Lattice Card

Hiya, Crafters! Thanks for stopping by. I hope everyone is having a good start to their day. It had been a busy weekend as my husband's grandparents and little cousin came for a visit. It was great to see them. Today I was inspired to make a lattice card for my husband's maternal grandmother. I wanted to send her something to brighten her day.

Here's what you'll need:

• Cardstock cut to 6 1/2 x 10"; scored at 5".
• Two (2) pieces of cardstock cut to 4 3/4 x 6 1/4"
• Patience
• Double sided tape
• Paper trimmer 
• Scissors
• Versamark
• Embossing powder and heat tool
• Sponges
• Stamping and die cutting tools

Let's get started. If you have to write anything on the back of the base card do it now.  Take your 4 3/4 x 6 1/4" piece of cardstock and cut out the center. I used the largest rectangle in the Spellbinders Nestabilities Scallop Large Rectangle. Next you will be cutting many strips of cardstock to make the lattice behind the opening. I cut mine close to 1/4", but yours can be as thick or thin as you like. Around the rectangle I surrounded it with tape, use the strongest that you have. Then arrange the strips of card diagonally, or horizontally, over the cut out shape.

Once you've got that done, gently weave the rest of the strips going in the opposite direction.

Don't worry about the excess, you can trim those off with scissors once you're done.

You'll want to attach this to your base card once it's been cleaned up. The reason why I did is because it was starting to stick to the paper when I applied pressure. Then decorate as you like. The effect I did with the flowers is that I stamped them with versamark, poured clear embossing powder over the image. Once I set the powder, I sponged over the image with ink. Sometimes I used multiple inks for a cool blending effect. Once that was done, I went over it again with a clean part of my sponge so that the embossed lines would pop more. I used make up sponges.

That's it. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. I also hope your crafting is not interrupted with tornado sirens like mine was. Thanks for popping by, Crafters. See ya soon!