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You Are The Best - 01/07/2025

PRODUCTS USED
Main How to Image

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

White card blank 5 x 7"

Green/white cardstock

Quattro D Paris

Versafine Ink Pad: Smoky Grey 

SBM Premium Dye Ink Pad: Magenta, Indigo, Hedgerow, Tiffany

Distress Ink/Oxide Ink Pad: Lost Shadow

Blending tool

Paint brush

Sequins

Pick up and pokey tool

Pearlywinks Diamond Pearl Mist Spray

Eureka 101 Watercolour Tablet

SBM A3 Magnetic glass mat

Paper Trimmer

Glue

Die Cutting machine

 

 

 



How To Guide - Step 1

Cut a piece of white card to 4 x 6" and secure stencil 1 on top. 

How To Guide - Step 2

Each of the stencils in the Quattro D collection are numbered and have hearts in the corner to help you line each stencil up, if required. 

Use your blending tool to apply ink through each stencil, on to the white card as follows:

Stencil 1 Magenta but only lightly

Stencil 2 Magenta but with more pressure 

Stencil 3 Magenta with more intensity

Stencil 4 Hedgerow 

Stencil 5 Tiffany

Stencil 6 Magenta

How To Guide - Step 3

Stamp over the stencilled image using the smoky Grey Versafine. 

How To Guide - Step 4

Use the coordinating die to cut it out. 

How To Guide - Step 5

Line it up inside the embossing folder and run it through your machine. 

How To Guide - Step 6

Trim another piece of white card to 4 x 5 3/4". Place inside the embossing folder and run it through your machine. 

How To Guide - Step 7

Ink around the edges with the Lost Shadow Distress Oxide. 

How To Guide - Step 8

Cut a piece of white card big enough to die cut the "You Are The Best" die. Ink onto the card with Magenta and splatter with drops of water. Mop the excess water/ink off with a paper towel. 

How To Guide - Step 9

Die cut the sentiment ...you now have a colour coordinated element!

How To Guide - Step 10

Adhere the 3D Paris element onto the inked, embossed card, placing it slightly lower than the embossed image, thus creating a "drop shadow" effect.  

How To Guide - Step 11

Adhere the sentiment in the top right corner. 

How To Guide - Step 12

Mat your artwork onto the green cardstock, cut to 4 1/4 x 6" and then onto your card blank. 

How To Guide - Step 13

To finish, add a few sequins, on, under and around your 3D element.