Hello, it’s Gaylynn. For today, I am sharing front and center card making with a thinking of you theme. This step-by-step process incorporates stamping on the inside and outside of the greeting card.
I love the combination options using the front and center card making stamp sets, especially for inside sayings in cards. However, almost any stamps that you have on hand can be incorporated inside or outside of your greeting cards.
Sentiment:
Front: You’re in my thoughts today.
Inside: I would have just texted you, but I wanted to make a card.
Once finished, this shows the outside of the card.
Now, here is the inside of the card which includes a sentiment.
Helpful tips:
In summary, here are helpful tips for front and center card making. To begin, prepare an A2 sized card base. Then, onto white card stock, stamp the sentiments and the bird using alcohol-friendly ink or ink for use with your markers of choice. Side note, be sure to leave room to trim or die-cut the sections needed to be used on your card. Also, color in the stamping. Next, trim or die-cut the bird into a circle shape, the front sentiment strip and the inside card sentiment panel. Optional, die-cut or trim a frame layer for the bird and the inside panel using color card stock. Additionally, for the background, lightly stencil a pattern onto the card front using ink blending. Finally, adhere all of the layers for the front and for the inside of the card base, to finish.
Additionally, process photos and steps follow.
First: Do all of the stamping at once onto a large piece of cardstock, if possible. I used a stamp positioning tool, Misti.
Second: Color in your stamped image.
Third: Trim or die-cut the circle and rectangle layers.
Fourth: Add stencil accents to the card front.
Fifth: Layer it all inside and out.
For more cuteness, this is the stamp set used, linked below.
Supplies:
Unity Stamp Co.
Sometimes I Wonder {front and center stamps}
Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}
Additional supplies that I used for this project are noted in my affiliate links below:
Color card stock in fire coral
Stencil herringbone
Double stitched rectangle dies
Sentiment strip dies
Distress ink pad in spun sugar
Distress Oxide ink pad in cracked pistachio
Copic markers
RV95, E93, C1, C2, C0, BG23, BG32, BG10, BG11, 0
Ink blending brushes
Adhesive pearls in white
Gelly roll pen white
Black amalgam ink pad
Removable tape
Flat double-sided tape ATG
Foam tape
Glue
Scoring board
Bone folder
Neenah 110 lb cover solar white card stock
Neenah 80 lb solar white card stock
Paper Trimmer
Desk craft & cutting mat
Misti stamping tool
Misti sticky mat
Die-cutting machine
Metal adapter plate
Craft Tweezers
Craft Scissors
A2 envelopes
Stamp & die storage that I use:
Magnetic sheets die storage
Clear pockets stamp & die storage
Clear Bags card storage
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Thank you for visiting and have a lovely day.
Gaylynn
