Today’s post celebrates Dia de Los Muertos - the Day of the Dead. A day that celerates and memorializes family and friends who have passed and is widely celebrated in Mexico. My card features the beautiful Day of the Dead Sacred Heart Sugar Skull from Blank Page Muse.
Here’s what I used to make it:
Brutus Monroe Clear Embossing Ink
Brutus Monroe Gilded Embossing Powder
Black A2 card base
Cream 4”x5.25” card panel
Black 3.75”x5” card panel
Scraps of Gold Metallic cardstock
Grabie Acrylic Markers
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tea Dye
Delicata Golden Glitz Metallic Pigment Ink
Brutus Monroe Tea Stain Spray
Prima Marketing Paper Flowers
Here’s how I made it:
Adhered cream card panel to black card base and blended Tea Dye ink around the edges.
Stamped sugar skull onto black card panel with clear embossing ink and then heat set gilded embossing powder.
Colored the skull with acrylic markers.
Spritzed the colored image with Tea Stain spray.
Dabbed the card panel with gold metallic pigment ink using a baby wipe.
Adhered card panel to card base.
Brushed paper flowers with Tea Dye ink and glued them to card.
Created sentiment with label maker, glued to gold metallic cardstock scraps, and cut them into strips. Glued the strips to the card.
Here’s a closeup of the card:
Thanks for stopping by Paper Play to read about this project. Until next time . . . be well!
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I thought the skull was embossed on vellum. Great illusion! What color of acrylic marker did you use to get that effect? The label maker is a great blast from the past! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Maria! I used the Grabie Acrylic Markers. I did just a light coloring with the white marker on the black cardstock to achieve the effect.
DeleteAWESOME. I love how the gold embossing pops off the skull. Ditto on Maria's comment about the vellum.
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