You're Super

Inspiration: The Paper Players #401 + Freshly Made Sketch #346 + Simon Says Stamp Monday (Add a Little Sparkle)

I started this card last Sunday evening and didn't get to finish it right away, which means that I missed the posting deadline for the colour challenge. I did finish my card using the Freshly Made Sketch as inspiration for the design, though. The starting point of this card was the Halftone stencil from Altenew, which reminded me of comic strip backgrounds. I pulled out the old Calling All heroes stamp set from Stampin' Up! It was initially released when Stampin' Up! first tested out photopolymer stamps to see if they would work for their market. Most of the stamp sets from those first releases were either not to my taste or English-sentiments only, but this one really appealed to me with its retro comic strip look.

I found the "You Are Super" sentiment in the Epic Celebrations stamp set from this past Sale-A-bration offering. In the bottom bubble, I used the alphabet from the stamp set to spell out the French equivalent of "Wham!" as a little tribute to the Batman TV show. I also repeated that idea on the matching envelope.

By the way, the stenciled background was done with Frosty Sparkle Gltiter Kiss. I was planning on using my glitter paste from Nuvo but got a sad surprise when I opened the jar: it's completely dried out. Out of curiosty I checked out another jar and it's bone dry as well. This is disappointing as I only had the chance to use them a couple of times and they weren't that old (less than a year). I remember hearing that glitter paste dries more easily than regular paste, but still. I'm not sure what I should have done differently when storing them, but I'll have to research on what went wrong. In the meantime, I was bummed out that I couldn't make the card I had intended to make, until I thought I could pull out my Glitter Kiss instead. I initially started applying the Glitter Kiss with the sponge that comes in the packaging, but I was not getting the textured look I had envisioned with the paste, so on a whim, I took my palette knife directly to the jar and applied the Glitter Kiss the way I would have with regular paste. And you know what? It worked out perfectly! It goes without saying that it emptied the jar quicker than it would have with just the sponge but there is no point in holding on to products and not using them (as illustrated by my dried out glimmer pastes). When designing the rest of the card, I tried to hide the background as little as possible to be able to show it off.

One last thing: those fun, bright colours are three new shades from Stampin' Up! introduced with the color revamp. Aren't they pretty together? Granny Apple Green is quickly becoming a new personal favorite. I haven't even used all of the new colors yet, and still this shade of green has popped up in a number of my cards already. If you're slowly easing into the new colors, this would be one of my suggestions as a useful, versatile colour. That Highland Heather is really pretty too, and definitely fills a gap in our previous colour range.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Fête épique (Epic Celebrations), Calling All Heroes (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Lovely Lipstick, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Smoky Slate, Whisper White
Classic Ink: Lovely Lipstick, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Soft Suede, Basic Grey (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Glitter Enamel Dots, Stars Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals, White Medium Envelope,
Palette Knife, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (Stampin' Up!); Halftone Stencil (Altenew);
Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables Dies (Lawn Fawn); Frosty Sparkle Glitter Kiss (Cosmic Shimmer)

 

Comments

[Linda Callahan]

Total wow card! Love the background and the bright colors! Such fun! Glad you shared it at FMS!

[Macarena]

Such a funny card for a super woman!Love this cosmic mood and all the glitter dots on the background. Thank you for joining Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

[Kim S]

I remember the Batman TV show and this is just perfect!! Love your backdrop to your super woman! Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.