Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Strut Your Stuff

Presenting my somewhat late third project for my April guest designer gig for A Colorful Life Designs, which is a slimline card created with A Colorful Life Designs' Floor Perspective Stencil and the Teeny Harlequin Stencil. I used the Lady Fortesque Cling Rubber Stamp by Indigo Blu,

Here it is!


The card by itself!


If you're not familiar with with A Colorful Life and love stencils, I urge you to check them out. Their April release is fantastic and contains some awesome snarkitude.

Products Used:
Strut Your Stuff Stamp by justjohanna/Odd Bird Planet
Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko *
Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko *
Cosmic Copper Brilliance Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
Celestial Copper Delicata Ink by Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko
Pebble and Skylight Inks by Catherine Pooler Designs
Copic Markers:
 Skin: BV000, e50, Ed21, E11, E00, E000, R20
 Lips: E04, R32, R35
 Hair: E07, E18, YR14,
 Hat and Jacket: B72, B75, B78
 Blouse: E70, E71, B45
 Boots and Gloves: N4, N5, N6
Lady Vagabond Maxi Backgrounds 12x12 Patterned Paper Pad by Stamperia
Metallic Copper Cardstock by Recollections
Rust Cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Waffle Flower Slimline Die Set
Small Rounded Rectangle Die: Source Unknown
Flag Die: Source Unknown
Repositionable Sticker Paper by Avery
Low Tack Tape
STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Ink
Stamping Platform

Please note: Products marked with an asterisk (*) can be purchased at Topflight Stamps.

Instructions:
  1. Create a 3.5" x 8.5" card from rust cardstock. Set aside.
  2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to stamp the Lady Fortesque Cling Rubber Stamp twice — onto white cardstock (image panel) and onto repositionable sticker paper (for a mask)
  3. Use Copic markers to color Lady Fortesque on the image panel.
  4. Fussy-cut the sticker paper version stamped in Step 2 and place it over its counterpart on the image panel.
  5. Place the image panel onto the STAY-tion.
  6. Place a ruler and/or a piece of low-tack tape horizontally over the base of the image panel.
  7. Sponge Pebble Ink over the ruler and mask to color the top part of the image panel.
  8. Place the Teeny Harlequin 3" x 6" Stencil onto the image panel and sponge Pebble Ink over the stencil onto the image panel.
  9. Move the Teeny Harlequin 3" x 6" Stencil and continue to sponge Pebble Ink over the stencil.
  10. Repeat Step #10 until you're happy with the background. 
  11. Move the ruler/tape to cover the top part of the image panel. 
  12. Sponge Skylight Ink over the the ruler and the masked image to cover the base of the image panel.
  13. Use magnets or low-tack tape to secure the Floor Perspective 3" x 6" Stencil over the image panel.
  14. Sponge Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink over the stencil to add the checkerboard pattern to the floor.
  15. Use one of the dies from the Slimline Die Set to cut the image panel.
  16. Use both Cosmic Copper Brilliance Ink and Celestial Copper Delicata Ink to edge the image panel die-cut.
  17. Cut a piece of metallic copper cardstock .25" larger than the image panel die-cut and use to mat the die-cut. Set aside.
  18. Choose a piece of patterned paper from the Lady Vagabond Maxi Backgrounds 12x12 Patterned Paper Pad and trim to 3.5" x 8.5".
  19. Edge the patterned paper with Cosmic Copper Brilliance Ink and Celestial Copper Delicata Ink and adhere to the reserved slimline card.
  20. Edge the card with Cosmic Copper Brilliance Ink and Celestial Copper Delicata Ink.
  21. Use Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink to stamp the sentiment "Strut Your Stuff" onto the leftover patterned paper from Step #18.
  22. Use a rounded rectangle die to cut the sentiment.
  23. Edge the sentiment die-cut with 
  24. Edge the card with Cosmic Copper Brilliance Ink and Celestial Copper Delicata Inks.
  25. Use a flag cutting die to cut copper metallic cardstock. 
  26. Adhere the sentiment die-cut to the metallic die-cut.
  27. Adhere the image panel to the card as shown.
  28. Adhere the matted sentiment die-cut to finish the card.
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