Ink It! Stamp It! Design Team Blog Hop - 3D

Welcome to the Ink It! Stamp It! Design Team Blog Hop - we hop every month so be sure to pop back and visit us again!  Today our theme is 3D - always a challenge for me!

You are currently at my page - Stephanie Fischer, The Crafty Thinker.  At the end of my post there is a full line of team members, please click on the name after mine in the list to continue the hop.

A simple exterior in Basic Gray and Crushed Curry

The front of the card is quite simple.  I used Smoky Slate Embossing Paste with the Pattern Party mask on Basic Gray card.  Then I simply added a few bits of ribbon, a bow and some Glitter Enamel Dots.

The inside of the card is another story altogether!

A double pop up card with traffic-laden streets!

 
The idea for this card came to me when I first saw the new Holiday Catalogue - specifically the Hometown Greetings edgelits.  However, since 3D is not in my comfort zone, I wanted to get started straight away.  So rather than wait until I could get those products, I used something I already had - the In The City stamp set.  I'll probably make another card with my original idea later.

I used Basic Gray cardstock for the roads and drew the lines with my Chalk Marker and a ruler.

I stamped two rows of buildings, coloured and fussy cut them in two strips.

I stamped, coloured and fussy cut the vehicles and attached them to the road with pieces of Window Sheet (attached to the back of the vehicle and under the road through a slit).

The side view gives a better idea of the dimension and the pop up mechanism

The base card is Basic Gray and the Double Pop Up mechanism is made with Soft Sky cardstock.  I added a strip of Emerald Green to hide the pop up mechanism.  I could have placed the first row of houses at that level but I wanted to maximise writing space.

Double Pop Up Mechanism:

Step 1

Step 2

Finished and opened up.  Adhere to inside of card.

I hope you've enjoyed this this technique and these cards and I welcome your comments.

Thank you so much for joining us today. We hope you'll join us again next month for our Holiday Catalogue projects! I'm Stephanie Fischer and to keep hopping around see the list below to see who is up next with another great project.

Thanks for visiting
'Til next time
Stephanie

Product List

In The City Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143771]

Pattern Party Decorative Masks

[144103]

Embossing Paste

[141979]

Glitter Enamel Dots

[144200]

5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon

[141487]

Crushed Curry 3/8" Mini Chevron Ribbon

[144197]

1/4" Copper Trim

[144179]