Ombre Tardis...the Blue Box!

 I love doctor who!  Supreme DW geek!
And in honor of Comic-Con...which someday I will go to...

I made a skinny sign for me--'bout time I made myself one!

It's about 18 inches tall...7 inches wide. 

 Perfect for a skinny-right-beside-the-door wall.

I used this TARDIS stencil

same one I used for my dad a year ago.

 

I used my silhouette to cut contact paper.

You have to be careful and precise with contact paper...and patient...

but I can do patient if it means CHEAP!

I set my blade to 4 or 5, and then the cut depth to 1...

and cut slow at 1-3 speed.

Weed the contact paper (ie, remove the parts you don't want)

I removed the positive space, since I am using the vinyl as a stencil.

Use transfer paper to adhere to the board. 

(yes, I am doing another one simultaneously!)

 Grab some blue paint--it's a Blue Box right?

 3 varying shades...and cosmetic sponges.

 Dab on the lightest color first at the top...then the darkest color at the bottom.

fill in middle and blend with the light and dark

 I like to remove the contact paper while the paint is slightly wet.

But, gasp...something about this reused wood made it bleed.

So, I just used the x-acto knife and lightly 

scraped away the bled out parts.

 Used a little paintbrush and white accent around the bigger...

 And it looks awesome!

(sci-fi-riffic or other cheesy sci-fi exclamation)

 

I am over at Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust today!

Featuring my Ombre Penny Art!

Linking up to THESE parties this week!