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Art Deco inspiration

2/4/2019

 

Magical Markers

If I had to decide what kind of stamper/card maker I am, floral elegance would first come to mind. I like flowers and since they come in so many different colors, they are forgiving with crazy color combinations. In the Altenew Magical Marker class, I was really inspired by how the instructor used stencils with markers to make a graphic card. When I have a stencil, I have a need to use the entire stencil on my project. In this class, the instructor had recommended to use only part of a stencil and think outside the box. Challenge accepted and this is the card I came up with using Altenew Kaleidoscope stencil A, Copic Markers and Altenew in-line alpha dies. Please read on for how I put together this card.
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Thinking outside the box

Altenew Kaleidoscope stencil is a layering stencil that is very geometric. I decided I was going to use just a part of the stencil so I examined each one and looked for repeating patterns. I traced some ideas onto scrap paper and found a shape that looked like a diamond gem. It looked really Art Deco to me so I decided to embrace the bright colors of that time period and go for a linear/geometric look.
On a piece of Neenah 80lb solar white cardstock, I laid down the stencil and taped it in place so the diamond was in a corner of the paper. I then used Copic C7 to trace along the shape. I repeated this two more times having each diamond below the other until I had a column of diamonds. I then used Copic: BG45, BG01 and B000 to color inside each shape. I then went over the gray lines with Copic 100 to intensify the bold shapes.
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Building the elements

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To go along with the Art Deco colors, I paired orange with the teal diamonds. Using Copic YR07, YR04 and YR21, I blended these colors on a piece of scrap paper and then used Altenew In-Line Alpha dies to cut out g, e and m. I used these same dies to cut out these letters three more times so I could stack the letters on top of each other. On a strip of black cardstock, I used part of a sentiment from Altenew Needlework motif stamp set to stamp YOU ARE A in VersaMark ink so I could heat emboss the words using Brutus Monroe embossing powder in Alabaster. I cut a piece of scrap black cardstock to fit the front of my card and put down a 1/8" strip of Scor-Tape. To the tape, I added a piece of transfer foil and burnished it onto the tape. 

Final Assembly

To put this card together, I used a Hero Arts premade A2 card in orange. I cut the black panel with the foil to 51/4" tall. I then cut the diamond panel to 51/4" tall by 31/2" wide. Both panels were added to the orange card base. I added Nuvo Aqua shimmer to the diamonds and the die cut letters. I then adhered the letters using Gina K connect glue and then added the black YOU ARE A sentiment strip. For a final touch, I added Ranger Enamel Accents in black. 
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Thank you for joining me today. I have a giveaway of the Altenew Kaleidoscope Layering Stencil Set on my Instagram account. Please visit my Instagram account to enter. I hope this card inspired you to think outside the box and use your materials in a different way. Happy crafting!
Erum Tasneem link
2/6/2019 09:25:00 am

Brilliantly done Amy!! What a clever card! I love reading your write-ups! They are so detailed and it feels like I am right there with you creating the project!
I am so glad that you entered your beautiful work in the AECP assignment Gallery. Awesome details and design! Super work!

Any/Sevenscrafts
2/6/2019 04:01:05 pm

Thank you, Erum, for reading through my posts and enjoying all those tips and details. Thank you for commenting.

Virginia Lu
2/7/2019 05:11:42 pm

You definitely think outside the box, Amy!! Love your use the Alphabet Dies! The layout and design are superb! Thanks so much for entering your beautiful work in Altenew AECP assignment Gallery. Beautiful colors and design. Well done!


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