My Distress Inks were out and I was trying out different stuff. Since the inks are pigmented, I decided to try them out on black cardstock. While they were not popping out like I was expecting the colours to, I still liked the Milky Way look enough to decode and transform my piece of cardstock into a card. The astronaut from the Out of This World stamp set seemed like an obvious choice. I die-cut little stars in the background using the Starry Skies die and placed a piece of Silver Glimmer Paper underneath.
I worked my design around the Freshly Made Sketch #286. I was first planning on gluing the pieces in place , but then I got the idea to use the Slide On Over dies and hide a slider part underneath my sentiment title. (This is an idea that was shared by Jennifer McGuire on her blog and that I wanted to try out.)The little astronaut is floating around the Earth and it makes that card that much more fun.
I wanted a French sentiment and went looking at options to find something that would make sense with the space theme. I actually found what I needed in the Lift Me Up stamp set from Stampin' Up! (the one with hot air balloons from the Occasions catalogue). In English, you have a sentiment that says "Sending smiles across the miles," which in French became something like "Sending you a hug even though you are far."
For colours, I had a look at my past ColourQ combos cheat sheet and selected combo #73 for something masculine that could work well with the astronaut and little earth. A couple of silver enamels stars were added to the design as well, and Clear Wink of Stella was brushed on the stamped stars around the sentiment.
Colour Combo: Rich Razzleberry + Pear Pizzazz + Brocade Blue + Brilliant Blue
Supplies
Stamps: Out of This World (Lawn Fawn), Gentil remontant (Lift Me Up - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizzazz, Brocade Blue, Brilliant Blue, Basic Black, Watercolor Paper
Designer Series Paper: Polka Dot Parade
Ink: Basic Black Archival, Brocade Blue, Brilliant Blue, Pear Pizzazz, Blush Blossom, Smoky Slate, Soft Suede,
Distress Oxide
Accessories: Metallics Enamel Shapes, Envelope Punch Board, Lots of Labels Framelits,
Silver Cord Trim, Slide On Over Dies (Lawn Fawn), Stampin' Dimensionals, 7/8" Circle Punch,
Washi Designer Tape, Clear Wink of Stella Brush, Silver Glimmer Paper, Starry Skies Dies (Lawn Fawn),
Blending Pen, Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder
This is so cute! Your background looks fabulous and that little astronaut is adorable! Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.
Posted by: KarrenJ | May 08, 2017 at 02:55