Sorry I haven't posted much lately. My oldest son just graduated from college! Yeah! We have had company for the last few days as a result.
I had lots of fun making this card; it's really not as hard as it looks. I hope you will enjoy it too!
Supplies
- On the Grow, page 14 of Summer Mini, Clear - $11.95, Wood - $15.95
- So Saffron 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 167, $6.95
- Always Artichoke 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 168, $6.95
- Tangerine Tango 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 166, $6.95
- Whisper White 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 169, $8.50
- Newsprint Designer Series Paper, page 175, $9.95
- Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Pad, page 166, $5.95
- Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad, page 168, $5.95
- So Saffron Stampin' Write Marker, page 167, $3.50
- Always Artichoke Stampin' Write Marker, page 168, $3.50
- VersaMark Pad, page 195, $7.50
- VersaMarker, page 195, $3.25
- Tangerine Tango Stampin' Emboss Powder, page 23 of Summer Mini, $4.75
- Powder Pals, page 196, $19.95
- Heat Tool, page 196, $29.95
- Stamping Sponges, page 195, $3.50
- Subtles Brads, page 187, $6.95
- Paper-Piercing Tool, page 198, $3.50
- Mat Pack, page 198, $9.95
- Scallop Trim Border Punch, pages 200-201, $15.95
- 1-3/4" x 7/8" Oval Large Punch, pages 202-203, $15.95
- 1-3/8" x 5/8" Oval Small Punch, pages 202-203, $15.95
- Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (includes Multipurpose Platform and Standard Cutting Pads), page 204, $99.95
- Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, page 24 of Summer Mini, $7.95
- Stampin' Dimensionals, page 197, $3.95
- scissors
- adhesive
Directions
1) Cut a piece of Always Artichoke Card Stock to 4 x 5 1/4".
2) Cut a piece of Newsprint Designer Series Paper with a small print design to 2 x 4".
3) Get some Always Artichoke Ink on a Stamping Sponge and sponge it onto the designer paper.
4) Adhere the designer paper strip to the bottom of the artichoke rectangle about 3/4" from the bottom.
5) Use the Paper-Piercing Tool and Mat Pack pieces to poke three evenly spaced holes in the upper right corner of the artichoke rectangle.
6) Insert three So Saffron Brads from the Subtles Brads and secure on the back.
7) Cut a piece of So Saffron Card Stock to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2". Score and fold in half to make card.
8) Adhere the artichoke rectangle to the card front.
9) Cut a piece of Whisper White Card Stock to 2 1/2 x 4 7/8".
10) Insert the white rectangle into the Flower Garden Embossing Folder so it is centered over the flower image.
11) Build a sandwich of Multipurpose Platform with Tab 2 open, one Standard Cutting Pad, Embossing Folder with card stock inside, and the other Standard Cutting Pad. Run through the Big Shot.
12) Remove the embossed card stock from the folder. Gently tap the open VersaMark Pad onto the raised areas of the image.
13) Sprinkle on Tangerine Tango Stampin' Emboss Powder and tap off excess.
14) If necessary use the VersaMarker to outline some areas that did not get enough ink on them and sprinkle on more embossing powder. Tap off excess.
15) If necessary, use a small, soft paintbrush to brush off excess embossing powder that is anywhere you don't want it.
16) Heat the embossing powder with the Heat Tool until it is completely melted.
17) Use the brush tip of the markers to color in the open areas between the embossed areas.
18) Cut a piece of Tangerine Tango Card Stock to 2 3/4 x 5".
19) Punch one long edge with the Scallop Trim Border Punch.
20) Adhere the embossed and colored white card stock to the punched tangerine rectangle so the scallops peek out from the right side.
21) Adhere the matted, embossed image to the card front on the left side.
22) Ink up the sentiment from the On the Grow Set using Tangerine Tango Ink and stamp onto a scrap of So Saffron Card Stock.
23) Punch the sentiment out with the smaller oval punch.
24) Punch a larger oval from a scrap of Always Artichoke Card Stock using the larger oval punch.
25) Adhere the two ovals together and then to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals.
Tips
Cut your Stamping Sponges into quarters. You'll have more pieces and they'll be easier to use.
If you rub the Embossing Buddy (page 196, $5.95) over the dry embossed white card stock before tapping on the VersaMark Ink, then the embossing powder will only stick to the areas that have VersaMark Ink on them.
Beautiful job.
Posted by: barb | 05/26/2011 at 08:04 AM