QUICKIE BRILLIANCE CELEBRATE CARD RECIPE

Skill Level: Easy                      Card Size: A2 Quickie

Happy March 1st everyone! Spring is just around the corner now, and with spring comes graduation parties, honors & achievements ceremonies, birthdays and more, so today's recipe is for a basic quickie card that will cover it all! See "ideas" below the recipe for tips on personalizing this card for your upcoming celebrations.

INGREDIENTS:

White CS: A2 Card (4 1/4" x 5 1/2" after folding) & 2 1/2" x 3 3/4"

Black CS: 4" x 5 1/4" & 2 1/4" x 3 1/2"

Brilliance Ink Pad - Pearlescent Orchid

Black Ink (for inside verse)

Celebration Stamps (by TAC)

Adhesive

DIRECTIONS:

1. In the center of smaller piece of black CS, stamp "It's your day to celebrate" with Brilliance Ink, then attach to smaller white piece of CS.

2. On larger piece of black CS, randomly stamp swirly designs with Brilliance ink, then attach matted phrase from step 1 in the center of this piece.

3. Attach to A2 card front, and stamp phrase with black ink inside card (not shown).

Note -  Brilliance pearlescent  inks look best on dark cardstock - it makes the ink "pop" and really gives your work a "rich" look - choose darker colored cardstocks when designing your card!

IDEAS: I chose my colors for a very specific reason - they are the recipient's favorite colors! When choosing a color scheme for your card, think about the following;
Graduation - what are the school's colors? Use those colors!
Birthday - what are recipient's favorite colors? Use those colors!
Remember to choose darker colors of CS when using brilliance pearlescent ink!

Also, if you have small die cuts that match the occasion, incorporate those into this card! For example, you could add a graduation cap die cut to a graduation card, balloons to a birthday card, etc.  Don't be afraid to play around with ideas -  get CREATIVE!!

As always, I hope I've helped to inspire your creativity today! I'd love to hear from you and see what you've come up with! Happy stamping, smiles, Laura