Fireworks Embossed Card with Owl Banner

A project from our live show MONDAY MADNESS - Join Simon from AVAGO-INK for his latest projects - Broadcast 6th June 22 · 06/06/2022 · watch it from 26:30

A fresh, summery card featuring a large fireworks stamp embossed with glittery powder, combined with a watercoloured owl character on a decorative banner. The design uses a new aqua-teal ink colour as the main background element.

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Step by step

1. Stamp the large fireworks design onto a 5x7 card base using aqua-teal ink, ensuring good coverage of all the detail. ▶ watch 27:30
2. Sprinkle clear embossing powder with glitter onto the wet stamped image, making sure it's fully covered. ▶ watch 29:15
3. Tap off the excess embossing powder back into its container. ▶ watch 29:30
4. Use a heat gun to bond the glittery embossing powder to the card, heating for slightly longer than normal to ensure it adheres properly. ▶ watch 29:45
5. Glue a textured coloured card panel onto the embossed fireworks panel using a tape runner. ▶ watch 31:30
6. Glue a black layer underneath using tape runner, then mount the embossed panel onto the black layer to make colours pop. ▶ watch 32:00
7. Cut a white banner strip measuring 1.5 inches and a black banner strip measuring 2 inches using the banner die cutter. ▶ watch 33:00
8. Glue the white banner strip onto the black one, positioning it so the black border is slightly smaller than the white. ▶ watch 33:30
9. Trim the excess black border from the sides of the banner using a trimmer to create a finer appearance. ▶ watch 34:00
10. Stamp the sentiment 'You are such a hoot' onto the white banner using black verifying ink. ▶ watch 34:45
11. Stamp the fireworks design onto a white card layer, then glue it to a black mat to create a decorative circle for the owl. ▶ watch 35:30
12. Stamp the owl character onto white card using black verifying ink to capture all the fine detail. ▶ watch 38:30
13. Watercolour the owl using browns around the eyes and wings, adding darker tones to make the eyes pop. ▶ watch 39:00
14. Add green watercolour to the owl's hat, papers and mug to match the card's colour theme, then add orange for the legs. ▶ watch 40:00
15. Colour the owl's eyes with a tired expression using dark watercolour. ▶ watch 41:15
16. Heat-dry the watercoloured owl with a heat gun. ▶ watch 42:00

Tips from the show

• You can use wet glue at home instead of tape runner if you prefer.
• Watercolours are a good way to achieve natural skin tones on characters compared to alcohol markers.
• You can pick your favourite colour and theme an entire card design around it.

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