One Stencil, Five Cards
Hello crafty friends!! Please join me for a new challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge. This week the challenge is
Anything Goes
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I used the Bubbly Waves Stencil by Pink and Main to make 2 backgrounds and I ended up making 5 cards out of it, using the negatives as well. I used Deco Foil Transfer Gel over the stencil and let it dry.
Using my Minc Machine (or a laminator), I ran the card stock with the dried transfer gel on it and Deco Foil Rainbow Shattered Glass Transfer Sheet through the Minc machine and got this beautiful rainbow background. I set the negative aside for my next card. The Hello is from the stamp set Hello Lovely by Concord and 9th, which I white heat embossed on black card stock. I popped it up using Simon’s 3D Foam Squares. But I can’t for the life of me figure out where this Friend die came from or who makes it so if you know, PLEASE comment below and let me know. I would be forever grateful.
This card has so much color that I didn’t want to add any more so I added a subtle touch of color by die cutting the friend using several colorful card stocks and stacking them together. I used Doll Pink, Orange Peel, Banana Yellow, Island Blue and Royal Purple. I think it gives it a little something special without being overpowering.
I trimmed the panel down to 3.5″ x 4.75″ using one of my A2 Layers die by Waffle Flower. I used this size so that I could also create a black border and still have it framed in white. The black card stock is trimmed to 4″ x 5.5″. To finish this card off, I attached it to a top folding card base and went over the word friend with my Aqua Shimmer Pen.
I stretched the negative to give me two additional cards by cutting the A2 size panel diagonally. I had this really cool crocodile skin black card stock in my stash (I think from an old Simon Says Stamp Card Kit) so I also cut this diagonally.
To bring the two halves together I cut a thin strip of Silver Glitter card stock and glued it at the seam. I used the Happy Birthday Brush Script die to finish this card off. I popped the sentiment up using Black 3D Foam Squares. To add a little more dimension, I die cut the HB 3 times and glued them together.
I attached everything to a top folding card base.
For this second half, I die cut the Thanks On a Line die three times and stacked them.
I wanted to leave the white half nice and simple so I just added a few Onyx Crystals.
For my second background, I did the same as the first only this time I used a Pewter Transfer Sheet. I trimmed it to a square using a stitched square die.
I used the Dude die and Slate Gray card stock for my sentiment. I popped the panel up using craft foam and attached to a top folding black card base.
For my 5th and final card I used the negative from the pewter panel and cut it to a circle using my Nested Circle die. I cut a panel of Fog Gray card stock with the same A2 Layers die as above and embossed it with the Dibble Dot Embossing Folder. I learned the hard way to die cut first, then emboss. I did it in reverse and as soon as I ran it through my Gemini, it flattened the embossed background. I knew better, I guess I just wasn’t paying attention. I popped the embossed panel up using some craft foam and attached it to just under A2 size black background. I wanted just a thin layer of white around the entire card.
My sentiment is the same font as the “Friend” above so again, I have no idea who makes it or what it’s called. It may have came as a set, Hello Friend. I only think this because the “E’s” are exactly the same. I used my Poppin Pink Electro Pop ink pad and inked white card stock. Then I cut the word Hello out of the inked card stock. I repeated this process one more time. For my third layer, I cut the Hello out of white card stock and offset it a bit so you can see the white layer as well. The shadow part of the die I cut it out of vellum. I went over the pink with my Aqua Shimmer Pen to add a little sparkle. The 2nd part of my sentiment is from the Hello You stamp set. To finish my card off, I added a few Iridescent Tiny Bubbles.
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