Set of Notelets

by Joanne Wardle

Set of Notelets

I love messing around with distress inks to make backgrounds. Here I made a set of notelets, and envelopes to fit them in. I love how this webbing ribbon creates an interesting mat for the main image, and the ribbon stamps just look so realistic.

Materials

• Paper and Cardstock
White card : 1 7x5 card blank cut to make 4 3.5x2.5 notelets
• Squares of white card 1.5”x1.5”
• Stamps
• Rubberstamp Avenue, Twigs & Sprigs     ( RS-CS-M026   $9.99)
• Stampendous, Ribbon Bow Borders     ( STM-SSC-058   $14.99)
• Inks and Embossing Powders
• Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink     ( RAN-ARCP-jet   $5.49)
• Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Forest Moss     ( RAN-DP-Forest   $5.00)
• Embellishments
• 2” webbed weave, black MA-WQ-10   $0.89/yard)
• Tools
• Acrylic block
• NON-STICK Craft Sheet, small     ( suz-crftsht-sm   $8.99)
• Mini mister, filled with water     ( RAN-misters   $5.99/pkg of 3)
• Adhesives
• Silicone glue, or other dimensional glue

Instructions

• To create background, smear distress ink onto craft sheet
  
  
  


• Spritz with water
  
  
  


• Spread with finger
  
  
  


• Dab squares of paper onto ink,
  
  
  


• Check for desired effect, repeat if necessary,and leave to dry
  
  
  


• Cut notelets from 7x5 card blank as shown
  
  
  


• Cut 2” pieces from webbing ribbon
  
  
  


• Overstamp backgrounds with twigs and sprigs stamps. Stamp ribbon border onto notelet and mount image on webbing ribbon.
  
  
  


• Create an envelope as shown, by folding paper around notelet and trimming to shape
  
  
  


• Repeat for other 3 notelets
  
  
  

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