Hello, Crafters.
I hope you’ve enjoyed a relaxing weekend. I watched some videos on YouTube yesterday and there were a couple of ideas I just had to share with you. Whilst I’m happy with the design of my card, I haven’t finished it off! I really don’t know how I managed it, but I have a very obvious black mark on the inside back of my card which goes right through to the back. It looks as if it has been resting on an open black pen but I haven’t used one all day. The only black I have used is Tuxedo Black Memento Ink but I don’t understand how I achieved this mark.
And even more frustrating, I can’t think of a way to cover it up or disguise it! Do you have any suggestions? Fortunately, by the time I saw the damage I had already completed as much as I needed to so I could share the two techniques with you. Until I decide how to rescue my card, I don’t want to add anything more if it’s going to be wasted!
Let’s talk techniques! The first one may not show up in the photographs – it does for me but that’s because I know it’s there! I wish you could see it in real life! I cut a top layer of Coastal Cabana and embossed it using the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder. Next using one of our Daubers together with our Whisper White Craft Ink I went over all the raised areas on the layer of cardstock!
The little embossed flowers really pop on the cardstock once they have been highlighted with White Ink! The first layer I did I was far too heavy-handed with it and it just looked as if I had sponged the whole layer with White Craft Ink. My second layer looks heaps better because I kept the white ink on the embossed flowers and not the lower unembossed area. Can you see what I mean when you look at the photographs?
The second technique refers to adhering Vellum to cardstock without having any glue showing through. I heat embossed the BIRTHDAYS ARE THE BEST DAYS sentiment, which is from the Beautiful Friendship Stamp Set, using White Embossing Powder on our fabulous Vellum Cardstock! I cut a strip that measured 1¾” and two inches wider than my top layer.
Needless to say, I used my Stamparatus to stamp on my Vellum. This really was a good idea because I had to go back and do it a second time. This was necessary because when I scored on the Vellum where I needed to fold, I forgot that I should be careful when scoring on vellum and cut straight through!
I was successful with my second attempt because I folded the ends round! The ends were adhered at the back using Fast Fuse – I still have some refills in my stash – and then I adhered the two layers on my Coastal Cabana card base using Tombow. I stamped, painted and die-cut three of the smallest peonies from the Prized Peony Stamp Set.
This was when I’d used the Black Memento Ink! I coloured the peonies using Just Jade and Purple Posy Stampin’ Blends. I put some Tombow under the Vellum where I was going to adhere the peonies so I knew Tombow wouldn’t be seen! It’s such a shame about the black mark because they are two great techniques I’ve shared with you and I was happy with the design of my card!
I will include both ideas in the future sometime because they are both well worth knowing about! Please see the last two photographs which show the extent of the black marks I told you about! If you do have any suggestions on how I can disguise them I’d love to hear. Alternatively, my plan is to cut the back off and adhere the front onto a larger card base!
That’s it from me today. I look forward to being back with you tomorrow. In the meantime please take care and stay safe. Happy crafting.
JanB. xx
Cardstock Layer Sizes: A4
Card base 8¼” x 5¾” scored and folded at 4 1/8”
Middle layer: 2 pieces 3 7/8” x 5½”
Top layer: 2 pieces 3¾” x 5 3/8”
Cardstock Layer Sizes: Letter-size
Card base 8½” x 5½” scored and folded at 4¼”
Middle layer: 2 pieces 4” x 5¼”
Top layer: 2 pieces 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”
Products used for this project: please click on any of the links to be taken to my 24/7 online Stampin’ Up! shop. The Hostess Code for JULY 2020 is 3SYQSWFB. Thank you. xx
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Oh Jan. I am so sorry but i have no idea on how to help. Sorry. Xx m
No worries, Mal. I think it’s beyond help apart from cutting the back off and adhering it on to a bigger card base! xx
I was going to.suggest cutting the back off before I finished reading. Beautiful card and just feel blessed that the mark ended up on the back and not the beautiful front. No one will ever know if you adhere the front to another piece of Cardstock. I really enjoy your videos and seeing your fabulous creations.😊
Many thanks, Martha. Yes, I think the back is passed redemption! xx
Just cut off the front, place it on another card, then use the back by timing off the black and sizing it down to use on something else. I wish we still had ink eradicators!
