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
• Memories Ink Pad, Artprint Brown     ( STE-MP-artp   $4.99)
• Embellishments
• American Crafts Pearl Brads, Baby Girl     ( AMC-PBR-babgirl   $3.99)
• Prima Sprites, Pink     ( PRI-SP-516383   $4.99)
• Tools
• Provo Craft Cuttlebug Machine     ( Pro-cuttlebug   $89.00)
• Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Textile Texture     ( Pro-ef-1153   $4.99)
• EK Success Double Punch, Support Ribbon     ( EK-PSM-128C   $9.99)
• Fiskars 12" Deluxe Portable Paper Trimmer   ( FIK-trim-12deluxe   $25.99)
• 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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