Tutorial Tuesday - Bargello Style

Good morning, and welcome to Sunflower and Dragonflies' Tutorial Tuesday. Today I have bargello style for you. You may recall that I posted a bargello tutorial a while back. This one is a little different, and just as lovely, which is why I am compelled to post another bargello style tutorial for you. Enjoy!

Supplies:
One very large stamp, or two medium size stamps
White embossing powder
VersaMark
Heat gun (not shown)
Sponge
Glossy cardstock
Variety of ink pads (not shown)
Gold Leaf pen (not shown)

Stamp image with VersaMark on the left side of your cardstock.

Stamp image, once again, with VersaMark on the right side, leaving little, or no, seam in between.

Heat emboss.

Sponge colour on cardstock, over top of embossed areas.

Continue sponging colour until your whole area is covered. Now let's pretend I have a photo showing you that I cut my image into thin strips, as seen below. Writing this tutorial I discovered I neglected to take a photo of that step. I probably got side-tracked grabbing another cup of coffee.

The cardstock on the left is the cardfront of my card. I chose to have my bargello strips placed across in the direction shown here. The card on the right represents the width of my card. The card on the right should be cut to the width of your card, and a height slightly smaller than the area that will be taken up by the strips of paper. Place three strips of double-sided tape as shown in this photo.

Stagger your strips and place on cardstock that has the double sided tape.

Turn bargello piece over and generously cover with white glue.

Place bargello strip onto your cardstock and roll brayer over top to ensure a good bond.

Edge card with gold leaf pen.

Your card is now complete.

Other uses for Bargello:

- Use on 3 x 3 gift cards
- Cheque book cover
- Frame your bargello card
- Use to decorate a trinket box
- Journal cover