Quilts and Cards: Allsorts challenge

Friday, September 11, 2009

Allsorts challenge

I made this card to try out the tie stamp (from Montarga). The ties were stamped on to the contrasting card and on to coloured papers, which I then cut out and layered on to the contrast card.

I inked the edges of the cut outs and layered on the card which had a strip of coloured paper complementing the ties.

5 comments:

Jules said...: Hi

What a lovely male card.

Love the colours you have chosen and inking the edges has given a great finish.

Thank you for joining in the fun with Allsorts this week.

Love Jules xx; September 11, 2009 at 11:55 PM
Unknown said...: This is a great card - vintage and classy!; September 12, 2009 at 3:13 AM
Debs said...: Fab male card - thanks for taking part in the Allsorts challenge this week.
TTFN
Debs xx; September 12, 2009 at 6:35 AM
Wendy - Anntaurus said...: Loving this retro tie card and the ink distressing just finishes the whole thing off!; September 26, 2009 at 8:36 PM
Gro said...: Great card
Thanks for joining us at Allsorts this week; September 27, 2009 at 11:16 PM

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If you need a brad of a particular colour and don't have one, check to see if you have some embossing powder of the colour you want . Rub embossing ink on the top of the brad, then dip it into the embossing powder then heat set it. Use tweezers or a clip peg to hold the brad while you heat it.
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Use zip lock plastic envelopes for smaller pieces of card offcuts that accumulate when making cards. Have one envelope per colour and periodically go through and trim up so they are ready for use on another card.