Kindred Stamps November Release: Family Choir
As a child I looked forward to going to my Grandma’s every summer for a month at a time. We would swim, watch old TV shows, listen to classic country, play canasta or kings corner and go to the theater. We shared a love for the arts including musicals and theater. I was introduced at a young age and haven’t ever turned back. She would watch the same show over and over and over again during that month she had us. Family Choir stamp set made my heart sing as soon as I saw it.
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This set will go-live on Friday November 22nd, 2024 and available at the Kindred Stamps website.
Let’s start looking at some of my favorite things with this Family Choir stamp set.
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Project One: You Make My Heart Sing Box Card
A perfect night scene for a new love. These lovers are enjoying their night under the stars in the garden. The darkness is all around them, but they glow.
The Box Card Die, was the perfect base for this dimensional card. The base was cut out of black card stock and assembled. To have the gazebo remain see through, I trimmed the back panel of the card die to the height of the steps of the gazebo. This will allow an anchor place for the gazebo.
The Gazebo Die was cut out of card stock. Using my imagination, I pencilled in columns and sketched the roof. This provided the stone look I was going for. The Gazebo Die was larger than the base panel of the box card. In order to have the die fit into the base a quarter inch was trimmed from both sides up to the bottom step that I had sketched. This allows for over hang of the step and a deep enough base to secure to the box card base.
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The Gazebo Die was colored with Olo markers (C-G 9/ C-G 7/ C-G 5). To mask the bleed through of the markers, another gazebo was die cut out of the same black card stock. This will sandwich the back of the gazebo on the back of the box card and add extra support.
The side panels of the Box Card die were cut in the same black card stock. I wanted the stitching as a decorative element but did not want any distractions from my lovers. The front panel with stamped with a sentiment from the Family Choir set in pigment ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The added shine from the sentiment makes the card look finished.
As this was a garden scene at night, I needed some non-identifiable shrubs. With green card stock, I fussy cut some shrub-like shapes. To give the night time hue, I inked the tops of the shrubs with a little black dye ink.
Lover color time was up next. With a little imagination and strategic coloring, I was able to transform her standard uniform into an cocktail dress and ballet flats. The lovers were stamped and colored with Olo markers (Color Guide) and accents were added with a black glaze pen or white gel pen. I also stamped the couple on black card stock with white pigment ink. Both sets of images were fuzzy cut out on the line. To ensure the lover meld into the background, I did use a marker to the sides of the white fussy cut images.
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Time for assembly! The shrubs were adhered behind the ledges of the box card levels. To have my lovers dancing on the dark ground, I utilized acetate sandwiched between the colored and black fussy cut images. This provided stability to the lovers, and a small acetate tab that I can use for adhering the lovers exactly at ground level that they are dancing on. The colored gazebo was first adhered to the card base on the inside panel. The lower tab of the gazebo was covered with back card stock to stiffen the base. The black gazebo was then glued to the back side of the colored gazebo to hide the mucky muck and to stabilize the gazebo.
Finally, you have to have a spot to write your message, so I made a mini card that I decorated like a love letter envelope. Penciling my base lines, I stamped a heart in red ink from the Bears With Feelings stamp set. The lines were then outlined in a black marker and a shadow was placed below the lip of the envelope flap with Olo C-G 0 marker. My card was now complete.
Card Size: Custom, handmade envelope to accommodate dimensions
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Project Two: Singing Stairs
As soon as I saw this set, I saw this card in my head. After sketching out the stairs and the mezzanine in pencil, I stamped and masked the siblings placing them each on a step. Using an alcohol ink safe pen, I traced my lines to create the scene.
The siblings from the Family Choir set were colored in Olo markers (Color Guide). The stoney background was colored with Olo markers in BG 7.6/ BG 7.3/ BG 7.2. The stairs were colored in W-G 9/ W-G 7/ W-G 5/ and W-G 3.
The sentiment was stamped in black pigment ink and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The card panel was trimmed and matted on a deep green card stock to provide the contrast I was looking for. This simple card sings of happiness.
Card Size: A7 (5 inches/ 7 inches) landscape
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Project Three: Music Kids Unite
I am a choir girl at heart. I sang all through high school and college. I even worked in the Music Library on my campus. This slimline card captures the classic C Major scale with a treble clef and our siblings as the music notes. How do you not have something to sing about?
