A card for a Bookworm

Posted on 18th July 2019 by Vicki Poulton
Filed under Card Making Ideas, All Papercraft Tutorials, Projects And Cards By Type, Handmade Teachers Gift Ideas

Good Morning Vic here today. I love how easy it is to ink blend on cards using White Card Super Smooth 250gsm. If you haven't tried using this card its one of my favorites and I use it on pretty much all my cards.

What you will need the following craft supplies:

• White Card Super Smooth 250gsm
• Black Plain Card 240gsm
• Stick it! 3D Foam Tape 9mm
• Stick it! Double Sided Tape 6mm

You will also need:

• Pink, Purple and Red Pigment Inks and Sponge
• Uniquely Creative Read Past Your Bedtime Stamps
• White Embossing Powder
• Heat Gun
• Versamark Ink
• Copic Markers

To make the card base I trimmed down a piece of White Card Super Smooth 250gsm and I trimmed this to 4 1/4" and scored at 5 7/8".

I then used another piece of White Card Super Smooth 250gsm which is for the card front. I started by gently applying the inks with a sponge applicator and adding more colour as I went along. Once the colours start building up I gently blended them together. Once this was completed I used some Stick it! Double Sided Tape 6mm and adhered this to the card base.

I then stamped my images onto some more White Card Super Smooth 250gsm and coloured them in. Once this was done I cut them out and adhered them onto the card base using some Stick it! 3D Foam Tape 9mm.

To finish off the card I used a piece of Black Plain Card 240gsm and stamped the greeting with versamark ink. I then sprinkled on some white embossing powder and heat set this with my gun. I then trimmed this out and adhered this onto the card with some Stick it! 3D Foam Tape 9mm.

I think this will be great to send to someone who loves reading. Its such a fun card and adding ink to your cards can really brighten them up.

Tagged: books, reading, card making ideas, stamps