SIMPLE CARD

This is a pretty simple card to make, but it's so effective, don't you think?  If you'd prefer to download the instructions for this card in pdf format, right click HERE and click on 'Save target as'.

Shopping List

Hero Arts Large Harlequin Background

Simple Expressions Documents #1

Simple Expressions Flora #2

Provocraft Rolling Alphabet - Circa 18pt

Stipple Brushes & Sponges (cheap bathroom sponges from Wilko's, cut up!)

Adirondack inkpads:  Rust, Caramel

Memories Soft Leaf and Hunter Green inkpads

Versafine Onyx Black inkpad

Provocraft Bradletz

Matte Cream cardstock (A5)

Dark Green cardstock (I used Scrapbook Sally 12x12)

Rust/Terracotta cardstock (Bazzill)

Double sided tape and/or Tombow Mono Adhesive

INSTRUCTIONS

1    Trim 2cm (or more - to your own taste!) off top and bottom of the cream card, then stipple lightly with the Caramel, Rust and Soft Leaf inks, adding more rust toward the edges. 

2    Ink up the Documents stamp with Memories Soft Leaf ink and stamp twice, one image above the other.  You can either repeat, or - as I have done - turn the stamp around before stamping the second time.

3    Using Memories Hunter Green ink, stamp the Hero Arts Harlequin Background over this, trying to stay pretty central.

4    Ink up the Queen Anne's Lace (from Flora #2) with Versafine Onyx Black ink and stamp in the centre of the Harlequin Background.

5     Go back to the image with the stipple brushes, adding touches of green and perhaps a little more rust here and there and towards the edges, to give that aged look.

6    Adjust the Roller stamp (great stamps - just like date stamps, with letters you can move around until you get the word you'd like to use!) until it reads the message you want to add.  I chose to use 'With Love'.  Ink up with Rust ink and stamp twice, at top left hand side and bottom right hand side.

7    Add a couple of decorative brads - it's always best to use an odd number, as it's more pleasing to the eye! 

8    Using double sided tape for the base card (because of the brads), attach this to a piece of dark green card, slightly larger (1cm or 0.5cm) than the base card, then, using Tombow Mono, attach to a folded A4 card.  Or - if you're using Bazzill, as I did (American letter size) - just fold and trim to the required size.

Add an insert and there you are - a quick and easy card!