These cards are created with a heap of chipboard, which gives them a fabulous
sense of depth. Painting the large panels white adds a great contrast to the
vivid spray ink backgrounds, while Metallic Melts provide an interesting texture.DESIGNED BY HEATHER MCMAHON
- Papers: Echo Park Sunshine words; Glitz Design Wild &
Free dreamcatcher, hearts - Chipboard: Dusty Attic 6x6 and 12x12 number grid,
12x12 around the world, photo props, mini hot-air
balloons, him & her border, banners #1, scribble hearts - Paint: Dusty in Colour soot, Oceania; white spray paint
- Ink pad: Archival Ink black
- Sprays: Dylusions lemon zest, squeezed orange, London
blue, cut grass - Embossing powder: Tinby Designs Metallic Melts
patina, carbon - Twine: Maya Road black/white
- Heat tool
- Adhesives: craft glue, double-sided tape
- Sprays: Dylusions lemon zest, squeezed orange, London
MATERIALS FOR BOTH CARDS
METHOD
1 Spray white card 150mm square with lemon zest and squeezed
orange ink and let the colours blend together.
2 Distress the edges with your fi ngers or a distress tool, then
sponge them with black ink and affi x it to folded white card
155mm x 305mm.
3 Paint photo props glasses and moustache chipboard with soot
then, while they’re still wet, apply carbon Metallic Melts to them
and heat-set them.
4 Cut the numbers 2 and 1 out of the large number grid, paint
them with Oceania, then apply patina Metallic Melts to them
and heat-set them, letting the paint blister underneath to create
a crackle effect.
5 Spray a 6x6 number grid panel with white paint, let it dry, then
tie twine to the edges as shown.
6 Cover fi ve chipboard banners with reversed words and reversed
dreamcatcher paper, ink the edges black and affi x them along
the twine.
7 Cover three scribble hearts – two with white card that has been
sprayed with squeezed orange ink and one with reversed words
paper – then ink the edges black and arrange them along with
the 21, glasses and moustache as shown.
8 Affi x all this to the folded card front to fi nish.Spray paint gives even coverage to detailed
chipboard pieces. For similar results using
acrylic paint, dilute it with a small amount of
water and use a sponge brush to glide it over
the top – two coats may be required.TIPSPRAYS
& CHIPBOARD