Many thanks, Nancy. I’ve not heard of Ink Eradicators – how did they work? xx
It was a product that would actually remove the ink, It was available into the 50’s.
Perhaps a small blossom with the stem wrapping over the top would cover the black mark? I do this all the time – have used an assortment of cover-ups which “embellish” the design. It’s part of the “one of a kind” production! Love the card and YOU for sharing… It’s lovely to see the new bee (Newbie?) with each creation…
Hi, Billie. I would never have thought about doing this. I’m certainly going to be looking into it! Many thanks. xx
I’m so sorry about the black mark on your card I’ve done it myself and if it was only on the inside of the card you could cover it up but because it’s also on the outside I can tell you what I’ve done in the past. There is a product called un-du remover and it should help remove your top layers so you can put it on a new piece of card stock. I hope this helps. You make some amazing cards and you inspire me. Good luck 😉 and keep making those beautiful cards.
Many thanks, Mona. I haven’t heard of this product so I’ll see if I can get hold of some – it sounds like a great product to have in the studio! xx
Stamp one of those pretty flowers……choose to color match or not……. hang it over your boo-boo with the two leaves hanging down on the inside but the single leaf on the back side…..adhere with glue. Position so 1/4 (thereabouts) is on the back and 3/4 of the flower is on the inside. Salvage accomplished, one useable card. GOOD LUCK
Many thanks, VLM. That’s an amazing idea. TFS! xx
Jan,
Could you cut off your front card panel and trim it down a little then glue it to another card base for a tone on tone look? Use the good part of back part of your base for die cutting or punching labels or cutting a smaller layer for another card.
Many thanks, Penny. I hadn’t thought about doing it as tone on tone – it’s a good idea! xx
That was my 1st thought also: cut the back off, cut the front down a bit and adhere to a white card base then it will look like it was suppose to be that many layers. Also, when you say you used white “craft ink”, what is that? Do you mean acrylic paint or is it something I don’t know about?
Many thanks Barbara. We sell White Craft Ink. It’s a pigment ink and does give you extra techniques you can add to your list of cardmaking skills. If you have a catalogue, look at page 147 product no. 20) Craft Stampin’ Pad & Refill 147277. It arrives uninked and it’s easy to add the ink from the re-inker bottle. xx
I’ve had accidents on the insides of cards and I’ve just cut the entire front of the card off and attached it to a new card base. It could be another color (maybe a color in the flowers that is the same size or a tiny bit bigger to show around the edges. Or, insert a piece of cardstock (the color of the flowers or white) inside the card and hide it. Nice techniques to try! Thank you!
Many thanks for your suggestions, Dawn. I certainly have a few options to try. xx
Maybe you could use a small punch; small enough so it won’t distract but large enough to remove the blotch. You could also use some Undo (or framing Adhesive remover) to release the WWCS from the card base. Then reattach it to another card base.
Many thanks, Susan. I will see if I can find some Undo. xx
Hi Jan, why not cut it off the front and put it directly on to a white card base (no border) or if you have Undo where you live, you can take the panel off and restick it to another Coastal Cabana card base. Undo you can buy from a local hardware shop and it unsticks the adhesive from the paper, it has saved me a number of times where my panel isn’t straight or got a smudge on it. Hugs Kerryn
Hi, Kerryn. I don’t know what undo so I assume we don’t have it but I will check it out! I like the idea of adhering the front to another card base without leaving an edge. Many thanks for your feedback. xx
Lovely Card, Jan. A shame to waste it. I have a couple of quick suggestions to deal with the ink blemish. I would emboss a couple of white strips of cardstock and colour the flowers blue or leave them white, and stick one on the front and one on the back, full card length. You could use the left inside for layering a greeting. I might add another peony on the right just to fill out the space. The other idea is to add a V fold pop up over the ink smudge and add a couple of peonies on either side. And the white embossed strip on the back. I often finish my cards with something on the back. Let the creativity flow.
Many thanks for your suggestions, Wanda. I love the idea about the V fold! I might give it a try! xx