YAY SCIENCE!
Sometimes while you are sleeping, you dream of many things. The future, the past, the weird, the scary, the what the hell was that, and then you dream of card making and science. Two things that at first do not seem to correlate, and then the more you think about it the more they do! You test out different inks to find the one that works with your medium for coloring. You test different papers to find the one that works for the task at hand. You play with thermal conduction to change the state of embossing powder into a solid smooth design. You mix alcohol ink to make new colors. You have to try different things over and over again until you are able to get a product in the end that you love. You learn 10,000 ways NOT to do something. That is not failure, that is science! These 2 science geeks are always testing and learning. This is who I was dreaming of… why? Science…
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The scientist and his assistant from the Showtime stamps (Kindred Stamps) were stamped in Memento Black ink on Hammermill card stock, colored with Olo Markers (see Color Guide), and die cut with the Showtime dies. Full disclosure, I was not a fan of the original color of flesh for the scientist that I selected. His flesh was colored last and I was not re-stamping and coloring because, it’s fine and I am lazy. Because alcohol markers are translucent, I picked a muted yellow tone combo and colored over the top of the brighter tones. In the color guide I listed both colors. However, next time I color the image I will use the muted tones. See, science… I tested and found I didn’t like it and I tried again.
The lab scene background was die cut from a piece of pattern paper from the Dessert Royalty paper pack (Kindred Stamps) with the square from the Cards Basics Dies (Kindred Stamp). The Science Lab dies set (Kindred Stamps) were die cut from Hammermill card stock and colored with Altenew Artist Markers (see Color Guide) and assembled. To give the illusion of liquid in the beakers, Glossy Accents were applied to the colored layers and allowed to dry. The wall felt a little naked, so I drew a frame on Hammermill card stock and used Altenew Artist Markers to color the chalk board. The sentiment from Science Geeks (Retired> Kindred Stamps) was heat embossed with Snowfall embossing powder to mimic my science class room in high school.
A panel of In the Navy card stock (Gina K Designs) will be the base of this card. Prior to assembly, the sentiment from Showtime Sentiments (Kindred Stamps) was heat embossed with Snowfall embossing powder (Kindred Stamps).
The lab scene was assembled and adhered to the pattern paper flat. The Lab scene panel was popped up with Simon Says Stamp Big Momma Foam (thin foam) on the solid embossed card panel. The same foam was then placed on the back of the scientist and his assistant and they were placed in the scene.
Finally, a couple of white and navy enamel dots from Kindred Stamps were placed to frame the sentiment.
This card was in my dream and now it has come to life! YAY for learning 10,000 ways NOT to do it! YAY science!
Color Guide:
Scientist> Olo Markers
Lab coat> W-G1
Vest> YG8.7/ YG8.5
Tie> R0.5
Shirt> W-G1
Pants> O7.7/ O7.8
Shoes> W-G7/ W-G5
Flesh> Y1.1/ Y1.2/ YO2.0/ YO2.2
Assistant> Olo Markers
Flesh> OR1.1/ OR1.2
Hair> OR2.3/ OR2.2
Mouth> R0.6/ R0.5
Shirt> B0.2
Tie/ Pants> W-G7
Shoes> W-G7/ W-G1
Lab Coat> W-G1
Science Lab> Altenew Artist Markers
Microscope/ Table/ Stand> TG05/ TG07/TG05
Glassware> CG01
Fluids> (test tubes didn’t make the card, but colors listed) Y608/ Y518; B314/ B216; G503/ G515; C006/ R826; Y205/ C001; B815/ B714; R304; R318
Frame> Altenew Artisti Markers
TG05/ TG03; Y762/ Y932
