I am really excited to share my card with you today. I love how it turned out! My card features stamps from Pink and Main, retired border die from MFT Stamps and a stencil by me!
Yes! I made my own stencil - it's basic but hey, so is this stencil. I made it using my Silhouette Cameo and a piece of stencil material that I purchased at Michaels with a 50% off coupon. This stencil material is 12x12 and you get 3 sheets so I'll be able to make 12 of them for about the cost of that stencil I linked.
Using Iced Spruce Distress Oxide ink and a round blender tool with my homemade stencil I created the background. Then using the same ink I colored the card base and scrap for the border.
I stamped the image onto some card stock and then did some simple water coloring with Distress Oxide inks Candy Apple, Vintage Photo and Fossilized Amber. I originally stamped it with the stamp in the MISTI with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then when I was finished with coloring the image and it was dry, I placed it back into the MISTI and over stamped it with VersaFine Black Onyx ink and finished it off with clear embossing powder. I also heat embossed the sentiment using WOW White pearlized embossing powder.
Then I decided the image needed a little dimension so I used the coordinating die to cut out of fun foam. It worked - but note to self, no need for a shim. Yep, this happened....
It didn't even feel that snug when I started rolling this through the Cuttlebug and then SNAP! C plate busted in half.
Well, we'll see you over at the TMS blog and be sure to visit the team. They are the best around.
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What a fun idea to use the fun foam, but so sorry you need to replace your cutting plate now! Been there/done that so many many times! LOL Love the stencil idea too and especially those great colors!
Love this! Cute image, and I love your stenciled BG! I've never thought of making my own... going to have to look into that.
Sorry about your plate! My original C plate broke like this. Fortunately, I also had a long one, but I kept using the small pieces when I could. A couple of weeks ago - on the same day! - they both broke again. :P
Oooh man, that's too bad about your c-plate but your card is perfect!! I love the BIG dots, and the colors and how the pattern is bold but the colors let the little owl be the star :)
I so LUV this little owl. He is quite charming with his Santa hat. I really like that Iced Spruce color, too. It makes a great background for the little fellow!
This is absolutely adorable!! That owl is too stinkin cute. Just recently learned of using fun foam for dimension but haven't looked into it or tried it? I still have some pretty cheap rolls of doubled sided foam tape left but when that's all I will have to check it out for sure. Love the background you created too.
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