Cardmaking Inspiration | You've Got Game Card
Posted by Spellbinders Team on February 05, 2018

Cardmaking Inspiration | You've Got Game Card

Hello Spellbinders’ fans! Welcome back to our Cardmaking Inspiration series! We hope you’ve been enjoying these mini posts sharing simple cardmaking ideas and step by step instructions on how to make them! Today we’re sharing a card suitable for a gamer created with the help of our Die-Lite dies.

Cardmaking Inspiration | You've Got Game Card by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders. Using: S3-310​ ​You've​ ​Got​ ​Game​, S5-330​  ​Lunette Arched​ ​Borders​ dies. #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #diecutting #handmadecard #gamercard #papercrafting

Project created by in-house designer Yana Smakula

Cardmaking Inspiration | You've Got Game Card by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders. Using: S3-310​ ​You've​ ​Got​ ​Game​, S5-330​  ​Lunette Arched​ ​Borders​ dies. #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #diecutting #handmadecard #gamercard #papercrafting

Step By Step Instructions:

We have a full set of step by step instructions describing how to create this card.
  • Create​ ​A2​ ​top​ ​folding​ ​card​ ​base​ ​out​ ​of​ ​white​ ​cardstock.
  • Cut​ ​patterned​ ​paper​ ​to​ ​4 x 5​ ​¼”,​ ​foam​ ​mount​ ​onto​ ​the​ ​card.
  • Die-cut computer screen and “You’ve Got Game” out of black cardstock. Die-cut Hand Controller out​ ​silver​ ​foil​ ​cardstock.
  • Die-cut negative squares using Lunette Arched Borders die out of various colors of cardstock. Adhere​ ​squares​ ​onto​ ​Computer​ ​to​ ​imitate​ ​Tetris.​ ​Foam​ ​mount​ ​computer​ ​onto​ ​the​ ​card.
  • Add double sided sticky sheets onto both sides of white fun foam. Die-cut Hand Controller and “You’ve Got Game”. Adhere cardstock die cuts onto fun foam. Foam mount onto the card. Alternatively,​ ​just​ ​foam​ ​mount​ ​pieces​ ​onto​ ​the​ ​card.
  • Embellish​ ​bottom​ ​of​ ​the​ ​card​ ​using​ ​more​ ​squares​ ​to​ ​mimic​ ​Tetris​ ​shapes.
  • Stamp “Dude” in black ink onto white cardstock. Cut into a strip, add a comma using black pen. Foam​ ​mount​ ​onto​ ​the​ ​card.

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Cardmaking Inspiration | You've Got Game Card by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders. Using: S3-310​ ​You've​ ​Got​ ​Game​, S5-330​  ​Lunette Arched​ ​Borders​ dies. #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #diecutting #handmadecard #gamercard #papercrafting

Spellbinders Supplies:

OTHER SUPPLIES:

Silver​ ​Foil​ ​Cardstock;​ ​My​ ​Colors​ ​Cardstock:​ ​White​ ​Smoke,​ ​Hunter​ ​Green,​ ​Tropical​ ​Sea,​ ​Pale​ ​Aqua, Black​ ​Suede;​ ​Neenah​ ​Solar​ ​White​ ​110​ ​LB​ ​cardstock; White​ ​Fun​ ​Foam; Ken​ ​Oliver​ ​Stick​ ​It​ ​Double​ ​Sided​ ​Sticky​ ​Sheets; Versafine​ ​Onyx​ ​Black​ ​Ink​ ​Pad; Patterned​ ​Paper:​ ​Echo​ ​Park​ ​Rock​ ​A​ ​Bye​ ​Baby​ ​6x6​ ​Paper​ ​Pad; Simon​ ​Says​ ​Stamp​ ​Hello​ ​You​ ​Clear​ ​Stamp​ ​Set; Glue.

Cardmaking Inspiration | You've Got Game Card by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders. Using: S3-310​ ​You've​ ​Got​ ​Game​, S5-330​  ​Lunette Arched​ ​Borders​ dies. #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #diecutting #handmadecard #gamercard #papercrafting

Thank you for joining us today, friends! We hope you like this project and will give this idea a try! If you do, please share your project photos on social media and tag us so we can see! Have fun die-cutting!

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