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A card that looks somber at first glance – until it catches the light!

Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencils I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use 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 x 3.75

Focal Image: 3 x 2.5

Gold Border for Focal Image: 3 ⅛ x 2 ⅝

I started with a piece of ombre cardstock, which made a big difference to the final look of the piece.

Card Face:

I laid the cardface on my Grip Mat and positioned the Rocky Path stencil: I applied ink which matched the darkest tones on the cardstock to all exposed areas, increasing saturation as I neared the bottom.
I waited until this first layer of ink was completely dry.
I swapped out the stencils, putting the Smooch Lines stencil down onto the cardface, and pressing my Versamark embossing ink pad firmly through the open areas. After removing the stencil, I sprinkled gold embossing powder over the cardface, and set it with my heat gun.

Other:

I stamped the image of the children on the small piece o cardstock using Versafine Onyx,and sprinkled this ink with clear embossing powder. I set it with my heat gun.
Next, it went into my stamp positioner and I added the fence behind the children.
I used a light gray copic marker to create the shadow under the children.
I used a black fineliner to draw a fine line between the fence and the shadow, adding separation and definition.
I used the Cloud Edger stencil to create the sky.

Assembly

I centered and glued the card face onto the card base.
I glued the gold border to the focal image, and then glued these to the card face.

Final Thoughts:

Although this card appears very flat and dull in the “full version” image, you can see that the gold embossing powder adds a lovely lustre to the background.

I love the tiny scene in the center of the card, but a bit of carelessness caused me some chagrin. I had everything else completed and positioned the stencil to add the sky: as soon as I put ink to paper I realized that I had grabbed the black blending brush instead of the grey one. So – my initial concept was a softer sky, but this is what I ended up with!

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:

Rocky Path:A Colorful Life Designs

` Smooch Lines: A Colorful Life Designs

Cloud Edger: A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp

Clear Embossing Powder, Wow, Simon Says Stamp

Gold Embossing Powder: Wow, R&R Scrapbooking

Stamps: Nellie’s Choice Children with Balloon, Ecstasy Crafts

Fineliners: Amazon

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!