Shadowed Zinnia

I thought I would have another try at the Shadow Stenciling for the Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix challenge.  

I used the Gina K. Designs (GKD) Zinnia stencil and inked white pigment ink onto a piece of  GKD Turquoise Sea cardstock. After it was dry, I placed the stencil back over the design. shifted it slightly, and inked it with Dusty Rose and Lucky Clover ink. The panel was added to a white card base.

The sentiment is from the GKD Enjoyable Greetings stamp set, and was stamped with GKD Obsidian Amalgam ink. The word Enjoy was cut out with the coordinating die, and popped up with some foam squares.

We were hit with Hurricane Fiona over the weekend, and while I was waiting for the power to come back on, I kept busy by making this card. We were very lucky and only had a couple of trees come down at the back of our property, so we didn't have any damage to our house or car. There are still a lot of people without power, and many homes and businesses were damaged. We're seeing Hurricane Ian on track to hit Florida, and hope that everyone stays safe.

Shadow Stenciling

 The September Gina K. Designs Monthly Mix Challenge is Shadow Stenciling.

To create this look, you add white pigment ink through your stencil, let it dry, and then place your stencil back over the image. Then you offset the stencil a bit, and add coloured ink. The white ink softens the coloured ink a bit, and where the stencil is offset onto the plain cardstock, the coloured ink is the regular colour, making it look darker. This gives a 3D effect, with the white on one side, and the darker colour on the other side looking like a shadow. 

I used the following Gina K. Designs products:

Ornamental Fans stencil

Honey Mustard, Warm Cocoa ink
Massive Messages stamp set for the sentiment
Chocolate Truffle cardstock

I also used white pigment ink, clear embossing powder and white cardstock.

September Scor-Pal More Than One Score

 I can't believe September is here already! That means it's time for another Scor-Pal More Than One Score challenge. I went with a school theme this month.

When you flatten the card, the apple pops up!

To make this card, you will need:

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

The Stacker

We R Memory Keepers Hall Pass 6" x 6" cardstock pad, cut to 4 1/4" high

Gina K. Designs: Lots of Letters 2 stamp set

                            Art From the Heart stamp set - pencils

                            Fruit of the Season - apple

Score the patterned cardstock at 5" and 5 1/2", and fold and burnish along the score lines.

For the front of your card, cut a piece of cardstock about 2 1/4" high by 6", and score at 1/2" and 1". Fold and burnish along the scores.

Cut a small strip of cardstock, mark two diagonal lines, and score along the lines. I didn't measure for this, and then trimmed off a bit when I taped it into the card.

Fold the two ends toward you, and add tape just on the small left triangle.

Tape the front of the card to the back, along the first scored section. Add the small folded piece, as shown in the picture. If necessary, trim along the point so that it fits in the second folded section of the card front.

 If you want, you can replace part of the strip with acetate, so you can't see it when it pops up. Add tape along the left of the front piece, and attach it to the back. 

Then you can flatten the card and attach the pop up image so it sits at the right spot.

I hope you could follow my directions! If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments.

There's a $25 gift certificate to the Scor-Pal store up for grabs! Just make a project with More Than One Score, and tell us where your score lines are.