This is a card I've made many times, sometimes in multiples. This one happens to be 4x6 (for my nativity friend to frame) but I've made it in A2 size also. What I did is cut all my whisper white panels and brayer all of them with one color at a time, then add the next color, then sponged them all with the final color. I only brayered from the top down so it would remain darker at the top. Then this was my order: stamp the star and heat emboss, sponge the rays, add the diecut and then stamp the sentiment. Both stamps are wood mounted and i didn't have a stamp positioner anyway but it wasn't terribly important to get the star and sentiment in the exact same spot. Hardest part was gluing the diecut down. I very rarely make assembly line cards, I'm pretty committed to 'one of a kind.' But when I take my cards to the gallery, I usually make more than one of each. One suggestion I have for multiples: choose a fantastic image, one that doesn't need a lot of stuff going on and STAMP SIMPLY. PS I forgot that I flicked watered down white paint on each panel before I heat embossed the star.
Date: Monday, December 10, 2018 GMT Views: 528
Favorited:4
Registered: February 23, 2016 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 23018
Mon, Dec 10, 2018 @ 8:39 AM
I totally agree on keeping to simple stamping on an assembly line card. Your embossed silver star hangs nicely in the brayered night sky and is perfect with the silhouette Nativity.
------------------------------ Linda aka Bubbles
I'm not a Hoarder . . . I'm the Curator of an extensive collection of embellishments!!
Proud Fan Club Member Guest Designer Color Challenge July 2017 Favorites Notification Team
Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79843
Mon, Dec 10, 2018 @ 3:53 PM
A wonderful scene of that most holy night!!
------------------------------ LizThe joy of the LORD is my strength.Right Brain Madness --My blogProud member of the redDivasKSS certified multi-step stamperFan Club member since 2004
Registered: November 7, 2006 Location: Willamette Valley Oregon Posts: 34508
Tue, Dec 11, 2018 @ 7:47 PM
gorgeous...that night sky is stellar, wink! I enjoyed reading your tips...and of course agree with the one of a kind...poor Lucy's off to the twilight zone...
------------------------------ Susan~~~One4Joydaily I'm a FAN CLUB member, U? MY GALLERYof visual Delights MY BLOG