Card Making: Exemplary Living

We are making yet another card specifically aimed at teenagers today. This time it is one that is meant to inspire an already inspirational young soul. Many teens today are activists on bigger or smaller scale, sacrificing time and effort on behalf of others, or our planet. Today's card is in recognition of such actions, and to motivate them to continue their efforts - reinforcing the idea that it is not going unnoticed.

We start the card on one of these index cards.

I then use my Sharpie Markers to colour diagonally across the card.

When I get about halfway, I change direction.

All of the warm colours run in one direction, while the cold colours run in the opposite direction.

I then cut coordinating paper in rectangles.

I put a tag die in the Sizzix cutting plates.

I run the papers through the Sizzix.

Next, I sandwich the tags between the accompanying Sizzix embossing folder.

This is what the tags look like when I am done.

I stencil a pattern onto the tags with a sponge dauber and Ranger's Adirondack ink pads.

I use different colours for the stenciling.

More colours are added.

Even more colours are added.

I then tape the tags in place with double-sided tape.

I use an eyelet setter by Memory Keepers to set en eyelet in the tags.

To to this, you need to put an eyelet in the hole. then position the eyelet setter on the wrong side over the eyelet.

Hammer the back of the eyelet setter lightly to set the eyelet in place.

I then ran some ribbon through the eyelet.

I added more double-sided tape to secure the tags to the index card.

I used a Faber Castell True Gel pen to write the sentiment on the card.

I then made a fabric flower from petals secured with a spit pin.

I glued this to the card with Tombow glue.

The index card was not done.

I decided to mount this on plain white cardboard.

I used a bone folder to fold an A4 sheet of cardboard in half.

I matted the index card on black paper.

I used Washi tape to add a border for the card.

That was all that was needed to make this fun card.

You can watch a compilation video of the above steps on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/GXE6qKSN1xg

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