WOW! August Masculine Challenge┃You Inspiration Card

Happy Monday, Friends! It’s the first week for AUG-2020 “Masculine” challenge theme over at the WOW! Embossing Powders Facebook Page. So therefore, this week I’ve created this “YOU” masculine card made using WOW! Midnight Dream, WOW! Blue Tang, WOW! Oasis, WOW! Metallic Platinum and WOW! Metallic Gold Rich powders. With that being said, I’d like to invite you to come and play along with us for a chance to win a $15.00 or ₤15.00 gift card to WOW! US or WOW! UK online stores. So, without further ado, let’s jump right into the step by step on how I made it ↓

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To begin with, I started by placing an A2 size watercolor card panel inside of my stamping tool. Next, I lined up on the upper side of the card panel one of the stamp images from the Painted Background stamp set, and once the stamp images was onto place I went ahead to pick it up with the stamping tool door and I proceed to prep the card panel with Embossing Powder Tool.

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Therefore, after the card panel was prepped with embossing tool, I went ahead to get the image stamped using WOW! Embossing Pad. Thus, after I had the first swatch image stamped over the card panel, I went ahead to add WOW! Blue Tang over the sticky surface. Then right after that, I placed the card panel back into place inside the stamping tool to keep stamping, and so on and so forth I kept stamping and adding the following embossing powders WOW! Midnight Dream, WOW! Oasis, WOW! Metallic Platinum.

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Moving along, after I had finished the stamping and adding the powders I removed the card panel out of the stamping tool, and I went ahead to heat set it using WOW! Heat Embossing Gun Tool, So, once I had that done I went ahead to trim the edges off out of the card panel, and then right after that I decided to add an extra touch of gold, so I went ahead to smoosh a bit of gold watercolor paint using a piece of acetate and I also added a few gold splatters using what I had left from the paint. Lastly, after I had that step done I adhered the backing of the card panel with foam mounting tape to an A2 top folding white card base, and while I was waiting for the painting to dry, I set the card base aside. Meanwhile, I created the You die-cutting so, to do that I went ahead to lined up over a piece of gold cardstock the inner layer die from the Sentiment suite: You Die Set, and because I wanted to add dimension I also went ahead to die-cut the word 3 more times but this time out of white cardstock.

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So, after I had the die-cutting pieces done I stacked them all creating that was a dimensional word, last but not least I glued it down with liquid glue to the center of the card panel, and then I went ahead to finish the card off by mounting 2 bub-sentiments (as shown in the image above) which I had previously gold heat embossed over white cardstock using WOW! Metallic Gold Rich and Simply Sentiments - Hello Stamp Set. Finally, to add a touch of Sparkle! I went ahead to glue down here and there with liquid glue a few clear sequins. With that being said friends, I hope you’ve enjoyed reading the step by step on how I’ve created this “YOU” masculine inspiration card. As always, I appreciate the time that takes you to read my blog posts. Below, you’ll find the supply list for the products used on today’s blog post and the information needed in case you want to play with this month’s challenge. And, if you get inspired by today’s projects and you give it a try, be sure to tag me on Instagram➝@cardsandcraftsbyyaz I’d love to see what you’re creating.


Thank you and happy crafting
Don't forget to keep spreading kindness, Today and Always.

Love,
Yasmin


Challenge Information

In order to participate all you need to do is ➝ follow the WOW! Embossing Powder Monthly Challenge theme as an inspiration to create one of the followings for your submissions:
— Card
— Scrapbook Layout
— Tag

Or any type of paper crafting project/mixed media of your preference that features any WOW! Embossing Powder product of your choice. Submissions must be entering by August 31st at 9PM PST. (Please do not enter more than 3 entries per person)




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All photography provided by Yasmin Diaz


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Disclosure

I am creating this blog post with the purpose of sharing how I design my cards, the information provided here is base in my own opinion and creativity. I am not an expert by any means, and I only share the way that I design my cards. Most of the products used for my blog posts are personally purchased by me. However, I did receive the products by WOW! Embossing Powder and Pinkfresh Studio. Please, keep in mind that, all referral links are added for you to know from where either, I purchase or receive the items from as, all products shared and mentioned in each of my blog posts are simply because I use, and truly love them.