Decorative card frames can be created in no time at all by combining die cuts, inks and stamps!
This antique frame was designed with Spellbinder’s Labels 22 and Large Classic Ovals. Memento inks in Espresso Truffle, Toffee Crunch, Peanut Brittle and Angel Pink were applied to the white cardstock die cuts with jumbo sponge daubers and then stamped with Letter Background before assembly.
Penny Black’s hydrangea from Flower Festival was stamped with Onyx Black VersaFine on watercolor paper and heat embossed with clear powder. After watercoloring and trimming the image, the flower centers were accented with a black Glaze pen. A small sentiment from Wishes was tucked under the leaves. The soft background behind the oval window is Penny Black’s Periwinkle cardstock.
There is a hidden tag...
A small pocket nestled between the layers helps the tag glide smoothly in and out.
For the card base, a separate die cut was scored to create a gluing tab. Having an easel base for cards with extra layers will lend stability and keep the card from “slumping” when on display.
TIP/HINT:
For consistent and even placement of brads positioned on corners, a handmade template is a handy tool. Mark the position of the first hole with a piercing on a “scrap corner”.
This will become the guide for piercing for the remaining corners. The template will need to be turned and rotated as you proceed from one corner to the next. Align the template corner with the project corner and pierce the hole position.
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Supplies:
Penny Black Stamps: Flower Festival 30-095, Wishes 30-103, Letter Background 1999L
Penny Black Mix & Match Cardstock: Storm 01-001, Periwinkle 11-001
Canson: Watercolor Paper
Spellbinders: Classic Ovals Large (S4-110), Labels 22 (S4-346)
Sakura: Black Glaze Pen
Tsukineko: Onyx Black VersaFine, Espresso Truffle Memento, Toffee Crunch Memento, Peanut Brittle Memento, Angel Pink Memento, Jumbo Sponge Daubers, Clear Embossing Powder
Other: Paper Piercing Tool
Other: Paper Piercing Tool