From the previous card I made I had three red mirror squares leftover. I wanted to put them to use on a card, but I wanted a different layout, so I cut three more squares and adhered them to a panel of white cardstock in a grid of 3 x 2. I decided to cut down the panel so that there was a smaller white border of cardstock around the square using a stitched rectangle. If I had to do this again I would place a piece of printer paper over the panel. If your cutting plates are well used you might get a few indentations and imperfections in the mirror cardstock. They weren’t significant so I proceeded with the project, but it would have been better if I had protected the mirror cardstock.
I went through my birthday stamps to find some images that could be stamped in the squares. I decided to use VersaMark Ink and heat emboss them white. I decided to add a mat of red mirror cardstock behind the focal images panel. This helped it to pop on the white cardbase. I also decided to embossed the front of the cardbase for some additional visual interest.
PRODUCTS USED:
- Papertrey Ink Inside & Out Birthday
- Art Impressions Aged to Perfection
- Art Impressions Birthday Wishes
- Avery Elle Cupcakes
- Clearly Besotted It’s Your Birthday
- Simon Says Stamp Party Like a Panda
- Paper Accents Red Mirror Cardstock
- Gina K. Designs 120# White Cardstock
- Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White Cardstock
- My Favorite Things A2 Stitched Rectangle
- Ellen Hutson Essential Square Dies
- Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
- VersaMark Ink
- Gina K. Designs Detail White Embossing Powder
- Darice Argyle Embossing Folder
- Darice Sticky Back Foam