I am so excited to be hopping along with the Trinity Stamps design team for the April release. For today’s card, I created a mini slimline, Pac-Man inspired, arcade machine using the Arcade Machine Builder die set along with the 8-Bit Birthday stamps and alphabet. I leaned into a classic retro vibe with lots of bright yellow cardstock, adding extra depth by blending Squeezed Lemonade and Fossilized Amber Distress Inks to give it that bold, glowing arcade feel. For the screen and details, I used gray cardstock with Hickory Smoke and Black Soot inks to create contrast and dimension, then layered all the die cut pieces together to build my machine from the ground up.
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To customize it even more, I colored the small details like the buttons and joystick using alcohol markers and added red accents to match that nostalgic arcade look. I created a custom game title by layering die cut letters and adding pops of blue and red along the edges for that retro shadow effect. Once everything was assembled, I attached the machine to a mini slimline card base that I shaped with a partial die cut so it matched the top of the arcade. I finished the card by adding stamped images and sentiments to the screen and inside, making it perfect for a birthday with a fun level up theme. This card was such a fun mix of die cutting, ink blending, and a little bit of creative problem solving.
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