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Hi! Love this card. Do you find that the cardstock used is thick enough to make the card base? I have some MME doublesided 12x12 cardstock and feel that it is not strong enough on it's own. Would be interested to know what you think. 

The ideal weight for Gap Cards, I would say, it is between 220gsm-240gsm, not too thin not to thick, if it is too thick or heavy then the elements will struggle to hold it together, if it is too thin then the whole card will be flimsy.  

Bazzill and Coredinations weight is around 220 gsm. Actually it is harder to make gap cards with heavy cardstock- anything over 270gsm. but it all depends also on the size of the card and the weight of the gap elements. My Minds Eye papers are not always the same weight.  

The weight of the My Minds Eye varies depending on collections. Some of them, such as Pretty Please, Bloom, Grow and Be Loved, are around 160 gsm give or take, and that is indeed too thin to make the blank card base. My favorite papers are from the Penny Lane Collection and the Quite Contrary as well as some old collections such as Wild Asparagus, all of which are much thicker, around 210-220gsm, and they are absolutely fine for those cards even the gear one which is 5 x 6" when finished. 

So, here you another sample of a Gap card using as base a Quite Contrary paper from MME. 

This time the Gap follows the pattern of the paper at an angle. The B is from the Serif essentials and the branches are from the Flowers, Branches and Leaves Sizzlits set. I would like to point out that die cuts as intricate as those branches are not a good idea for the Gap card unless they are just decorative, i.e. what holds the card together in this one is the monogram which is strong enough. The branches only reinforce the structure, on their own this card would not be possible.

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Thanks for the lovely comments yesterday about my studio. Truth be told, I know I am one of the luckiest crafters in the whole world. I have got a very large room all for my self with good light. But it is my job and where I mostly spent my days, so it makes sense to have one of the best rooms in the house used for where most hours are spent. It is pretty full of stuff, my mum always jokes and says Horror Vacui, a latin expression that is applied when a period from Art History is decoratively very busy, so busy that there is a fear of the emptiness. Well, I do not have fear of emptiness, rather than I must use every single inch of space to store my stuff properly.

Do you take your card photos in your studio? It looks like the light coming in from the windows is good?

Yes I do. Mostly. I have got really good light, but leaving in England and not being a productive person in the mornings means that by the time I get round to taking photos is dark, so not great photos more often than not.