Smile.... black and white floral small card 365 day challenge

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Hello Craft addicts!

I thought this sentiment is just what we need at the moment and what better way to smile than by crafting!

Here is a quick and easy small card to make using just black and white card....

  • Using the smaller film strip from Toni Darroch's Stamps by Me "Smile for the Cameras" die set, I cut it out from Lynda Chapman's Black Card (from Creative Crafting World) which I had previously added some self adhesive paper to the back - I used Wild Spider but I know other Companies produce it too.
  • I placed it on the left hand side of a small 4" card and trimmed it to fit.
  • I then cut out the Smile panel out in the same black card (again using the Wild Spider self adhesive roll on the back) and cut it as I just wanted to use the sentiment.
  • I stuck that to the bottom right hand corner and again trimmed it to fit.
  • I stamped the flower out on to black cad with some Versamark sticky ink (having previously dusted it with an anti-static bag) and then heat embossed it with True White embossing powder - again so many Companies produce a wide variety of powders but this is from Creative Expressions.
  • I cut around it and then stuck it to a piece of white card and then cut around that.
  • I used a tape pen to attach it to the top left hand corner but you can use any glue.
  • Finally I used some black Nuvo drops in the top right hand corner (I really must learn to put the card somewhere out of the way until it has dried!

 So if you think this sounds interesting then why not:-


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