Today is 2nd of the month so time for the Card Chain Challenge big reveal. This month 26 card makers took part and I sent my card to Kathy in the UK.
I used the colour option (sort of) the theme of friendship and the technique of ink blending
I started by blending Catherine Pooler ink in it's a girl (pink) and glitz (gold). Once I was happy with it I chose this stencil by crafters workshop, which is one of my favourites and hasn't been used for a long time. I used a slightly darker pink called part dress over the stencil and then cut the hello and friend (dies by Tonic Studios) from my panel. I wasn't sure how I was going to raise the letters but in the end I decided on some craft foam. I haven't used it on my cards for ages because it isn't recyclable, but I still have some stock so thought it was worth using. I cut the words from some grey foam and mounted the panel on it too. After I had finished the card, I realised that I needn't have used it under the panel too as it made my card a bit thick, which meant a more expensive stamp, but at least it wasn't going abroad this month. In this country letters cost more to post if they are more than 5mm thick. This is a major reason why I keep most of my cards quite flat.
I spritzed the panel with some silver shimmer spray to add some interest, inked the edges with the darker pink and added 3 little gems. The cardbase is adorable scorable coated card, but it is kraft coloured. Not that you can see much of it.
I was very lucky to receive this gorgeous card from Gail in Canada. I love it. Thanks Gail.
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