Free Card Making Tutorial--an Elegant and Versatile Design

A versatile card design is good to have as a part of your card stash, What makes this design versatile is that it could be used for men or women for a variety of occasions: birthday, mother's day, father's day, or wedding.

Additionally, it is quick and easy to make due to material selection.  Impression Obsession Cover-a-Card Stamps makes this a quick to create. The slow drying time of Clearsnap's
Mix'd Media Inx  makes it easier to ink up a large stamp.  To create a more vintage feel to the card I chose not to apply an even coat of the silver ink to the flourishes stamp.

Click on Read More below for the instructions.


Materials
Cardstock--Black, White, Metallic Peridot and Silver
Impression Obsession Cover-a-Card Stamps--Flourishes and Circle Fusion 1
Message Stamp
Clearsnap:  Mix'd Media Inx--Peridot and ColorBox Pigment Ink--Silver and Black
Medium Jewel Brads
Beacon's Zip Dry Paper Glue
Spellbinders Die Cut Template Grommet Tags #3
Die Cut Machine

Instructions

1. Cut the following:
   White card base--8 1/2" X 5 1/2"; score at 4 1/4; fold to create a 4 1/4 X 5 1/2" card base
   Black background--4 1/4" X 5 1/2" and 4 1/4" X 3 3/4"
   Metallic Peridot--4" X 5 1/4"
   Silver--Die Cut Tag
2. Stamp Images
   --Ink up flourishes stamp with silver ink and stamp onto the 4 1/4" X 3 3/4" black panel.
   --Ink up circle fusion stamp with peridot ink and stamp onto the metallic peridot paper.
   --Ink up message stamp with black and stamp on tag.
3. Assemble card
   Use the brads to affix the message tag to the black layer stamped with flourishes. Use glue to attach everything else--place the  4 1/4" X 5 1/2" black panel to the card base, the peridot panel on top of it and the remaining component on top.