You don't have to be beautiful to be perfect DL card - Day 216 of my 365 day challenge

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You don't have to be beautiful to be perfect DL card - 
Day 216 of my 365 day challenge

Hi Craft addicts!

 Today's card is a mix of Tattered Lace dies, Stamps by Me stamps and Altenew inks....


How I made this card:-

  • I first of all cut out the mat and layer from a Kraft coloured card and white for the smaller one.
  • Whilst the latter was still in the die, I coloured the inside of it using a few green ink pads from Altenew (Parrot, Olive and Bamboo) so that when I took it out of the die there was still a white border around it.
  • I then used the grasses stamp from Stamps by Me and stamped it to the left of the die-cut using Versafine Onyx Black ink - I deliberately let it go over the white border by the way!
  • I cut a strip of Vellum/parchment and stuck it to the middle of the larger layer attaching it at the back with tape.
  • I then used one of the green Altenew inks (I think it was Parrot) to stamp the sentiment, You don't have to be perfect... all over the front of a DL landscape card.
  • I stuck the layer to the main mat using a tape pen and attached the whole panel in the middle of the card using foam pads so it had some dimension.
  • Finally, I added 4 green Craftwork Cards candi in each corner.

And there you are a card that is very easy to make and is bright and cheerful which I hope would cheer anyone up!

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Products and items you may need to make this project
  • DL white card - Paper Boutique or Hunkydory 
  • Tattered Lace Ornate label dies (large and middle sizes)
  • Stamps by Me Grasses stamp set
  • Bamboo, Parrot and Olive Altenew ink pads
  • Versafine Onyx Black ink pad
  • Kraft Card
  • White card
  • Vellum/parchment
  • Green Craftwork Cards Candi
  • Cosmic Shimmer PVA Glue
  • Tape pens or finger lift tape
  • Foam pads
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