Want a fun way to create a foiled stripe start? Simple use of Metallic adhesive vinyl. No need to get messy with fiddly liquid glue when the adhesive vinyl makes it so easy to apply. This process is so easy to use with an occasion, not just for creating this Celebrate metallic striped star card.
PRODUCED AS PART OF MY DESIGN-TEAM WORK FOR Silhouette UK - SEE END OF POST FOR MORE DETAILS
Creating the design
Start off by choosing one of the stars from the Nested star file by Alaa’K and insert this into your design space. Duplicate this start as you will need to cut out the star normally later on.
To create the striped appearance to the start, we are going to use the knife tool to ‘cut’ the design up. Make sure you have the knife tool ‘solid’ cut and not ‘outline’ cut, as seen in the top left corner.
Whilst holding down the ‘Ctrl’ button, draw a line horizontally across the star. Using the ‘ctrl’ button whilst doing this makes sure you draw a straight line. When you release the knife, a small section of the start will have been cut out, but the sections will contain one continuous line. Keep cutting the star up, alternating the amount of space you cut between each section.
Cutting the star
Right-click the start design and ungroup the elements. Next, select each alternate section (the smaller width sections) and delete these from the design.
You will now have created a striped star ready for cutting out. Trim down a piece of Silhouette red Metallic Adhesive vinyl to just larger than the star and load this onto your mat.
Send the design to cut, but make sure you do a test cut prior to ensure the design will cut – your blade could have dulled since you last cut the vinyl. Weed the excess vinyl using your Silhouette weeding tools, making sure you keep the stripes of the star and remove the negative space.
In addition, cut out the duplicated star we made at the beginning out of blue card as well as cutting out another start slightly bigger than this. To create that star, either create an offset or use the size handles on the shape to make one bigger. Cut this start out of white card.
Creating the sentiment
Load up the Charlie font in your design space and type out the word celebrate.
Alter the size of the word and when you are happy with this, open the modify panel. It is important to weld these letters before you cut out the design. Otherwise, it will cut out each letter individually as opposed to one single word.
Cut this word out of black cardstock 3 times. In addition, open up the offset panel an create an offset of the word celebrate to cut out of the white card.
Assembling the card
Using glue adhere the 3 ‘celebrate’ die cut words on top of one another for dimension and then adhere the layered die cut on top of the white offset outline die cut.
Next, use Silhouette transfer tape, transfer the red striped metallic vinyl star onto the blue start cut out of cardstock. Burnish the vinyl down and remove the tape.
Foam mount the striped star onto the white offset star for dimension. For the cardbase, fold a piece of A4 white cardstock in half and add some black paint splatter on the front. Once this is dry, foam mount the star pieces onto the front of the card.
Next, using liquid adhesive, adhere the ‘Celebrate’ sentiment on to the star and lastly, embellish with a few colour corresponding sequins.
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Celebrate metallic striped star
Supplies
Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you at these shops: Altenew (ALT), Scrapbook.com (SB), and Craft Stash UK/US (CS UK/US).
All other shops are not affiliated links: Bumbleberry Papercrafts (BP) and WOW! UK/US (WOW UK/US)
FONTS USED:
CHARLIE FONT 293706
DESIGNS USED:
NESTED STAR 14976
PRODUCTS USED:
Red Metallic Adhesive vinyl – https://www.graphtecgb.shop/product/silhouette-metallic-permanent-vinyl/
Silhouette Tool Kit – https://www.graphtecgb.shop/product-category/accessories/
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This post was produced as part of my design team work for Silhouette UK have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Silhouette UK to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
