Slimline cards are really popular right now and recently I've been seeing some mini slimline cards in the stamping community. I thought they were really cute and wanted to give it a try so I thought I'd bring you along so you could see the process.
Unfortunately not everything was filmed - I had an issue with my phone during the process and didn't get all the coloring. If you have any questions though please leave me a comment below and I will gladly answer them for you.
To start you need to cut a piece of card stock to 6 1/4" x 6 1/2". On the 6 1/2" side score down the middle at 3 1/4" giving you a mini slimline card base of 6 1/4" x 3 1/4". Cut a panel measuring 6" x 3" for the top. This is the piece that we'll be working with.
I used the circle piece with grass from the Picket Fence Studios Slimline Die Cutting System to cut an opening for the dinosaur to hang out in. The dinosaur and the pterodactyl are from MFT's Delightful Dinosaurs Stamp and die set and are colored with Prismacolor Pencils.
I used Crushed Olive Distress Ink and Peeled Paint Distress Oxide Ink for the grass. The sky is made using MFT's Cloud Stencil, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Dusty Concord and Black Soot Distress Inks. I added some clouds to the card base behind the opening. Looking at it now I wish I added more Dusty Concord Distress Ink so it matched the front a little better.
The sentiment is stamped right onto the grass as I didn't want to add another piece of card stock to the panel. I decided that since the dinosaur is celebrating a birthday he needed a top hat and a bow tie in order to do it up right.
I adhered the pterodactyl with liquid glue down the center then popped up the wings with some craft foam.
This is the video I mentioned above or you can click HERE to watch it on YouTube.
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