Inked Messages Inspiration | Message in a Bottle Card with Gemma
Posted by Spellbinders Team on August 11, 2018

Inked Messages Inspiration | Message in a Bottle Card with Gemma

Hello everyone, this is Gemma from mygirllollipop.com. It's my last day on the Spellbinders blog, sharing projects highlighting the Inked Messages Collection by Stephanie Low. Here’s a link to my Day 1 and Day 2 posts, in case you missed them.

Spellbinders Inked Messages Collection by Stephanie Low - Inspiration | Message in a Bottle Card with Gemma featuring SDS-145 Message In A Bottle #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking

My card today features the Message in a Bottle stamp and die set, perfect for sending a message to someone special. I began with the wave background, using masking tape to create a rectangle on a card base. I then placed a scallop stencil over the rectangle and blended on colour with distress oxide inks. I love the look of these abstract waves

Spellbinders Inked Messages Collection by Stephanie Low - Inspiration | Message in a Bottle Card with Gemma featuring SDS-145 Message In A Bottle #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking

Next, I stamped the bottle image on to a piece of vellum with versafine onyx black ink, before heat embossing it with clear embossing powder. I stamped the scroll image on white card, along with a sentiment. I added some light colouring with cool grey copics, then I die cut it with the coordinating die.

Spellbinders Inked Messages Collection by Stephanie Low - Inspiration | Message in a Bottle Card with Gemma featuring SDS-145 Message In A Bottle #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking

I adhered the vellum bottle to the card with liquid glue, then used some foam tape to add the scroll over the top. Some sparkling clear sequins are a perfect finishing touch.

Spellbinders Inked Messages Collection by Stephanie Low - Inspiration | Message in a Bottle Card with Gemma featuring SDS-145 Message In A Bottle #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking

Spellbinders Supplies:

Other Supplies:

Altenew Scallop Builder stencil; Distress Oxide inks (peacock feathers and broken china); Winnie and Walter Sentimental Birthday; Pretty Pink Posh Clear Sparkling sequins; Copic Markers C0 & C1; Vellum; WOW Clear Gloss embossing powder; Versafine Onyx Black ink; MFT Extreme Black hybrid ink. Thank you so much for joining me this week. I’ve enjoyed sharing my projects with you all. A big thank you to the Spellbinders team for inviting me to guest design with them. Have a fabulous day.

Spellbinders Inked Messages Collection by Stephanie Low - Inspiration | Message in a Bottle Card with Gemma featuring SDS-145 Message In A Bottle #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #cardmaking

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