Altenew Academy “Easy Ink Blending”

 You will do some ink blending to make this card but you may also discover a new way to make a shaker card without any special dies.  I love the way this card turned out… I hope you will too.  First a look at the card…

SUPPLIES:

A2 Card Base in White

Altenew Blooms of Friendship Stamp and Die Set

Altenew Fancy Greettings Stamp Set

Copic Markers

Altenew Emerald Ink

Gold Ink

3D Tape

Pop Dots

Wood Embossing Folder

Cover Plate Die

Let’s get started.  First, Cut out the cover plate and stamp the flowers and the sentiment ‘Hello Lovely’.

Color the flowers with Copic Markers.  I used Y04, YG09, G09, and G14 to color the leaves.  I used the lightest blue B000 and light brush strokes from the center out to color the big flower in the middle.  The flowers on either side were colored with Rv55 and RV09.  I used V04 and V17 on the little flowers.  I die cut the flowers and fussy cut the sentiment.

I took an A2 panel and used the Emerald ink to blend a background.  I started at the bottom and worked my way up to the top of the card.  As you add more ink to the bottom and slowly blend toward the top, you start to see a variation in the color from dark to light.

Trim a half inch off the top and 1.5 inches off the bottom.  Then cut a tiny piece, about an 1/8 inch off the side.  Put the card inside a plastic bag, add shaker bits… fold the bag to the back and tape with washi tape or painters tape.  It looks ugly but no one will ever see it.

Use Red Liner tape to adhere the bag to the A2 Card Base, leaving half an inch at the top.  

Add 3D tape to the top and more to cover the open space at the bottom.

I rubbed the wood grain embossing plate with gold ink.  I added a sheet of white A2 paper inside and ran it through a die cut machine.  Cut a 3/4 in strip to cover the top and a 3 inch strip to cover the bottom of the card you’re making.

Glue the cover plate die cut to the card over the bag with the shaker bits and then add your two wood grain strips to the top and bottom.

All that’s left is to glue the flowers into place and add pop dots to the sentiment and you’re done.  

Thanks for visiting.  Here’s a last look at the card.