I Am The Resurrection

Another card for Pastor Dan and his wife Connie.
The scripture is John 11:25 and has been created
in PSP X. It was cut out with a Spellbinder's Label die
and layered over black card stock. I used
the Perfect Layers ruler to get the border even
all the way around, then rounded the corners
with a corner punch. The rounded corner fits
nicely withe the round corner on the label,
pulling the whole together.

The base of the card was craft color card stock.
The top third was stamped with VersaMark ink using B-Lines net
background stamp. It was embossed with clear embossing powder.

The bottom two thirds is black card stock that has been
embossed using an argyle embossing folder.
In the center, dividing the two patterns is a
"ribbon" of scrapbook paper layered over black
card stock. This paper came from the
Everyday Kraft stack by Paper Studio.

This basic design is called "Thirds Cards"
by our Wild Women of the West Stampers group.
The principle behind it is the "odd" number rule.
Placement of objects in any layout, be it
paper, flower arrangements, store displays,
or hanging pictures is usually more pleasing
to the eye if they are in odd number.
1, 3, 5, 7 etc. Try it and see.

Birthday Greetings

This design is the portrait version of a "Thirds" card.
The upper white portion has been embossed in the
dotted Swiss Cuttlebug A2 folder.
I am not sure of the brand of the delicate design
punch that was used on the black "ribbon".
DCWV is responsible for the black and cream
dotted paper on the bottom third of the card.

Using The Leftovers

Where are the leftovers? It's the dividing "ribbon between the prints. This is another "Thirds Card". A classic design. The one third, two thirds division is for some reason very pleasing to the eye.

Papers by DCWV. Scripture stamp from Our Daily Bread Designs and label die from Spellbinders.

Classic Thirds Card

This is a classic thirds card. One thirds of the card is one design and the two thirds is another design. The "ribbon" dividing the two can be anything narrow.

In this case these scrapbook papers are from DCWV LaCreme stack. The ribbon is from a page of striped patterns. The bottom two thirds is a flocked piece.

Placing some kind of embellishment on the ribbon adds to the card. I have used monograms, medallions, buckles or silk flowers. There are many more accents that could be used.