Easy bold cards can really back a bunch, and when you combine bold colours with simple die-cutting you can make a card very quickly. I’m using the Altenew Watercolour markers to create a bold background very quickly and then combine this with some simple die-cutting from PinkFresh studios and this simple easy card came together in no time.
With this card, I ended up creating a mini-slimline card however you can easily use this method to create an A5 card or use the technique with other supplies to create larger cards.
PRODUCED AS PART OF MY DESIGN-TEAM WORK FOR BUMBLEBERRY PAPERCRAFTS - SEE END OF POST FOR MORE DETAILS
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Esay bold cards: creating the colour
Start off trimming a piece of Distress Watercolour cardstock to a 3.5x 5.5″ card panel. With the Altenew Watercolour Markers in the Fiesta collection, start adding colour in rainbow order down the panel. Overlap the colours and blend with the brush nibs.

Whilst the panel is drying, you can work on the sentiment. Die-cut the ‘You’ from the Sentiment Suite: You die out of black cardstock. Before die-cutting, make sure you add Altenew Double-sided adhesive sheets to the back to make it easier to adhere the die-cuts on top of one another.

In addition, heat emboss in white onto black card a sentiment from the Simple Sentiments You stamp set and fussy cut this out.
Esay bold cards: assembling the card
To finish the background, adhere the rainbow background to a mini slimline card base once the blending has dried. Next, die-cut the Essentials nested Chevron die from white card stock. To add this to the card base, add foam pads behind the die-cut and adhere to the card base.

To assemble the rest of the card, add the die-cut sentiment to the front of the card along with the heat embossed sentiment. Finally, embellish with a few Moonstones jewels from Lucy’s cards.

Supplies
Esay bold cards
Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you at these shops: Altenew (ALT), Scrapbook.com (SB), Hero Arts (HA), Picket Fence Studios (PF), My Favourite Things (MFT), Tonic Studios (TS UK/US), WOW! UK/US (WOW UK/US), and Craft Stash UK/US (CS UK/US).
All other shops are not affiliated links: Bumbleberry Papercrafts (BP)
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![]() Simply Sentiments – You stamp set – PinkFresh Studio Shop at: SB | BP | CM | ![]() Sentiment Suite: You Die – PinkFresh Studio Shop at: SB | BP | CM | ![]() Essentials: Nested Chevron Die – PinkFresh Studio Shop at: SB | BP |
![]() Watercolor Brush Makers – Tropical Fiesta – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP | ![]() WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) | ![]() WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink refill Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
![]() WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad & refill Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | ![]() Opaque Bright White -WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) | ![]() Black Cardstock – Concord & 9th Shop at: BP | CM |
![]() Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock Shop at: SB | BP | CM | ![]() Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Cardstock Shop at: BP | ![]() Distress Watercolor Cardstock – Ranger Shop at: SB |
![]() Original MISTI 2.0 – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | CPD | SB | HA | BP | CM | ![]() Double-sided adhesive sheets – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP | ![]() Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive – Tonic Studios Shop at: TS (UK) | TS (US) |
![]() Instant Dimension foam Tape – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP | ![]() WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version) Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) | ![]() WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version) Shop at: CPD | WOW (US) |
![]() Crafter’s Essential Bone Folder – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP | ![]() Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) | ![]() Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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This post was produced as part of my design team work for Bumbleberry Papercrafts have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Bumbleberry Papercrafts to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
2 thoughts on “Easy Bold card with simple die-cutting”
Striking card! Love the bold, graphic design!