work of art Archives - Written In Ink

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

Border Layer: 5.5 x 4.25

Card Face: 5.5 x 4.25 (before die cut)

White Card Stock: 3 x 2

Black Cardstock: 3.25 x 2.25

Card Face:

I began by laying the card face on my Grip Mat and positioning the stencil. I added pink and school bus yellow to the exposed areas, blending wherever the two colours met.
Next I added metallic copper spatter towards the bottom left.
After this dried, I finished the card face by putting it into my stamp positioner and adding the sentiment with Versafine Onyx.
I used a deckled die to cut this down to the finished size.

Other:

I stamped the image on the small piece of cardstock. I used Memento ink for this, which allowed me to colour the image with alcohol markers.

Assembly

I glued the black border layer to the card base.
Next, I experimented with placement for the focal image and its border layer. In the end I decided to offset them dramatically and glued them in place as shown.

Final Thoughts:

This is one of those times when I had created the background and then set it aside: I just didn’t know what I wanted to do with it. Then one day I pulled out this stamp set and inspiration struck: I think that this fun and funky girl is a great match for the stencilled background.

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: Mid Century Tower: A Colorful Life Designs

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

Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp

Stamps: Impression Obsession (no longer in business)

Dies: Deckled Rectangles , Stampin’ Up! (retired)

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Memento Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Alcohol Markers:

Stampin’ Blends: Stampin’ Up!

Copics: Wallacks