The staff paper was simply a piece of white card stock with black paper strips adhered with glue. The treble clef was hand drawn and filled in with Olo BK marker. After the treble clef was fussy cut and attached to the staff paper, Glossy Accents was applied and allowed to dry. The staff paper was secured onto black card stock on a slimline card base. I chose the black as it reminded me of the vegan leather folders that we held scores and sheet music in for different performances.
The siblings from the Family Choir set were colored in their standard uniform (Color Guide) and then cut out. Adding some foam behind each sibling for dimension helps them pop off the page. The sentiment was stamped in a black pigment ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. This card makes my choir girl heart explode!
Card Size: Slimline (4 inches by 9 inches)
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Project Four: Singing Trees
Can you hear the trees singing? The simple pop-up element on this card adds to the depth of the scene without adding more bulk. There are many layers to this card so let’s start with the background.
On the card base, I determined where my horizon line was to be. From the horizon line I sketched my road. Using some masking paper, I first worked the sky. With a light blue ink and the positive cuts outs from the Grass and Clouds stencil, I ink blended moving my clouds as needed to fill the sky. When the sky was completed, I removed the masking paper and placed it on the same horizon line exposing the sketched road. The road was masked and the green ink was blended onto the card stock in a solid manner as most of it will be covered. Finally, the grass was masked and the road blended with light gray ink.
The Grass and Cloud stencil was still laying on my workspace and I thought to myself, “self, that cloud sure looks like a tree, you should make it one.” Challenge accepted. I found a green card stock that was in the same color family as my grass. Using a pencil, I traced the cloud stencil and fussy cut out my bubbly tree tops. I traced 3 of the clouds and then flipped the stencil over and penciled 3 more. This allows for my trees to be mirrored on each side of the road. To give some fluidity to the trees, I inked blended a deep green on the edges. The tree trunk was freehand cut from some Kraft paper and then ink blended with some brown ink to give the trunks roundness.
Pop-up Mechanism
The Drive In Memory Dex die was the base for the car that the Dad is driving. With a little re-invention, the card was transformed into a vintage car. The car was cut from black card stock, the grill from a light silvery gray yardstick and two headlights from white paper. The two circles were cut and colored with Olo C-G 0/ C-G 1 markers. A little foam square was placed behind the headlights to give the dimension of being external to the frame of the car. Glossy Accents were applied to give their shiny glass appearance.
The pop-up mechanism is a simple use of paper to add dimension. To measure for the mechanism, I measured the length of my final die cut and deducted a 0.25 inches. I also validated the height of the die cut to ensure the card stock would not show over the top of the car. Prior to cutting my piece of paper I added 1.5 inches to each side of my desired length. This allowed me to score at 0.5 inches, 1 inch, and 1.5 inches on both sides of the strip. I accordion folded the ends. These tabs adhere the accordion mechanism to the base and a little adhesive to the top of the mechanism attaches the car. The car will be attached after the singing trees.
Pop-up Mechanism
The Family Choir images were colored with Olo markers (Color Guide, labeled below as Casual Dad/ Play Uniforms). Only the top halves of the family were colored as their bottom halves are hidden in the trees or in the car. Save your ink and your time!
To assemble the singing trees, I glued the trunks to the card base as well as the furtherest layer of tree tops. The second layer of trees were popped up on foam and the family was tucked in throughout leaving a small open area to place the sentiment. The third layer of trees were attached flat. The car adhered to the base of the card.
“Life is better when you sing” was stamped in pigment ink and heat embossed with clear powder to add some shine. Now, my trees really sing!
Card Size: A7 (5 inches by 7 inches)
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Project 5: I Have Confidence In You
A little confidence is all you need to accomplish anything! This confident woman is the main event on this card.
The Card Basic Die provided the card layout. Pulling to soft taupe colors from the Nanny paper pack, I die cut the main panel from the lace filled paper. Then the solid taupe country quilt patterned paper was cut out and foam tape was applied to add a little punch to the card.
