You're How Old? Card by May Guest Designer Adam Karle

It's the first Monday of May today and we are welcoming our May Guest Designer, Adam Karle! We have been enjoying his fun and creative cards on instagram and can't wait to share what he creates this month using our products! Adam will be back each Monday for the month of May with a new project! Keep reading to find out more about him today and to check out his first project below.

Hi, my name is Adam and I have been a crafter specializing in cards for more than six years. I am always trying new and different products to stretch my creativity often resulting in new designs and products. When I am not crafting I am playing with my two spoiled fur babies. I am inspired by travel and nature. I am looking forward to sharing my work with you. Please follow me on instagram at ark513 to see more of my work.

Hi all, this is Adam and I am a guest designer for the month of May. I enjoy making cards and tend toward clean and simple as my main style.  I hope you enjoy what I create and follow me each Monday this month.  I am very excited to share my creations with you.

I like to start my cards by stamping, coloring (with Copic Markers) and cutting my focal images. These are from the Neigh Stamp Set by Newton’s Nook Designs.

Now I decide on the card size and what I want the background to look like. I will be making this card a 5”x7” with multiple layers.  I wanted the background to look like a pasture so I cut several shades of green card stock in a swooping manner to resemble hills.

The next layer is a layer 2 in light gray with score lines every ½” to resemble ship lap boards.  I blended gray around the edges to age the layer.

The final layer is the card base with the outside edge ink blended in dark brown.  The paper is faux wood grain.

Now to the assembling of the pieces and layers, I stamped some grass onto the pasture layer and added a white horse rail fence.  Then I decided this layer needed some of the faux wood as a frame.

Added a few embellishing butterflies from the Butterflies Stencil Set which is the Newton’s Nook layered stencil.

I added a sentiment from the Neigh Stamp Set and a few sequins to complete the card.  I hope you enjoy creating your version of this fun card for the horse lover in your life.  

For more inspiration please follow me on instagram at www.instagram.com/ark513.

-Adam