Spotlight on Fun Card Design with Norm, the Old Guy

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: 5.25 10.5, folded and score dat 5.25

Black Border Layer: 5.25 x 5.25

Card Face:  5 x 5

Card Face:

• I laid the card face down on the grip mat and positioned the stencil.
• I applied vibrant pink ink in the center of the stencil, and soft orange ink to the outer edges,  blending the two where they met.

Other:

• I looked through my Ready to Go Binder to find the fine fellow you see in the image: I had previously coloured and fussy-cut him and wanted to use him on this card.
• I cut three circles using my infinity dies, but in each instance, instead of ensuring even spacing, I pushed the dies together on one side, creating uneven circles.

Assembly

• I glued the black border layer to the card base.
• I glued the three circles onto the card face, making the spacing uneven to echo the wonky shapes.
• I put the card face into my stamp positioner and created a curve with a photopolymer stamp that worked between the two outer circles.  I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx.

Photopolymer stamps can be manipulated into a  curve:  as soon as I was done stamping I removed it from the stamp positioner and allowed it to return to it’s original shape.

• I glued the old guy to the card face as shown.
• I glued the card face to the card base.

Final Thoughts:

I like this card, but looking at it now, I wish I had put a piece of vellum under the old guy to make him stand out against that background.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

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

Stencil: Spotlight,  A Colorful Life Designs

Stamps:  

Norm,  Art Impressions, Amazon

Sentiment:  Kraftigali  (no longer in business)

Dies: Circular Infinity Dies,  Hero Arts

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up! 

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

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

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Spotlight stencil