Inkstability: Free As A Bird Herringbone

One of my team members organised a card for us to make at our team meeting this month. It used the herringbone technique and this is the card I made.

Card Measurements

Card base: 29.7cm x 10.5cm scored at 14.9cm and folded

1st layer: 14.5cm x 10cm

Inner layer: 14.5cm x 10cm

Scrap for sentiment, image and to cover 1st layer in strips

Instructions

Cut 9 x 1cm wide strips of DSP in two different colours
Apply Tombow to cover the front of the 1st layer
Make two triangles by placing one strip diagonally across the 1st layer
Using the same colour, place another strip at 90° angle to first one making 2 more triangles
Using same colour repeat last step but on other side of first strip
Using 2nd colour, place strips on two sides of each of the four triangles
Using 1st colour, place strips on two sides of each of the four triangles
Repeat last two steps, alternating colours until all the 1st layer is completely covered
Trim strip excess off 1st layer
Adhere 1st layer to front of card base
Stamp image on scrap using memento
Colour image using water painters and ink
Die cut image using Snail dies
Using Stampin' Blends, colour edge of die cut image to match card base
Adhere image to front of card base using dimensionals
Stamp sentiment on scrap using versamark
Heat set sentiment using gold embossing powder
Die cut/punch sentiment
Adhere sentiment to matting
Adhere matted sentiment to front of card base using dimensionals
Stamp image/s on inner layer using card base colour
Adhere inner layer to inside back of card base