National RAK Day 2/17

1920 Flapper was provided by Mi Ran

Random Act of Kindness... 

Who knew there was a day celebrating it?  Such a good excuse to find someone who deserves a "Just Because"!

This is my inspiration card for the 613 Ave. Create Challenge this week for "Nat'l RAK Day"   I chose to use this fabulous 1920s Flapper image that so amuses me from the Art by Mi Ran collection.

To see the other Design Team's inspiration cards and the challenge details go HERE!







TECHNIQUE

[Note: specific information on supplies and sources will be found below under “Supplies”.]

• White base card cut to A2 size with a left hand fold
• Image was printed out twice, colored with Copics, fussy cut & sculpted and finally the head and part of her fur stole were layered using foam tape for elevation.
• TOP TIP: Once you have fussy cut an image, use a marker in a grey, black or [my favorite] the darkest shade of the color used in each portion to color the white edges. This gives a very finished look to your image. 
• A Deco corner punch was used on the focal image panel, the DP mat and the base card.
• The design element on the right border was created with a Martha Punch, ribbon and half pearls to enhance the Art Deco theme.  Even though this eclectic art style did not flourish till the 1930s and 1940s - "the style is often characterized by rich colors, bold geometric shapes, and lavish ornamentation" per Wikipedia.  To me the Flapper is the epitome of this style.
• The sentiment tag was added to the ribbon's bow.
• The inside was created with left over design elements and another sentiment of "Just Because".
• Strand of Pearls were enhanced with "White Opal" Liquid Pearls.
• Diamond glaze used on the diamond on her head band and the little seeds were enhanced with foil & Duo Glue.

This card should be eligible for the following 

CHALLENGES:
Clear It Out – Favorites/ Stash: ATG

Crafting from the Heart #6 – Anything Goes
Top Tip Tues – Girly with a TOP TIP
Crafty Ribbons – #76  Ribbon n Bows
Delicious Doodles #75 – Ribbon and Bling
Sweet Pea Stampers – Vintage [1920s]
Open Minded Crafting  - #4 – Monochrome WON
2 Sisters #172 – Embossing [dry embossed the image to sculpt it]
OSAAT #200 – Use a Digi
Quirky Crafts #4 – Layers – 3-D it!
Sentimental Sunday #194 – Pack a Punch [use a punch]

SUPPLIES

IMAGES:  The focal image is from Art by Mi Ran; 

The tag sentiment on the front is from Hero Arts; "Just Because" sentiment inside is by Hanko

PAPER:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# Cover Wt. used for the images; DP is from Basic Grey.

EMBELLISHMENTS: A Martha punch was used on DP to create the element on the right - a ribbon and half pearls from stash were added; Diamond Glaze and Stampee Foil added with Duo Glue to the ornaments on her head piece. 

INKS: the images were printed on a Canon PIXMA printer & colored with Copics:

Don't wait for retirement to do something that amuses you!  ~ginny