Just Passing Through – Tutorial #493

Hey There,

By the looks of today’s tutorial, I’m ready to get my hands dirty in the garden.     Come on Spring!!   Are you with me?

Any how, I hope you enjoy today’s tutorial.   I challenge you to give it a try.  You will be surprised at how quickly this card goes together.

Reminders before I start on the tutorial:

Last month to pick up those free Sale-a-bration sets.  Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration sales period runs from January 24 – March 31, 2012. During this sales period you will receive your choice of a free stamp set from the Sale-a-bration catalog for every $50 in product you order.   CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THIS YEAR’S SALE-A-BRATION CATALOG! You won’t want to miss out on the sale-a-bration sets, paper and embellishments.

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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . .  . .

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Button Buddies (Item Number 122737) and Pocket Silhouettes (Item Number 111672)

Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Rich Razzelberry and Lucky Limeade

Ink: Stampin’ Up! Wisteria Wonder, Rich Razzelberry, Chocolate Chip and Lucky Limeade

Accessories: Stampin’ Up!  sponge, Post It Note, White Gel Pen, Rich Razzelberry Ribbon, 2.5″ Circle Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Markers (Basic Black, Old Olive and Wisteria Wonder).

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Punch a 2.5″ Circle Punch from the sticky part of a post it note and use it as a mask on a 3″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White card stock.

Sponge Wisteria Wonder ink lightly at the top of the card stock.

Remove the mask and Sponge Rich Razzelberry ink at the bottom of the card stock.

Sponge Chocolate Chip ink at the bottom of the ground area.

Stamp the snail from the Button Buddies stamp set using Lucky Limeade on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock.

Cut out the snail using paper snips and add a shadow to the bottom and front of the snail using an Old Olive marker.

Adhere the snail to the card stock and stamp the Pocket Silhouettes plant using Lucky Limeade ink.

Added a shadow on the ground under the snail using a Wisteria Wonder marker.

Added dots to the ground and a trail behind the snail using a White Gel Pen.

Add 2 Rich Razzelberry panels and a Lucky Limeade panel using the measurements below.

Use the ticket corner punch on the corners off the main image panel, smallest Rich Razzelberry Panel and the Lucky Limeade Panel.

Assemble the card and add a Rich Razzelberry Ribbon.

Here it is finished measuring 4.25″ x 5.5″.

May your day be filled with all the things you love most.

I’m off to Greeneville, TN to teach this weekend.  So you have a wonderful weekend too!

Until my next post. . . . .  . . .

Hugs,

Get ready for Brayer and Direct to Paper Workshops!  I am coming to the following locations, click the location name for more information.