Stay Wild flower child

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STRETCH YOUR PENNIESSTENCILTUTORIAL

8/28/20242 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.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 4.25 x 11, scored and folded at 5.5

Black Border: 4 x 5.5 **

Card Face:3.75 x 5.5

See Cheating on Layers and Borders under Stretch Your Pennies in the Header

Card Face:

I laid the card face on my Grip Mat, positioned the stencil and applied blue ink across the exposed surface.
I stamped the flower with Memento Ink and coloured it with alcohol markers.
I put the card face into the stamp positioner and stamped the sentiment a couple of times with Versafine Onyx.

Other:

I die cut the glasses from white cardstock and used a black fineliner to add the black stripes.

Assembly

I glued the black layer to the card base, and added the card face on top of this.
I glued the glasses in place.
I used Nuvo drops to add a 3D nose under the glasses.

Final Thoughts:

I love the combination of this big flower and specs, and the sentiment makes me chuckle. I feel that the entire design came together really well.

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: Twisty Grid, A Colorful Life Designs

Stamps:

Bloom & Simplify, Unity Stamps (retired)

Good Vibes Only, Say it with Stamps,Scrapbook.com

Dies: Smart Glasses, Spellbinders

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

Fine Liners, Amazon

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Memento Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Alcohol Markers: