Multicoloured Heart Background Birthday Card

A project from our live show The Instant Artist - Free Workshop - Broadcast 3RD Oct · 02/10/2023 · watch it from 50:30

Create a vibrant, playful background by stamping a textured heart in multiple colours both on and off the page. Layer a silhouette of girls and a cut-out heart sentiment to build a fun birthday design.

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Step by step

1. Prepare an A2 card blank and a piece of white cardstock. ▶ watch 50:45
2. Ink the textured heart stamp in pink and stamp it three times across the card, positioning some off the edge. ▶ watch 51:00
3. Clean the stamp and ink it in purple, stamping three more hearts in different areas. ▶ watch 51:30
4. Clean the stamp and ink it in orange, stamping three more hearts, focusing some in the centre. ▶ watch 52:00
5. Set this background piece aside. ▶ watch 52:30
6. On a separate piece of white cardstock, stamp the three girls silhouette in black ink. ▶ watch 53:00
7. Optionally add a touch of coordinating ink to the girls' hair for colour. ▶ watch 53:30
8. Stamp the distressed hat stamp in orange onto scrap cardstock. ▶ watch 54:00
9. Stamp the 'Birthday Fun' sentiment inside the hat outline. ▶ watch 54:30
10. Carefully cut out the heart shape with scissors. ▶ watch 55:00
11. Mount the girls silhouette onto the multicoloured heart background. ▶ watch 55:30
12. Mount the cut-out heart with the birthday sentiment onto the card at an angle. ▶ watch 56:00

Tips from the show

• Stamp some hearts on and off the page for a more dynamic composition.
• The distressed hat texture means white edges will show when you cut it out, which looks intentional and cool.

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