Hi Angels!
Welcome to week 1 of our featured Stamp of the Month Escape the Ordinary. I will be featuring a new card design each Monday. Don’t forget to check out the August 1st post for the link for the free download tutorial of the bonus project.
For this week’s card I did a side cut out using the umbrella image. It can be a little challenging to do but with a few tips you can create a side cut in no time. Let’s take a closer look at the card. I popped onto my video program & did a short video close up. This video stuff is still kind of new territory so I am trying to see what I can do or not do successfully. For all the creating I do, my technical skills are minimal and it takes a bit for me to learn.
When deciding to do a side cut, you’ll want to first determine how many times the image can be repeated down the side of your card. I would practice on a card sized scrap first before working on your actual card. For Be You, I decided 3 would work. I took 5.5 inches, divided by 3 and came up with 1.8 and marked the card at 1 7/8″ from the top & bottom of the card. Then I angled the umbrella in the direction I wanted & stamped using my Create-A-Palette. I found stamping the bottom image first gave me a better spacing guide. I did use a small mask to keep the umbrella handle from overstamping the previous image. Then you need to decide how much of the edge of the image you plan on cutting away to give you a cut edge. With this image going from edge to handle was perfect. If you haven’t done this before give it a try sometime.
Here are the card basics: Whip cream card 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ with a Catalina Splash insert 4 1/4″ x 5/12″. Create-A-Palette inked with Liquid Color in Watermelon Fusion, Lavender Fusion, Cool Pool, Limeade Splash & Catalina Splash, sentiment embossed in my custom mix black embossing & Sparkle Dust mixture. Card base sprinkled with Sparkle Silk.
I hope you like this fun and cheerful card.
Have a Creative Week!
