Artistically Inked – Happy Birthday

I have a very different card for you today.  Just stamps, ink and paper but it carries a bright fun punch of color.

I am a fan of black and white.  I also like the art of Zentangling.  I must confess I look more at the awesomeness out there than really doing it myself.  However, some simple patterns pop out and I think they would work really well for cardmaking.

The current colors suggested by the Paper Player Challenge (#586) are favorites.  Pink, Yellow and Blue could go soft and pretty or, as in my card, pack a wallop!  Especially paired with Black as a neutral.

Wasn’t really sure what I was going to make with these colors until I came across the Paper Craft Crew Challenge (#466) to create with Mosaics.

Light bulb!  Shapes, Zentangle, and Color…

Here is the result:

Steps:

• Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Coastal Caban cardstock.
• Accent Panel: (3½” x 4¼”) Basic White cardstock.
  • The sentiment, Happy Birthday, from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped with Versamark ink and heat-set with White Embossing Powder.
• Focal Image – Zentangle Square Tiles: (4¾” x 3”) Basic White cardstock.
  • A larger piece of cardstock was marked off in a slanted (¾”) square grid pattern using a ruler and a pencil to lightly create the pattern.
  • The grid pattern was filled in with color using the (¾”) Square stamp from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set.  Polished Pink, Coastal Cabana and Daffodil Delight.
  • Using the Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker, the Square Tiles were dissected in to four (4) smaller Squares by hand.  (Did not use a ruler)
  • A little Rectangle was drawn in with the Marker at the cross point and filled in with the Dark Basic Black Stampin’ Blend.
  • Using the Blend, the Square Tiles were delineated, by hand, to have a darker, thicker outline.
  • The cardstock was then trimmed to the size used on the card.

What a fun birthday card! Creating Zentangle patterns can be very meditative and I really enjoyed creating the grid pattern with these wonderful colors.

Thanks for spending some of your time with me today.   Cheers,  Jolanda!

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