Live Out Loud!
and in full colour!
TUTORIALSTENCIL
6/17/20233 min read
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.)
when I saw this stencil - "Row of Houses" - I saw the potential for creating crayons. I had to give it a try.
Let’s Get Started:
Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25
Card Face: 4.75 x 4.25
Small Scraps of Cardstock for the stripes down each side
A piece of 80 lb cardstock to put in the printer, which was later cut down to approximately 4.75 x 1/2
Card Face:
I fastened the stencil to the card face with Mint tape, got out my inks and my brushes and set to work.I was very careful to mask off areas on the stencil that I didn't want to get smudged with the wrong ink colour; and likewise with the exposed bits of card face that were near the section being inked. I ended up using a number of pieces of tape, but I managed to keep the card surface clean.
I brushed colour into the individual "crayons" with my regular blending brushes, but switched out to a detail brush in each case for the tips. I used a heavier hand on the triangular tips, as well as on the left hand side of each crayon .
I added tiny dots into the left of each crayon where the heavier ink is, to provide a little more depth.
After all of my crayons were in place, I got out several different stamps that resembled streaks, blobs or smudges, and stamped them in various places and various colours, all over the card face.
I pressed some ink onto a couple of acrylic blocks, and spattered here and there on the card face, just to fill in a bit of the white space that remained.
I cut the card face in two horizontally, approximately 1/4" above the tallest crayon.
Other:
I created the sentiment using Canva (an online graphics program) and printed it on 80 lb cardstock. (My printer will not accept anything heavier than 80 lb.)
I selected an outline font for the word "colour", and then filled in the appropriate areas with alcohol markers.
Assembly:
I tend to prefer asymmetry - so I cut my card strips to two different widths: one was 1/8" and the other was 1/6" wide.
I glued the 1/8" strip tight to the left hand edge of the card base.
I glued the sentiment strip to the back of the bottom of the card front, and then glued it in place on the card base, snugly against the strip of cardstock.
I glued the top of the card face in place, allowing enough space for the sentiment strip to be seen: this caused the top of the card face to extend beyond the card face on the top - I used my paper trimmer to cut it off flush. (I could have measured here - this seemed faster in the moment.)
To create extra definition for the sentiment strip, I used a fine tip black marker and a ruler to add a narrow strip both on the top and bottom of the strip.
I took the second strip of cardstock (1/6" wide) and centered it on the remaining visible strip of card base. This left a narrow white strip on either side.
Final thoughts:
This card is unusual for me - it turned out pretty much how I envisioned it! I'm really happy with the colourful, playful result.
(usually I start with an idea, and then veer away in a different direction during the process .... so many ideas, so little time!)
Supplies: (and links where possible)
I have listed which products I have used, and where they were purchased. It's a huge marketplace and in most instances there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.
Stencil: Row of Houses, A Colorful Life Designs
Stamps: all Stampin' Up, various sets. All retired
Ink: Stampin' Up!
Mint Tape: Scrapbook.com
Blending Brushes. Stampin' Up!
Shading blending Brushes: Waffle Flower, Scrapbook.com
Adhesive: Tombo Aqua, Michaels
Red Card Stock: Stampin' Up!
Card Base: Accent 100 lb., Amazon
Card Face: Accent 80 lb., Amazon