Multicolor Stripes Background Card
Well, it was about time that I gave this trend a try, it was very hot during the spring and summer and I now can see why, this card was so much fun to make but what I like the most, it’s the versatility that it offers.
It’s most commonly done from the different parts of the nested dies in all varieties of shapes, but as you will see, I used random cardstock pieces. This technique is also perfect to use cardstock scraps
I started by selecting 4 colour coordinating cardstocks and cut them in stripes of about ¼ to ½ inch, I ended up with multiple stripes of all the 4 colours.
Then, I run my tape runner onto a piece of 4 ½ X 5 ¾ thick white cardstock and started placing the stripes in a diagonal orientation, after one stripe of each colour was added, I then adhered one piece of double sided tape in between and I continued with that sequence until the entire panel was filled, then trimmed the cardstock excess. I peeled off the back of one double sided tape and covered it with super fine glitter, rubbing vigorously with my finger onto the tape to make the glitter stick to it, this technique is called burnish. If you are only using one colour of glitter, you could do this step all at once.
Then I cut a smaller panel in textured white cardstock and die cut the shadow of my sentiment. I also used the same white cardstock to die cut the actual sentiment, which will go inside the shadow. I added double sided foam tape to the back of the white panel and adhered it to the colour panel. Then I glued the die cut message to the centre of the white panel (inside the empty space). In a piece of leftover cardstock stripe, I stamped and white heat embossed the rest of the sentiment and adhered it to the front panel. Finally, I added a few sparkly embellishments for a bit of shine. Take a look at the video bellow to have a better idea of the process
This card is for a boy, I wanted to make it masculine but fun, it totally worked!
“It is not what we do but how much love we put into it” St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta
