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Let’s get Started:
Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25
Card Face: 5.25 x 4
Focal Piece: 2.5 x 1 (after being trimmed down)
Sentiment: 1.5 x 1.5 (after die cutting)
Strips: .25 x 5.25 ( x 2)
Card Face:
- I laid the card face onto the grip mat and positioned the Mod Rectangles stencil.
- I applied red ink over all exposed areas, deepening the colour at the edges to create a border.
- After removing the first stencil, I placed the Airy Swirls stencil.
- I covered all exposed areas with Duo Gel, removed the stencil carefully (to avoid smudges), and put the card face down to dry.
- Once the gel was dry (it goes on white but becomes clear when dry), I laid a piece of transfer foil on top and ran it through the Big Shot. When I removed the piece of foil, the sticky gel had left those areas of the foil in place, creating the stencilled pattern.
When I use Duo Gel, the stencils go immediately into water once removed as the gel will be almost impossible to get off when dry.
Other:
- I placed the cardstock for the focal image into my stamp positioner and added the image of the woman with brown ink. I used my trimmer to cut this to size along the dotted border, finishing with a corner punch to round the edges.
- I replaced this with the smaller piece of cardstock for the sentiment, stamped it with the same brown ink, then cut it down to size with a die.
Assembly
- I centered the card face on the card base, and then added the focal piece towards the left as shown.I glued the two narrow strips to the right of this image.
- I added dimensional foam to the back of the sentiment and placed it as shown, allowing it to slightly overlap the focal image. I added three small gold pearls at the bottom of this piece.
Final Thoughts:
Purple and red are a fabulous colour combination, and they work well with this pair of stencils: one so structured and the other so loose and flowing.
This created a fun backdrop for the tongue-in-cheek, vintage focal image.
Supplies: (and links where possible)
I have listed which products I have used and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace, and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.
Stencils
Mod Rectangles, A Colorful Life Designs
Airy Swirls: A Colorful Life Designs:
Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com
Stamps: Motherhood is a Verb, Unity Stamps (retired)
Ink: Stampin’ Up!
Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!
Duo Gel: Decofoil, R&R Scrapbooking
Transfer Foil: Decofoil, R&R Scrapbooking
Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels
Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon
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Mod Rectangles by A Colorful Life Designs
Airy Swirls by A Colorful Life Designs
