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Doing The Rococo Rumba

June 29, 2019 Leave a Comment

OK let me say from the outset, that no I’m not taking up a new hobby. My dancing days are few and far between now. That doesn’t stop me appreciating the grace and athleticism of dancers though. So I wasn’t surprised when I was immediately drawn to the Born To Shine Stamp Set with it’s pretty images and sentiments. One of the two images could be a ballet dancer, or even a highland dancer come to that. The other reminds me of a latin dancer, and whether she’s doing the rumba or cha, cha, cha it makes for a striking image.

Card with watercoloured dancer created using the Born To Shine Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

FIRST RUMBA STEPS

I began my project by stamping the rumba dancer onto some Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper using StazOn Jet Black ink. Towards the top of the piece I then stamped the sentiment in Merry Merlot ink, then I cut that part off.

TIP – If you have trouble stamping sentiments straight on small strips of card, stamp them onto a larger piece and then trim them.

Now I could start to paint my dancer using a damp Aqua Painter. I began by pressing onto the lids of my ink pads to transfer some ink to the inside. Then when I opened the ink pads I could use the inside of the lid as a palette.

I painted my dancer very simply using Rococo Rose, Petal Pink, Blushing Bride and Daffodil Delight. Then for the ground I used Sahara Sand. To get the effect I wanted I made sure to let the ink dry between each successive layer, building up the colour gradually until I had the look I wanted. Once I was happy, I set the piece aside to dry thoroughly.

ROCOCO LAYERS

For my background I decided to use a piece from the Woven Threads 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (DSP). I chose a Rococo Rose / Sahara Sand pattern that would coordinate beautifully with my dancer.

I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) to attach the DSP to a layer of Merry Merlot Card. Then I fixed that to a Thick Very Vanilla Card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Next I attached a strip of the DSP along the bottom edge of a layer of Very Vanilla Card. Using liquid glue I added this to the inside of the card.

One last piece of the DSP was attached to the flap of a Very Vanilla Medium Envelope with liquid glue. Then I cut it to shape with Paper Snips following the edge of the flap.

Close up of card with watercoloured rumba dancer created using the Born To Shine Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

BIG FINISH

That just left the front of the card to finish.

First I used liquid glue to fix the dancer to a wide strip of Merry Merlot Card. This piece then went on top of the background DSP using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To attach the sentiment to the Silver Glimmer Paper I used Mini Glue Dots. Then I used more Stampin’ Dimensionals to add the layered sentiment to the card (stacking them under the right hand end).

And that was it, my rumba dancer project was done.

I wasn’t sure whether to add a few jewels to the card, but in the end decided that the Glimmer Paper didn’t need any competition. What do you think?

PRODUCT LIST

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper
Woven Threads Designer Series Paper
Woven Threads Designer Series Paper
Silver Glimmer Paper
Silver Glimmer Paper
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Born To Shine Cling Stamp Set
Born To Shine Cling Stamp Set
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad
Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad
Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad
Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad
Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad
Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad
Aqua Painters
Aqua Painters
Paper Snips
Paper Snips
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Mini Glue Dots
Mini Glue Dots
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin' Dimensionals

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