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Dinosaur Footprint Texture Card with Spray Background

A project from our live show MONDAY MADNESS - Join Simon from AVAGO-INK for his latest show - Broadcast 28th March 22 · 28/03/2022

A vibrant greeting card featuring layered dinosaur footprint die-cuts creating a textured panel, combined with an abstract stencilled spray background in green and orange. The card includes a stamped dinosaur character hand-coloured with watercolours and a sentiment banner.

12steps
1:15in the show
Step 1 of 12

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  1. 1

    Cut dinosaur footprint die-cuts from card using the stamp and die set, keeping the negative space as a stencil.

    ▶ watch this step 1:30
  2. 2

    Arrange and glue the footprint die-cuts onto a card panel in random directions, layering larger pieces first and filling gaps with smaller ones.

    ▶ watch this step 3:00
  3. 3

    Place the stencil (negative space from die-cutting) onto your card blank and spray with green ink from a height for light coverage.

    ▶ watch this step 6:30
  4. 4

    Flip the stencil to the other side of the card and spray with orange ink to create an abstract pattern.

    ▶ watch this step 7:15
  5. 5

    Place the stencil over a separate panel and spray more heavily with green, then add orange from the opposite side for deeper colour.

    ▶ watch this step 7:45
  6. 6

    Heat-set the sprayed panels with a heat gun to dry the ink and activate the mica finish.

    ▶ watch this step 8:30
  7. 7

    Stamp a dinosaur character onto the card blank using black ink, pressing firmly twice for crisp detail.

    ▶ watch this step 10:30
  8. 8

    Paint the dinosaur with watercolours, starting with a light wash of green over the body and spikes.

    ▶ watch this step 13:45
  9. 9

    Add darker green shading to the spikes and background areas to create depth and definition.

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  10. 10

    Die-cut around the stamped and painted dinosaur using the complementary die.

    ▶ watch this step 17:30
  11. 11

    Mount the textured footprint panel onto a green card strip, then attach to the sprayed card base.

    ▶ watch this step 19:00
  12. 12

    Attach the die-cut dinosaur to the card using foam pads for dimension.

    ▶ watch this step 19:30

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