Monday, October 25, 2010

Simply the Best

by Kathy Berger


Simply the Best

Materials

  • Paper and Cardstock
    • Bazzill Singles, Precious, Raw Silk texture     ( BAZ-1-125   $0.59)
    • SEI Claire, Jaunty (brown side)     ( SEI-8-5006   $0.99)
    • Melissa Frances Paper, Thankful     ( MFR-P-154   $0.69)
    • Melissa Frances Paper, Endure     ( MFR-P-153   $0.69)
    • White card-stock
  • Stamps
    • Inkadinkadoo Clear Stamps, Expressions     ( INK-CSL-97608   $9.99)
    • Stampendous Clear Stamps, Jumbo Flower     ( STM-SSC-159   $14.99)
  • Inks and Embossing Powders
  • Embellishments
  • Tools
  • Adhesives
    • 3M Pink ATG dispenser   ( ATG-Pink   $27.99)
    • Pop-Up Glue Dots     ( GLUE-pop   $3.49)
    • Glue stick of choice

Instructions

  • Make the flower:
    • Choose a medium and a large sprite.
    • Roll each pedal of each of the two sprites around a narrow cylinder (I used a small crochet hook), curling the pedals under the flower.
    • Use the brad to put the two sprites together to form the flower.

  • Cut the cardstock and paper:
    • Pink Bazzill
      • 10" x 7"
      • 5" x 2"
      • Scrap about 2" x 4" for punching 3 Support Ribbons
    • Brown side of SEI Claire
      • 6 3/4" x 4 3/4" 5" x 2 1/2" 7" x 2 3/4" 3 1/2 x2 7/8" 5" x 1/8"
    • Thankful
      • 7" x 2 1/2"
    • Endure
      • 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"
    • White
      • 2 3/4" x 2 5/8"

  • Stamp the images (using Artprint Brown ink):
    • Stamp "You're simply the Best!" centered on the white card-stock panel.
    • Sponge the edges of the white card-stock with the artprint brown ink to tone down the whiteness.
    • Stamp several of the large flowers randomly off the edges of the Thankful paper.

  • Prepare remaining card parts:
    • Emboss the textile texture onto the 5" x 2 1/2" piece of pink card-stock by placing it into the embossing folder and running through the Cuttlebug machine according to manufacturer's directions.
    • Punch 3 ribbons out of the scrap of pink cardstock using the support ribbon punch.

  • Assemble the card
    • Fold the largest pink panel in half to form a 5"x7" card.

    • Layer the 6 3/4" x 4 3/4" piece of brown paper onto the card front.
    • Add the Endure layer.

    • Affix the 5" x 2 1/2" across the bottom portion of the card, about 3/4" from the bottom edge.
    • Add the 5" x 2" embossed pink panel on top of the brown panel.
    • Add the very narrow brown strip to the pink panel about a quarter of an inch from the bottom of the pink panel.

    • Affix the 7" x 2 3/4" brown panel to the card, about 1/2" from the fold.
    • Affix the stamped Thankful panel to the top brown panel.

    • Add the 3 1/2 x2 7/8" brown panel to the top area of the card, about 1/2" from top and right edges.
    • Add the white panel to the right side of the brown panel.
    • Attach the three punched ribbons to the left side of the brown panel.

    • Use a glue dot to attach the flower.

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