Hello There,
I’m off to Arizona today, but before I fly out I wanted to post a tutorial for you.
Today’s card goes together quickly, only uses one stamp set (Stampin’ Up’s French Foliage) and a bit of the technique, Direct to Paper for the background. You can find the complete tutorial below.
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Now on with today’s tutorial. . . . . . .
Card Supplies:
Stampin’ Up! Stamps: French Foliage (item number 121166)
Card Stock: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Bashful Blue and Always Artichoke
Ink: Stampin’ Up! Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue and Always Artichoke
Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponge, Metallic Brads, Certainly Celery Marker, Piercing tools to line up and start brads.
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Cut a piece of Waxed Paper the size of the embossing folder and then embossed it using the Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder and Big Shot Machine.
Started with a 4″ square piece of Whisper White card stock. Smeared very lightly Bashful Blue ink across the card stock.
Smeared Certainly Celery ink across the card stock, very lightly.
Stamped the leaf using Always Artichoke ink.
Stamped the words down the left side of the card stock using Bashful Blue ink.
Stamped the small leaf using Always Artichoke ink.
Colored the leaves in using a Certainly Celery marker.
Sponged Always Artichoke ink around the edges of the card stock getting heavy on the corners.
Stamped the spots stamp at the bottom left and top right of a 5.25″ square piece of Always Artichoke card stock.
Sponged Always Artichoke ink at the edges of the card stock.
Stamped the spots on the main image panel top right and bottom left corners. Added a 5.5″ square Bashful Blue panel and a 4.25″ square piece of Bashful Blue card stock. Pieced holes in the card stock using the template and piercing tool so my brads would be spaced correctly. Added Metallic Brads.
Added a 5.5″ Whisper White card base.
Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″.
May you be in touch with a bit of nature today.
Until my next post.. . . . .
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