Hello!!! This card was created for Craft Roulette Challenge #269. I had been wondering how the new Trinity Stamps and Sassy's LLC, Emergency Card #3 - Double Slider would work with a square card. I wanted to make one of the Gnomes from the Summer Gnome Fun Stamp Set and Coordinating Die Set, jump on the diving board from the Backyard Pool Stamp Set and Coordinating Die Set. I have used both of these sets multiple times - they just might be my favorites.
To start, I stamped the Backyard Pool on a piece of cardstock cut to 6" x 6". I masked off the all the area except the water in the pool and the sky in the background. I have used this mask multiple times, so it is a bit inked. I used the Puffy Cloud Layers Stencil with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink, to lay in some clouds.
To ink the water in the pool, I used the Cow Print Stencil with Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink. To create the look of water movement, I just used the different colors of ink and different areas of the stencil.
Once I had both of the areas inked, I removed the mask and started to color in the background. For this back ground, I used Copic markers in the following colors:
E13,
E23, E57 - Fence
T0,
T2, T5 - Boulder
BG000,
BG01, BG45 - Diving Board
W1,
W3, W5 - Pool Bricks
G21,
YG63, YG67 - Grass & Bush
The next step is to start building the interactive element. I cut the background piece to 5.5" x 5.5", Using the smallest slit die, I lined it up over the diving board where I wanted my Gnome to jump up and down. Try to make sure this opening is perpendicular or straight with the sides - that helps with the placement of the actual mechanism. I had thought mine was straight but it was off a little bit. I will also use the enclosed die to cut a notch above the slit to give the recipient and area to grab on to the tab.
I cut the two tabs that extend above and below the card out of white paper and then inked them like the sky for the top on and the water for the bottom one.
I've cut some soft acetate from discarded packaging to just a smidge under 2.25" to wrap around the "H" piece that I have cut from white cardstock. I applied strong .25" double sided adhesive to the top of the acetate, wrapped it around the "H" making a loop. Don't wrap too tight but loose enough for it to move freely. I then applied the adhesive tape to top of the front of the "H" and the bottom on the back of the "H". Then I attached my tabs to the "H". The cloudy piece goes on the bottom tape strip and the water piece is attached to the top piece. I also adhered .25" foam tape to the sides of the "H".
I have built the piece that will move my Gnome up and down by folding the strip on the embossed lines and then gluing it together. Make sure to round those tabs because it help that piece slide up and down. I wrapped mine around some long metal tweezers that I have but you could use a pencil or paintbrush. I also apply strong double sided tape to the base of this piece.
Before I assemble everything, I needed to stamp the top tab with the "pull" direction from the Papercrafting Magic Stamp Set.
I inserted the tab piece through the slit with the protected paper removed from the adhesive tape on the back, and place it all the way to the bottom of the slit. Then I removed the tape from the foam pieces on the "H". Before I press it down, I needed to make sure that my top tab was even with the top of the card and "pull" is centered.
To finish up the background, I filled in all the open areas with two layers of foam tape after I put a single layer on the back sides of the "H". Once that was done, I applied another piece of cardstock cut to 5.5" x 5.5" to seal everything up. Now I had the front of the card ready to finish up. I am linking my YouTube Video at the bottom of this post if you want a more detailed description of the assembly.
I have stamped, colored and die cut the images from the Summer Gnome Fun and Gnomies Under The Sea with Copic Markers in the following colors:
B0000,
BG01, FBG2 -Blues
YR01,
YR07, YR18 - Oranges
RV10,
RV04, RV17 - Hot Pink
Y02,
Y08, Y17 - Yellow
E00,
E0 - Skin
C1,
C3, C5 - Beards & Hair
The sentiments are from the Summer Gnome Fun Stamp Set. I also used the Sunshine Die Set for another part of the sentiment.
I had my little bathing beauty Gnome left over from coloring, so I used her and another sentiment on the inside of the card.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this card, I submitted for the Craft Roulette Episode #269. The parameters were:
Project: Square Card
Element: Clouds
Colors: Butterfly/ies
Random: Tie
This was such a fun little card to make. I really like working with the Emergency Card #3 - Double Slider die. The Summer Gnomes have a very special place in my heart!!!
Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you have some fun summer adventures or at least some relaxing pool time!!!
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