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 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
Gold Foil Border Layer: 5.5 x 4.25
Card Face: 5.25 x 4
Transfer Foil: 5.5 x 4.25
Card Face:
- I laid my card face down on the Grip Mat and positioned the stencil.
- I used medium-brown ink randomly across the exposed areas, varying pressure to control depth and skipping some areas completely.
- Leaving the stencil in place, I spread Duo Gel over some of the inked areas, allowing partial coverage even within some of the openings.
- I removed the stencil and placed it in water immediately. I set the card face down to dry (the gel is dry when it becomes transparent).
- When the gel was dry, I placed the transfer foil on top and ran it through the Big Shot.
- I removed the foil, and the dried gel (which had become an adhesive) left the foil on the card face.
- I placed the card face in my stamp positioner and used brown ink to stamp the trees on the left of the card face.
- I used a darker brown ink and stamped the deer in front of the trees. I stamped a couple of times to ensure that it was intense enough to grab attention.
- I used a corner chomper punch on each corner of the card face.
Other:
- I grabbed the sentiment you see from my binder.
Assembly
- I glued the foil border layer to the card base, and then centered the card face on top of that.
- I applied dimensional foam to the back of the sentiment and added it as shown.
Final Thoughts:
I couldn’t decide if I liked this for a few days: it sat on my desk as I considered it. It bothered me that I had lost part of the deer’s face due to the foiling, and I needed to decide if it was “too much”. In the end, I decided that I still liked this card – I like the play between foil and inked surfaces, and between coloured and uncoloured parts of the surface.
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.
Stencil: Triangle Fade, 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
Stamps: Natures Beauty & Winter Wood, both Stampin’ Up (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 or Recollections 110 lb., Michaels
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Triangle Fade by A Colorful Life Designs
