Fun Ways to Use Music in Card Making

Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencisl I used fromA Colorful Life Designs.  Follow the link and use the discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencil I used from A Colorful Life Designs.  Follow the link and use the discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Card Face:  5.25 x 4 (after die-cutting)

Card Face:

  • I placed the card face on the grip mat and positioned the Music Elements stencil so that the left-hand side of the stencil was centered on the card face.  I used a soft yellow ink across the exposed areas. 
  • I used blue and green inks to add additional detail with the large notes on the right of the stencil, randomly changing colours and which note was used.
  • I replaced it with the Smiley Faces stencil.  I used dark yellow across all exposed areas.
  • I put the card face into the stamp positioner and used Versafine Onyx to add the large sentiment.
  • I sprinkled the sentiment with clear embossing powder, and set it with my heat gun.

Other:

  • I had previously stamped/coloured/fussy cut the bird –  I pulled him out of my Ready To Go binder.
  • I used a Deckled Edge die to cut the card face down to size, and then ran the edges of this piece over the blue ink pad,  creating definition.

Assembly

  • I glued the card face onto the card base,  and added the bird below the sentiment as shown.
  • I used a fineliner to add legs and feet to the bird,  and added shadow under the bird with a gray alcohol marker.

Final Thoughts:

I love the fun vibe brought by this card.  

Supplies: (and links where possible)

   I have listed the products I have used and where to purchase them. It’s a huge marketplace, and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencil:

Music Elements:  A Colorful Life Designs

Smiley Faces:  A Colorful life Designs

Clear Embossing Powder,  Wow,  R&R Scrapbooking

Stamps:  

Sentiment: Stampin’ Up!  (retired)

Bird:  Stampers Anonymous Crazy Birds and Things,  Amazon

Dies:  Deckled Edge die:  Stampin’ Up!  (retired)

Fineliners, Amazon

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Memento Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Alcohol Markers:

     Stampin’ Blends: Stampin’ Up!

     Copics:  Wallacks

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon 

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