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Geometric Design is a Winner for the Guys

Geometric Design Works for the Guys



In making another card for the guys, I turned to a set of Altenew stencils that when used together create a distinctive geometric design. The Deco Diamonds Stencil Set are part of a two-step stencil set and I selected Gina K. Designs dye ink cubes in Turquoise Sea and Sea Glass in separate steps to produce the geometric pattern. I felt the two colors would work well together but present a contrast as well. 


After stenciling I cut the panel down to 3.75" x 5.0". Then I cut silver glitter cardstock to 4.00" x 5.25 and adhered the stenciled panel to the glitter cardstock for a bright border. 

Next, using Cricut Design Space, I selected a text phrase, and added an 0.25 inches offset surrounding the text. I used the Cricut to cut the letters in black cardstock and the offset was cut from vellum. I adhered the die cut phrase to the vellum shadow layer using glue behind the letters to avoid the glue showing and then adhered both to the front of the card panel . 

Gluing the word phrase "Stay hopeful" to the center of the card in landscape orientation and surrounding the first and last letters with silver gems added the final touches. Finally, I adhered all to the front of an A2 card. Following the suggestions of the instructor from the Altenew course, "For The Guys" I found that geometric patterns are a good source of inspiration for guy cards.






 

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