Do you like a retro look in your creations?
I love this Tim Holtz retro television die, and have been waiting so long for it to be available as a thin die. I’m so happy it came out as a Vault release, with the Atomic retro dies. So many fun cards to make—with so much variety possible. And good thing, because I have 7 more male birthday cards, plus a baby boy card, to make in the next month. This die set will probably make another appearance or two, or….
There’s not a lot of process or technique to describe here. Nothing but the dies, some rectangle matting layers, and an retro Happy Birthday image found on Pinterest.
I knew I wanted the TV as my focal point, and had seen the image I put in its “screen” and fallen in love with it. So downloaded it. Resized it to fit the opening, and printed it out. Putting the TV layers together is pretty intuitive, just looking at the package image.
I then cut out a decent variety of the retro atomic shapes in various colors (using colored textured and metallic card stocks), and then just played with layouts until I got a composition I liked.
The birthday “boy” (young man) loves retro things, so I think this was the perfect card for him.
I’ve seen other creators put a die-cut matchbox behind the TV. I look forward to trying that in a future make.
Is retro an art style you use? Do you have retro items in your home? How would you use this or other retro-look die sets? Show us on our Creative Community FB group!
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