{Spotlight Project} Monika Creates an Easel Card with a Mixed Media Feel

Hi, everyone! You probably know what it is like looking for this extra special card for an extra special person, especially if it is for a big birthday. I made such a card using the current stamp club set, Mixed Media Grunge, combining it with the Blossom Overture set to make this mixed media feel easel card.

Going for a heart shape, there are two basic ways of cutting your base card. You can either keep a fold at the narrow end, which I did for the above card, or at the wider end, as you can see in the card below.

• Before starting, choose which of the above options you prefer. Cut your base card accordingly plus an additional heart of the same size from white card for your card front and spritz with red ink. Spritz a piece of scrap to use for the sentiment panel too. 
• Die-cut two more of the large hearts from matching red card and a smaller heart from white and red card, one each.
• On the spritzed heart, stamp the rose in Archival ink and mask.
• Stamp your mixed media background in red.
• Remove the mask and colour your rose using marker pens and wet brush.
• Stamp your sentiment overlapping the rose, stamp and fussy cut your sentiment panel.
• For your easel stand, score a line parallel to your base cards fold about half way across and fold. Trim to size if needed as shown in the video.
• Attach one of the large red hearts slightly offset to the back of your stamped card front and the other one to your card base keeping the inked part for the inside. 
• Attach the smaller red heart as shown. Slightly shape your sentiment panel and attach using 3D foam pads.
• Attach your stamped card front to your easel stand to form a pocket behind to fit the small white heart, as shown in the video.
• Finish off by lightly spritzing with brown ink and adding a few small sequins.

TIP! The secret of an easel card lies in it having a little catch to prevent the card front from slipping forward. I decided to use a raised sentiment panel, but you could use any other form of raised embellishment.

As always, there is a little video giving you a little more detail and tips.

That's it from me for today. I shall be back again in a couple of weeks with more Spotlight Inspiration for you when I shall be taking my inspiration from 'Snowdrop'. This is where I leave you to muse what it could mean. All shall be revealed in two week's time.

Hugs,
Monika xxx


Supplies Monika used in today's project:

    

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