Basket Card

 Hi!  I decided this morning to join the latest Online Card Class called Crushing on Cardstock.  I  then watched the Day 1 videos and toddled off to my craft room to make a card inspired by Caly Person's weaving cards.

It's coming up to Father's Day here in New Zealand (I think it's next weekend) so I decided to go a bit masculine and make a card for my dad.  I googled basket weaving patterns and found this one which was easy to do.  Unfortunately it was really hard to die-cut after I'd put it together and some of the rows slipped out of alignment, which I didn't see until I was editing the photos.  Oh well, I'm sure my dad will like it anyways.

The weaving was created with Neenah Desert Storm cardstock die-cut into thin strips and then woven.  The frame was die-cut three times from Ocean Tides cardstock and stacked together, as was the "Dad" word.  I white-embossed the sentiment and added that with foam tape.  It looked a bit bare so I finished with some black enamel dots cascading from the top left to the bottom right.

Thanks for visiting!  The thing I love about this hobby is that there is always something new to learn.

I'm also playing along with Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies challenge.

Products used:

Stamps:  All About Dad (MFT)

Ink:  Versamark

Cardstock:  White, Desert Storm (Neenah), Ocean Tides (PTI), Black Licorice (MFT)

Dies:  Slim Stripes (Pinkfresh Studio), Park Avenue (Mama Elephant), Dad (MFT)

Accessories:  White EP, Black Enamel Dots

Cheers

Karren