CCEE 1222 - Paper Piercing

For Charlene's last challenge for the month of May, she chose a good one -- paper piercing.  Her exact words were:  "make paper piercing the focus of your card."  I like this technique because you can make it simple or give it a flare!  I chose to give it a flare and use a Spellbinders Pierceabilities die to create a pretty pattern on what would otherwise be a simple CAS card.

I cut the edge off my white cardstock with one of the dies from the Ric Rac Scalloped Pierceabilities set and then I pierced the pattern.  I cut the cardstock back by another inch and then scored it at 4 1/4", which made the front piece much shorter than the back.  I then cut a piece of blue cardstock and pierced just one section of the pattern and glued it to the white.  I used a blue marker to trace the opening.  Because of Charlene's directive to make the piercing the focus, I added just a simple sentiment.

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Stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers - Oopsy Daisy
Paper:  Mark's Finest Papers - Snow Storm Smooth, Bang Up Blue
Ink:  Memento Bahama Blue (inkpad and marker)
Accessories:  Spellbinders Ric Rac Scalloped Pierceabilities