Tuesday 18 July 2023

Tuning Into Retro


Good Morning
Today's card was a fun one to create using this new Portal stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and the new to me Music to My Ears stamp set by Catherine Pooler.
I went for a Retro looking card using this vintage radio.

So, here's what I did to create my card.
  • I got out a piece of white cardstock, placed it into my Misti and stamped the Tie Dye using some Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink.
  • I removed the stamped panel, placed it onto my Make Art Station and inked up the Portal stencil over the stamped pattern using some more Hickory Smoke DOX ink.  I took some more of that ink, diluted it with water and used that to splatter the panel to add more interest.
  • While that dried, I stamped the radio in black and die cut it out.  I used a grey Copic marker to add some details to the radio.
  • I placed the dry stenciled panel into my Misti to stamp the sentiment.  I clear heat embossed it to help make it pop.
  • I glued the stenciled piece onto some grey cardstock, then onto an A2 sized card base and used some foam tape to pop up the radio in the center.

Here is the stencil I used:

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:
Simon Says Mon.- TRANSPORT IT
Crafting Happiness- ANYTHING GOES

Supplies
Stamps- Music to My Ears (Catherine Pooler), Tie Dye (Stampin Up); Stay Tuned (Lawn Fawn)
Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)
Accessories and Tools- stencil (A Colorful Life Designs); Misti (My Sweet Petunia);
Make Art Station (Ranger); TE Blending Brushes

4 comments:

Craftychris said...

Love this very cool card! xxx💖💖💖

Pat said...

This is an entirely different look Karen and love the stamped Tie Die with the Portal stencil in the monochrome grey ink and the added classic style radio and sentiment work brilliantly over the top. x

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

What a fun card with the radio and great background stencil. Love the colour.
Faith x

kiwimeskreations said...

Love the double stencilling on this striking card Karren - a great pairing of stencils. The sentiment is perfect with the radio, and with the embossing it can really be seen against the busy background
Blessings
Maxine