Diamonds and Pearls
613 Avenue Create Inspirational Post
Good day, fellow crafters. Today I present to you my March 2024 contribution post as part of the 613 Avenue Create design team. I'm super excited to be working alongside these talented crafters to bring you some fun challenges and creative prompts that will spark your imagination. This month’s challenge inspiration is to create a card using the theme of Diamonds and Pearls. The DT is also utilizing a sponsored digi print from Mirtillamente. If my work inspires you then head on over to the challenge blog and join us. You can find the link under the headline banner. I hope you enjoy.
To create this card, I first began with the sponsor-provided digi print, which I printed on white cardstock with my laser printer. Using my Copic markers, I then carefully colored, shaded, and highlighted the image. I then fussy cut out the image and set it aside.
The next step was to create the background panel. I did this by first misting the back of a piece of pink cardstock to soften the paper fibers and then using my Gemini die-cutting machine and an embossing folder called Diamonds from Love Nicole. I ran the folder through a couple of times without opening the folder to ensure I had a crisp image transfer. Once satisfied with the embossing, I removed the cardstock and set it aside to dry.
I next assembled the background panel by trimming the embossed cardstock down to fit half of my card base. I then used a blue glitter cardstock that was trimmed to fit the other half of the card base. To hide the seam between the two colors I opted to use a thin strip of silver cardstock. This had the added benefit of appearing to be a wall baseboard, which was even further reinforced when I next adhered the digi print into place. This gave off a “Red Carpet” or “Movie Premier” vibe to me.
Lastly, using the Shine Bright Word Die set from Catherine Pooler and a pink glitter cardstock, I cut out the sentiment. This was then adhered to the background panel with Bearly Art liquid glue. With that, I called this card complete.
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