The background and sentiment were completed next. The boarder of the card base was inked in a Rose Gold pigment ink and set aside to dry. The sentiment was stamped in the same Rose Gold pigment ink and set aside. When dry, the sentiment was fussy cut out.
The confident woman from the Family Choir set was colored in Olo markers (Color Guide), fussy cut out, and mounted onto the square panel with foam tape. The card was assembled and embellished with some of the teeniest tiniest pearls that I found in the bottom of my gem and pearl box. Nothing screams confidence as some pearls. This simple card reminds us that confidence comes from within and doesn’t need to have all the bells and whistles to prove the confidence we have.
Card Size: A2 (4.25 by 5.5 inches) landscape
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Project 6: Mountain Song
Whimsy mountains and rolling hills act as the back drop for our lovely dancing lady. This card is made with watercolors and no line coloring with Zig Clean Color Brushes. Whenever I utilize my Zig markers, I always use Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper. I find I have the best blending with this paper.
To prep for the watercoloring, I first stamped the image in a light ink. The image was then coated in Pebeo Drawing Gum to protect the image from the water. I used low tack masking tape to place my watercolor paper on a hard board to keep my paper from warping as I apply water. I sketched and erased my lines to layout the mountains vs the hills.
Using my Altenew 24-Pan watercolors, I first added a diluted sky with the Lapis Lazuli and allowed to dry. The mountains were up next. The base shape of each mountain was in a diluted Rock Collection and allowed to dry. To give the mountains contrast, I deeper concentration of Rock Collection that was mixed on my pallet and a jagged line was painted on the mountain side and then filled. Once dry, another layer of color was applied to build the texture that I was seeking. When the mountains were dry, the hills were painted. The aptly named Green Hills was the color choice. As with the mountains, a diluted wash was applied first. Then subsequent intensities were applied for contrast and make the hills roll. You guessed it, this had dry.
Once my background was dry, the drawing gum was rubbed off with an adhesive eraser to expose the clean dry stamped dancer. The dancer from the Family Choir set was colored with Zig Clean Color Brushes (Color Guide). With a black glaze and white gel pen, her eyes were brought to life.
The watercolor panel was cut out with the Cards Basic die. The sentiment was stamped in embossing ink in my stamping platform and heat embossed with the Snowfall embossing power. To make the sentiment pop more, I returned the panel into my stamping platform and re-inked the sentiment and applied a second layer of Snowfall embossing powder. Foam tape was applied to the panel to flatten any warping that was left. This panel was placed on an A2 dark green card panel.
Making a card with another medium besides alcohol markers was refreshing! I was surprised on how easy it was to design.
Card Size: A2 (4.25 inches x 5.5 inches); easily adoptable to any size card
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Color Guide:
Hair Colors, Olo:
Blonde: YO 3.4/ YO 2.5/ YO 2.3/ O 7.3
Brown: OR 3.4/ OR 3.7/ BK
Standard Uniforms, Olo:
Sash: YG 8.7/ YG 8.5
Shirt/ Skirt/ Short: C-G 5/ C-G 3
Socks/ Shoes: C-G 0/ C-G 1
Play Uniforms, Olo:
Shirt/ Dress: YG 8.5/ W-G 1
Casual Dad, Olo:
Coat: C-G 5/ C-G 3
Shirt: C-G 1
Tie: C-G 9/ C-G 5
Dancing Lady Modified, Olo:
Dress: B 0.7/ B 0.6/ B 0.5/ B 0.3/ B 0.2
Shoes: B 0.6/ B 0.5
Dancing Lady, Zigs Color Clean Brush Markers:
Face: 069 Blush/ 076 Medium Beige/ 028 Paie Pink
Hair: 067 Mustard/ 055 Pale Yellow
Top: 091 Light Gray/ 902 Natural Gray
Skirt: 095 Dark Gray/ 091 Light Gray
Apron: 099 Cool Gray/ 091 Light Gray
Lips: 200 S. Almond Pink
Lady with Hat, Olo:
Hat: O 2.5/ O 2.7
Jacket: OR 7.4/ OR 7.6
Skirt: YG 8.5/ YG 8.7
Man, Olo:
Shirt: C-G 1
Tie: C-G 7
Coat/ Pants: C-G 7/ C-G 9/ C-G 5
Shoes: BK/ C-G 9
