I have never been a "pink" person, so the fact I've reached for pink in making my last four or five cards has me both mystified, and a little apprehensive... Can one all of a sudden turn "girly girl" at forty-six?
Anywho, one of these pink kick creations has its roots in an old Technique Junkies tutorial called "Mono Mosaics." I followed the basics, then deviated...
Cardworks:
Per the original instructions, (4) 1-1/4" cardstock strips (in this case white) were each repeatedly stamped in black with a different image/design.**
Strips were then cut into squares.
Next, these 1-1/4" squares were arranged onto larger panels as follows --
(4), one of each design, onto a 3-1/4" square.
(8), two of each design, around the perimeter of the card base.
Note: I stuck to square configurations, but obviously, many different layout and layering variations exist.
Tip: Trying to line up the individual squares evenly is a bit, well... trying, so here's a solution -- Apply short lengths of cellophane tape over the back side of the seams. Squares can then be positioned onto larger panels as a unit. Much, much easier!
Now for the SusanT deviation -- Instead of stamping a solid image over the center of the 4-square panel, I used a stamped and colored cut-out -- In this case the cut out image** was first embossed, colored with markers, edged (see June 19 post), and had dimensional glaze applied to the image's center.
**smART rubber used on this card -- FL-02 Sprigs (catalog pg. 1), BG-09 Screen (pg.10), Swirls from ACCENTS #6 (pg. 44), Script from WD-127 One Smile (pg. 61), and Flower from WD-87 Delight/Bliss/Pleasure (pg. 52).
And, okay, I'll admit it, "pink" is pretty, but I absolutely refuse to get any "girly-ier." So, if you see me reach for the lace, I beg of you, please kick me.
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