Shine Bright and Create: Tetrus Card - using Retro Gamer Imagine Design Create Stamp Set

Thursday 29 March 2018

Tetrus Card - using Retro Gamer Imagine Design Create Stamp Set

Thought I'd used the Imagine Design Create Retro Gamer stamp set to make my brother's birthday card as I remember us playing Tetrus on the first Nintendo Gameboy, so it was that theme I was going for.

To make this card I used:-

Imagine Design Create - Retro Gamer stamp set
A4 Crafters Companion Centura Pearl in Royal Blue
Tim Holtz distress oxide inks
A5 black cardstock (you wont need it all)
2 large black flat back pearls
black peel offs (a lot of crafters still have these in their stash)

These are the Retro Gamer stamps by Imagine, Design, Create. I have cut the card and used a corner punch on the edges. For the button I have used a little piece of Hunkydory mirri board.

As I have been using my oxides a lot I thought this was a really easy way to colour the Tetrus blocks. I swiped swatches onto stamping card and then heat embossed the blocks using black embossing powder. The blocks are left with that lovely chalky texture.

I have used peacock feathers, seedless preserves, twisted citron, salty ocean, candied apple and lucky clover.

All cut out and ready to place. I have used salty ocean to stamp the Retro Gamer.

Once I decided where I wanted my blocks were to go I stuck them down along with the other elements for my Nintendo Gameboy themed card. I used the black peel offs around the edge of the black card to define the screen and foam pads to raise the Retro Gamer and main button.

I made a hinge to join the card together and printed an insert to go in the card with a personalised verse of my choice.