Tiffany Johnson Creative #100daysartplay challenge - Day 31

It's Day 31 of the Tiffany Johnson Creative #100daysartplay challenge.  This is week is all about texture.

For this card, I decided to go for a textural 3D style card, using a background die plate and stamping. It's something I've not done for ages and a process I have always enjoyed, so it seemed the ideal time to try it again.

I started by cutting four piece of card to the same size.  

Using a Stamping Platform with the ballet dancer stamp from the Visible Image ""Born to perform" stamp set, I stamped the image on two pieces of card, ensuring the card was tight in the corner of the platform.

I put one of the stamped cards to one side and the other, I lay a Spellbinder die over the top, sorry, I don't know what it is called, I have had it for at least fifteen years, but its got a floral/scroll type design.  I secured the die in position with a piece of tape then popped it through the Big Shot.

With this die, it doesn't have a cut edge, so I pushed the loose pieces out but retained some of the others for added interest.

I used the same procedure with the other two plain pieces of card.  Then stuck these two together.  I then glued the sandwich of card on top of the stamped piece of card put to one side earlier.

Next, very carefully, I glued and positioned the stamped die cut image over the top, ensuring the die cuts were aligned.  I then trimmed it to size, mounted on to a piece of dark blue card and then on to a card blank.

To finish the card, using Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink, I stamped the Funky Fossil Designs "Congratulations" (from their "Stripped Back Sentiments" stamp set), on to an off cut of card, trimmed to size and then added to the front of the card.

Visible Image Stamps "Born to perform" gift tag

Here's a tag I made last night, but got engrossed in the final of "The Great British Sewing Bee" on TV so forgot to upload it.  Did you watch the programme? I felt Asmaa was consistant with all her makes and that final dress was amazing.  I still have no idea how she made it.  A worthy winner as far as I am concerned!

Anyway, back to the tag.  I started by using three shades of Ranger "Archival Inks" to create the background colour, starting with the lightest "Pink Peony" blending in to "Vibrant Fuchsia" and then "Cactus Flower" at the base of the tag.

I lay the Visible Image "Breakout" stencil across the top corner of the tag and applied more of the "Cactus Flower" ink through the stencil.

I then moved the stencil to the lower right hand side and repeated the process.

Moving on to the stamping, I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink with the Visible Image "Born to perform" stamp set.  Stamping the figure first, then the word "Dance" at the base of the tag and then "Born to" at the top left.

I then used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink to stamp two sizes of stars, which are also part of the Visible Image "Born to perform" stamp set.  I added a bit of sparkle to the middle of the stars using "A Wink of Stella" pen.

Finally, using a black pastel pencil, I grounded the dancer.  I added a few touches of white gel pen to areas of the dancer to make her pop a little too.

Visible Image - "Born To Perform" Ballet Tag

I've played with Visible Image stamps today, making this tag.

I used a Distress Oxide background I had made a few days ago.

I stamped all the images including the edging in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink.  I used a Posca pen to fill in the white circles.

The ballet figure and the sentiment is from a Visible Image stamp set called "Born To Perform".  I used three other Visible Image stamp sets ("Life Is Beautiful", "Set The Tone"  and "You are not alone") on this tag too.