Fast Friday - Writing on Dark Cardstock

It's Fast Friday once again. Time flies. Remember those "Create a Flower" kits that Stampin' Up had last year in the catalog? I needed a fast card, so once again I pulled them out. Leftover Simply Scrappin' Kits or other stickers or diecuts are also handy to have on hand. Add a scrap of cs on the left side of the card, stamp a simple message, & then punch it out with the Word Window Punch. After adhering those, layer on the flower stickers - easy peasy!



The title of today's post is "Writing on Dark Cardstock"......yes, you can write the inside message on a dark colored card with a Uniball white gel pen. However, there's another alternative. Cut a piece of white or vanilla cs to adhere on the inside of the card. That way, you never have to avoid making cards with dark cs. What size should the inside cs be? The general rule of thumb is to cut that layer usually one quarter to one half inch smaller than the card itself. So, if a card is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (standard A2 size), then cut the inside white cs at 4" x 5 1/4". The same thing applies to the front of a card - if you want a card front to have a narrow margin/frame around it, such as the card in this prior post http://lahinks.blogspot.com/2009/05/fast-friday-stampin-up-printed-window.html, cut a contrasting or coordinating cs to be one quarter inch or one half inch smaller than the card. If you want the border on the front of the card to be one half inch, then cut that cs layer at 3 3/4" x 5". This is simple stuff, yet good information to know.

C you tomorrow with a scrapbook layout.

Linda