July '10 - Greenhouse Gala
Supplies:
Greenhouse Gala paper pack (contact me)
Define Your Life stamp set (114950)
Chocolate Chip classic ink (100908)
Pumpkin Pie 1-1/4" striped grosgrain ribbon (115616)
Two-Step Owl punch (118074)
Heart-To-Heart punch (119881)Pumpkin Pie 1-1/4" striped grosgrain ribbon (115616)
Two-Step Owl punch (118074)
Bitty Buttons (118761)
Big Shot (113439)
Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder (120175)
Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder (120175)
Tombow Multi-purpose adhesive (110755)
Snail adhesive (104332)
Steps:
Steps:
1) Cut all four colored 8-1/2" x 11" sheets, plus one white 8-1/2" x 11" sheet in half, so you have 10 sheets measuring 5-1/2" x 8-1/2".
2) Set aside six sheets to be used as card bases, usually one of each color and two white. Fold those in half using your bone folder.
3) From the remaining sheets of 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" colored paper, choose the two colors which coordinate best with all the patterns of designer series paper (DSP). Cut those sheets in half, and set one half of each color aside for larger mats. From the remaining two sheets, cut six 1-1/2" x 3-7/8" strips. If you plan before you cut you can get two strips running one way and a third strip running the other way from each 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" sheet.
4) Cut six 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" large mats out of the remaining colored sheets.
5) Cut six 3-7/8" x 3-5/8" patterned mats out of the 6"x6" squares of designer series paper.
6) Lay out your cards to choose your color combinations. Each card requires one card base, one large 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" mat, one patterned mat, and one strip. Do not glue the large mat to the card base yet! You will need to tape your ribbon to the back of the large mat first.
7) Run the 1-1/2" x 3-7/8" strip through the Big Shot to give it texture, either with an embossing folder or a texture plate.
8) Adhere the patterned mat and the textured strip to the large mat. Choose a ribbon to cover the seam between the two. Tape the ribbon to the back of the large mat with simple office tape, then adhere the large mat to the card base.
9) Now that you've gotten this far, take your card design in any direction. Look through your stamps and choose whatever you think works with the patterns in the designer series paper. Use the untouched white sheet of card stock to stamp, and the textured card stock and leftover DSP as mats and highlights.
To continue duplicating my design....
10) Punch the owls out of both colors of textured card stock, and alternate colors when building the owl. First place the vest, but don't glue it down. Next glue the large eye circles using Tombow multi-purpose glue, and using the vest as a guide. Once the eyes are placed, glue down the vest. Separately, glue the tiny eye circles on the medium eye circles, using tweezers if necessary. When those are done, glue the medium eye circles to the owl. Lastly attach the heart.
11) Stamp the "together" definition in Chocolate Chip ink on white card stock and cut it out. Cut a mat out of textured card stock. Adhere the matted definition and the owls to the card as shown in my example.
12) Punch two small hearts with the heart-to-heart punch. Glue them to the backs of the heart shaped Bitty Buttons. Glue those to your card as shown in my example. You're done!
Tips:
- Don't follow all my directions! Make this layout your own. Get creative. Adjust for your own style and your supplies.
- If you don't have a Big Shot to add texture to the 1-1/2" x 3-7/8" strips, cut those strips out of textured card stock instead.
- Experiment with different layouts within this larger layout design. Try leaving the DSP uncovered to show off it's pattern, or cover it almost completely with another square of white cardstock and a stamped design. Place your focal point on the right hand strip, or in the center of the DSP mat. There are a lot of possibilities.
- Experiment with different ways to dress up your ribbon. Try a bow, a knot with ends, layered ribbon or layered lace on ribbon, or a strip of contrasting DSP used in place of a ribbon.
- To add "thread" to the heart buttons, cut tiny strips of card stock from scraps and thread those through. Since these buttons are transparent, cut the ends of the strips very short and try to wrap them directly underneath. Attach with Tombow glue.
- It's easy to punch out additional hearts from the Two-Step Owl punch. Hold the punch upside down so you can see the punch holes. Since the heart is on the edge of the punch, you can just slide a small corner of paper into that area only and punch out a heart without wasting card stock. Try placing the owls' hearts above their heads.
- Don't forget the inside of the card and the envelope! Stamp a subtle design or a greeting on each. Think of how your recipient will open the envelope and the card.
- Post a picture of your creations and leave a link here in the comments section! If you upload to a public site, such as SplitCoastStampers.com, please use the keyword PPSAS7.
NEXT MONTH: Play Date designer series paper!
Charly Bratt
Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator
(970) 206-9120
CharlysInkLink@gmail.com
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