Thursday, 6 July 2023

Bridge Card Celebration

 Hi and welcome to our newest sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches where this week I am the hostess.  I designed my sketch as a way to encourage me to make a fun-fold card - specifically a bridge card.  If you are unfamiliar with bridge cards check out Jennifer McGuire's Bridge Card Video.  I'll wait 😄



I went a bit rogue with the centre panel but when I found this NBUS hot foil and die set, I really wanted to use it, so I did.  The background is hot-foiled and stenciled with green shades and then cut into panels to fit the card base.  


I then foiled, coloured and die-cut the floral images as well as the diamond frame which is popped up on the diamond background.  The sentiment is a reverse hot-foiled sentiment from Pink Fresh.


This was really quite an easy fun-fold so maybe I should venture into more card designs that aren't your standard A2.  Thanks for visiting.  Please head over and check out the gorgeous cards made by the design team.




Products used:

Cardstock:  White
Ink:  Iced Spruce Distress Ink, Wintergreen, Sage, Martini (Catherine Pooler)
Dies:  Diamond Floral Frame,  Geometric Optical Background (Spellbinders), Wonderful Sentiments (Pink Fresh)
Accessories:  Copper Hot Foil, Black Hot Foil, Copics, Geometric Optical Background Stencils (Spellbinders)

Cheers
Karren

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13 comments:

  1. Jacquie Southas6 July 2023 at 04:19

    I'm in love with this bridge card technique, Karren! Your design with the foiling and stenciling is so lovely and elegant.

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  2. I Card Everyone6 July 2023 at 05:44

    I have only made one 'fun fold' card - a shadow box might qualify? Your beautiful card makes me very curious to try one, Karren!
    =]

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  3. Faith A at Daffodil Cards6 July 2023 at 06:53

    What a gorgeous card and fabulous take on the sketch. Love the fold and the diamond shape and flowers, with all the gold foiling.
    Faith x

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  4. Linda Callahan6 July 2023 at 10:24

    I have no words for this gorgeous card! I am in awe at the backgrounds you create - I wouldn't know where to start! My card looks like the circus came to town but I had fun trying to make it happen! I still miss Fusion because you always made me streeeettttcccch......

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  5. Lisa Elton6 July 2023 at 12:39

    I've never seen a bridge card, but yours is marvelous! So very pretty, Karren!

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  6. Nancy6 July 2023 at 13:17

    This is stunning, Karren! I have been on your blog for ten minutes at least just staring at it. I do have a question. How did you do the background stenciling? I didn't know the Spellbinders foil plate came with a stencil. It looks incredible! I am so impressed!

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  7. Dawn T6 July 2023 at 19:40

    stunning Karren. This is such a fun technique - and yours is so elegant. Love it!

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  8. Kim S6 July 2023 at 23:47

    I love your beautiful use of the bridge card idea! Such a lovely background you created and I love all of the golden accents.

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  9. Claire7 July 2023 at 22:36

    An absolute stunner Karren - love that stencilled background! Will have to try a bridge card...always been a bit lazy when it comes to fun-fold cards!

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  10. kiwimeskreations8 July 2023 at 11:34

    Simply exquisite, Karren
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  11. paper bag create8 July 2023 at 14:52

    Gorgeous card!!! Love the green with the golds and love the fun fold! Thanks for the inspiration. :)

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  12. Jeanne H9 July 2023 at 07:03

    I too love this card with the green and gold. Have this die so I'd better get busy! tfs

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  13. Amy O11 July 2023 at 13:08

    Definitely a WOW card! That stenciled background and the foiling are just amazing. Thanks for the great sketch and the lesson on a different fold.

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