September 2, 2009

This card features the spotlighting technique. To accomplish this look, simply stamp your focal image 2 times. Color one of the images, then punch out a shape to your liking from the colored image, mount it on coordinating cardstock, then use mouting tape to mount this over the top of the black and white image, where it belongs. The base of the card is the standard 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". The 1" x 5 1/2" pink across the middle was stamped with a Stampin Up wheel and pink ink. It was mounted on a 1 1/2" x 5 1/2" strip of black. The Hello tag began as a black tag punched with my sizzix sidekick using cuttlebug dies. I cut the same tag 3 times (1 each of black, pink, and white), then using my scissors, cut each succeeding layer slightly smaller than the previous one. This focal image is from Stampin Up and measures 2 3/8" x 2 7/8". My daughters love the overall look of this card!