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:5.5 x3.25
This stencil is called Volcano, but as soon as I saw it I was intrigued by the idea of using it to create a road disappearing in the distance. So, of course I had to have a go ….
Card Face:
- I placed the card face on my Grip Mat and positioned the stencil, allowing most of the volcano to extend beyond the card face.
- After carefully masking the sky with pieces of low-tack tape, I used brown ink to create the road. I intensified the colour towards the vanishing point and allowed it to get lighter in the foreground.
- I removed the masking from the sky and relocated it to protect the edges of the road.
- I used blue ink around the vanishing point of the road and then switched to light aqua for the outer edges. I blended these two colours carefully where they met.
Other:
- I stamped, coloured and die-cut the graduate.
- I stamped and die-cut the sentiment.
- I cut two 5.25 x ⅛” pieces of white cardstock and dragged the blue ink pad over each of them.
Assembly
- I glued the card face to the card base towards the top, leaving a border, while ensuring a larger border at the bottom.
- I glued on the narrow blue strips along each side, creating a faux border layer.
- I added the figure of the graduate towards the end of the road, as shown.
- I added the sentiment in the bottom right.
Final Thoughts:
It took me a couple of tries to get this right: the first time I didn’t mask fully and ended up mixing the blue and brown inks – not my goal!
The effect works, and I loved matching the tiny graduate with the sentiment – which are from different companies.
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: Volcano, A Colorful Life Designs
Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp
Clear Embossing Powder, Wow, Simon Says Stamp
Graduate Stamp and Die: Mini Boy, Hampton Arts, Amazon
Sentiment Stamp: Stampin’ Up! (retired)
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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Volcano
