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Pin-Up Girl Seaside Postcard Card

A project from our live show Join Carley Duff for an IMALA show in the HTCN studio broadcast 28th Jan 22 · 01/28/2022

A fun, cheeky seaside-style card featuring the pin-up girl stamp with hand-painted details in navy, red and yellow. The design captures the vintage postcard aesthetic with dimensional layering and painted facial features and clothing accents.

11steps
34:45in the show
Step 1 of 11

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  1. 1

    Create a navy and red background base using repeated stamping and colouring.

    ▶ watch this step 34:45
  2. 2

    Add a blue embossed panel inside the card using a knit stencil.

    ▶ watch this step 35:15
  3. 3

    Cut two white circle die-cuts to frame your main image.

    ▶ watch this step 35:45
  4. 4

    Stamp the pin-up girl slightly offset on the white circle.

    ▶ watch this step 36:15
  5. 5

    Heat-set the stamped image.

    ▶ watch this step 37:00
  6. 6

    Paint skin tone onto the face and body using hemlock paints and fine brushes.

    ▶ watch this step 37:30
  7. 7

    Add darker contour shading around the jawline and cheeks to create dimension.

    ▶ watch this step 38:00
  8. 8

    Paint the lips with red paint using a fine brush, wiping off excess before application.

    ▶ watch this step 38:30
  9. 9

    Add teal colour to the eyes and around the cheeks.

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  10. 10

    Layer pre-cut and coloured hair and swimsuit pieces using foam pads.

    ▶ watch this step 39:30
  11. 11

    Mount the finished circle onto the blue background panel with foam pads for dimension.

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