Did you catch the Release Party & Blog Hop last week for Eileen Hull's brand new Sizzix dies? We had a fun time (watch the replay) and the Blog Hop was packed full of inspiring makes from the Teams! Eileen has three new dies in her Chapter 3 release:
The Vintage Truck Die pairs perfectly with the 3-D Camper Die from the Chapter 2 release and I had a vision of making a patriotic decoration for Independence Day!
Hope you are sitting comfortably, this is a long tutorial post!
A closer look…
Let's see how it all came together!
Step 1 - Truck Parts: I covered the matboard with Rinea Foil Paper before I cut out the parts. If you are covering your board with paper, don't forget to think about which side will be up and the way it should face as you cut your parts!
Step 2 - Truck Assembly: Before I glued the parts together, I used the Rinea Ghost Ink Reinker ink to remove some of the color from the foil paper to distress it. Their Ghost Ink Pad and Reinker ink react with the color on their foil paper and you can get some very interesting effects using it. I squeezed a drop of the ink onto my craft mat and then used a makeup sponge to gently dap some ink onto the edges of the truck parts. You just wait 10 - 20 seconds and then wipe the color away, exposing the silver base foil. Easy!
Step 3 - Truck hood: After I put together the truck, I decided I really wanted to add a hood. This is what I came up with and hand cut/scored.
Step 4 - Filling the back of the truck: I used crumpled blue tissue paper and stars to fill the back of the truck. I covered the 3-D star with Eileen's Golden Rod Molten Dimensions Embossing Powder (love how it looks!)
Step 5 - Camper Trailer Parts:
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| I forgot to cut out a 2nd base side flap so the photo only shows one. You need 2! |
Step 6 - Ghost Stamping: I used the Rinea Ghost Ink Pad to lift the blue off of the trailer side panels. I used a stamping platform because it took 2 or 3 "stampings" to remove all the blue. (Wipe off your stamp each time!)
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| Parts ready to assemble! There is that 2nd base side flap. |
Step 7 - Gluing the trailer together: I like to use a quick grab wet glue for assembling so I have a bit of play time to get parts aligned correctly before it sticks. Strong dry tape works well too though. Glue guns can work but it is easy to get bulky hot glue in the seams and they don't lay flat.
Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to keep an eye on Eileen's blog for more new die inspiration from the Educator and Inspiration Teams.
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That's a lot of work! Turned out so cool! ♥ Sue Kment
ReplyDeleteThis is just an amazing project! Glad to see it featured again!
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