”, flip it over and score at 7”. This is to make it easy to fold the card base in two different directions.

Step 2:
Stamp your decoration on the front of the card, between the two score lines, and on the inside of the card. Fold along the score lines, hiding the bump inside the fold.

Step 3:

Tape the patterned paper to the front flap to form the cross upright. Tape patterned paper to the cross bar cardstock and then tape it to the cross upright, making sure to only add tape in the middle of the bar. 

Step 4:

Decorate the inside cardstock and tape it to the left hand side so it doesn't show when the card is closed.

 

When I was making this card, I first stamped the background with Lovely Lavender ink. It showed up fine at first, but as I worked on the card I noticed it was fading. By the time I finished the card, it had completely disappeared! The ink colour was too light and showed up when it was wet, but when it dried it didn't. So, I used Wild Lilac ink and stamped the background again, masking off the areas that I didn't want inked. 

I took the pictures under different light conditions, so even though the finished card looks like a completely different colour, it is the same card!