How to use black & white paper and a color for a quick card

Hello Everyone – wait until you see how to use black & white paper and a color for a quick card in today’s post!

This card was so easy but so cute! Look at how the cute flowers add just the right touch to the black and white pattern paper. I love combining patterns and this pattern paper makes it easy. Check out how quick this card comes together.

This card was so easy to put together! Love the clean and simple look. Don't miss how to use black & white paper and a color for a quick card.

Basic Black

Basic White

Tahitian Tide

Have you seen the great patterns in this paper collection? The Perfectly Penciled pattern paper makes it easy to combine the papers for a great card.

So you can see the papers I used on my card, here is a close up with some other details included.

Those cute little flowers were perfect for decorating the inside of the card and envelope.

I love those clean and simple flowers. They make creating this card was so easy to put together! Love the clean and simple look. Don't miss how to use black & white paper and a color for a quick card.

Black and white is a great way to make a card when you are in a creative slump. This card uses some black and white pattern paper along with Highland Heather. This card uses the same flower in a different color for another great black and white idea.

Measurements for how to use black & white paper and a color for a quick card

Card Base: Tahitian Tide 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″
Basic Black: 4″ x 5 1/4″
Tahitian Tide: scrap for stamping and punching
Perfectly Penciled pattern paper: striped pattern 7/8″ x 5 1/4″ and small flower pattern 7/8″ x
5 1/4″

Let’s make it!

affix all stamps to blocks
fold and burnish the card base
glue the small flower pattern paper to the bottom of the black panel leaving about 1/8″ from the bottom
add the striped pattern paper above the small flower pattern leaving about 1/8″ between them
attach a strip of the Tahitian Tide metallic ribbon to the top of the black panel about 1/2″ from the top and securing the ribbon using Tear & Tape
add the black panel to the card base
stamp the small flower from Flowers of Friendship onto Tahitian Tide using Memento Tuxedo Black 3 times
use the coordinating punch to punch them out
add the flowers to the left hand side of the card base using glue dots and dimensionals – see photo above for placement
use a small rhinestone for the center of each flower
tie a bow with the Tahitian Tide ribbon and adhere it to the ribbon strip at the top on the right hand side with a glue dot

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