Hey there,
I'm super happy to be back with this bright and cheerful Outer Space card featuring my favorite color palette of the moment, as well as a couple of Pretty Pink Posh stencil sets I thought were perfect for this galaxy/planet themed card.
I started off by stamping all the images on 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock using Memento tuxedo black ink. I cut them all using the coordinating dies, and then colored everything using my Ohuhu markers. I've only used two stamp sets on this card: Outer Space for the spaceship, UFO, planets and stars, and Sports for the smallest ball that I turned into a tiny planet. Once the coloring was done, I added highlights and details to the images using a white gel pen, and set everything aside for later.
For the background, I first cut a large Stitched Torn Rectangle panel out of Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock. I temporarily stuck the middle part of the Watercolor Rectangle stencil set to my panel using pieces of rolled-up washi tape at the back of the stencil, and worked on the outside section of my panel, applying prize ribbon oxide ink first, and then a little bit of black soot oxide ink to the edges.
Next I placed the Line Bursts stencil on top of my panel and used black soot oxide ink again to add lines to the edges of my Stitched Torn Rectangle panel. I removed the Line Bursts stencil, splattered water and dried the panel with a paper towel, mixed some black soot oxide ink with water and used a slim brush to add more splatters.
I removed the middle part of the Watercolor Rectangle stencil set, temporarily taped the frame part of the Watercolor Rectangle stencil set to my panel, and then worked on the middle part of my panel. I first applied tumbled glass oxide ink all over that section, and then salty ocean oxide ink to the edges to darken the blue and bring more depth.
I wanted to add Line Bursts to the middle section of my panel as well, and I wanted those lines to be continuous with the black ones on the edges but I couldn't see well through the frame part of the Watercolor Rectangle stencil set, so I removed that stencil, lined up the Line Bursts stencil with the black lines on the edges, temporarily taped it to my panel, put the frame stencil back in place, and then added lines to the middle section of my panel using prize ribbon and salty ocean oxide inks. To add texture to that section, I removed the frame stencil and the Line Bursts stencil, put the frame stencil back in place, splattered water all over the blue section, and dried the panel with a paper towel. I mixed some prize ribbon oxide ink and some black soot oxide ink with water and used a slim brush to add more splatters, and then I did the same with copic opaque white ink and with brushed pewter distress mica stain which I both splattered all over my Stitched Torn Rectangle panel.
Once my background was totally dry, I white heat embossed "You are out of this world" from Outer Space right in the center, and then attached all the images using 1mm and 2mm foam squares. Next I attached my panel to a 5,5 x 4,25 inches black panel, and finally the whole thing to a white card base.
PRETTY PINK POSH SUPPLIES
- Outer space stamp set
- Sports stamp set
- Stitched torn rectangle die set
- Watercolor rectangle stencil set
- Line bursts stencil
OTHER SUPPLIES
- Ohuhu markers
- Oxide inks: tumbled glass, salty ocean, prize ribbon, black soot
- Brushed pewter distress mica stain
- Copic opaque white ink
- Sakura white gel pen
- Memento tuxedo black ink (images)
- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn (greeting)
- Fine white embossing powder by Hero Arts
- Black licorice cardstock by Lawn Fawn
- 110lb Neenah solar white cardstock (images)
- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock (background)
