You Rock-Card Tutorial #6

     Hi friends!  Today we are going to take a look at how changes colors and patterns can alter the entire feel of a card.  The card today shares the same basic layout as this card from earlier this month, but the feel is completely different.  I recently took my first trip to Tuesday Morning and let me just say, it was a memorable one.  Three hours after I entered,  I emerged from the store with heavy bags and a light wallet.  Over the next few weeks I'm sure I'll be incorporating my new products, and I'm sure many more trips to Tuesday Morning will be in my future.  What can I say?  I'm just a sucker for sales, especially sales on my favorite types of things.  Today's card is entirely composed of products I purchased on my excursion. Let's get down to business (to defeat the huns)!

I love how this glitter shows up completely differently in different lights

     To begin, I cut and scored a piece of Bazzill Basics paper to make a standard size, top-folding card.  To match this bright piece, I pulled out my We R Memory Keepers Groovy paper pack.  I knew I wanted to work with three patterns, so I pulled out a few and began playing with them.  I finally decided to run the striped piece through my BigKick with a circle die to create a peek-a-boo effect.

The bare bones of the layout

     I knew I wanted to use some of my new dimensional letters from Momenta, so I searched for a sentiment I loved and settle on 'you rock'.

Placing the stickers after I marked out where each should go

     I decided to place 'rock' on a banner to keep it from getting lost in the shuffle.  After I had the letters on, I decided they needed a little pizzazz; enter Stickles.  Initially, I only intended to glitter (yes, I'm using glitter as a verb) the second word, but in the end I smothered 'you' as well.

I loved how the glitter ended up reflecting green, blue and yellow. It matched the card perfectly!

     It was at this point that I caved to my routine and added a white twine bow and stitching lines to the card.  What can I say, old habits die hard.  To accentuate the peek-a-boo business, I adhered the entire top portion of the card with (a copious amount of) foam tape.

You could say I'm a little paranoid about things coming unglued

     Once that was adhered, I simply added another layer of Stickles to the letters and presto! Card complete!

The finished magic

          This sentiment is super versatile and I think this card could be perfect for birthdays, thank yous, graduations, you name it!  Thank you so much for stopping by, and good luck in all your crafty endeavors.

estimated time: 30 minutes