Michele Reynolds
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Label Me Pretty Best Flourish Medallion |
P retty thank you or congratulations card using Stampin' Up! products.
Cut cardstock pieces to the following sizes using a cutting and scoring tool:
- card from Blushing Bride Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" from Pear Pizzazz Cardstock
- 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" from Whisper White Cardstock
- 3-1/4" x 4" from Pear Pizzazz Cardstock
- 2-1/4" square from Blushing Bride Cardstock
- 2" x 3-1/4" from Pear Pizzazz Cardstock
- 2" x 3-1/4" from Whisper White Cardstock
Put 5 to 7 drops of Blushing Bride Ink Refill into an empty Stampin' Spritzer. Fill the rest of the spritzer up with 1/3 water and 2/3 rubbing alcohol. Give it a good shake to mix the color into the water/alcohol mix.
Put some Grid Paper on your work surface to protect it from ink and make sure that anything you don't want to get ink on is moved out of the way.
Place the large white rectangle on your Grid Paper. Pick out the large medallion mask from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks. Place it over the cardstock so the right edge of the medallion pattern is even with the right edge of the cardstock and the medallion pattern is centered top to bottom.
Tip: If desired, use pieces of washi tape to hold the cardstock and mask in place. Just make sure they don't cover anywhere that you want to have the pattern.
Use the pink water/alcohol in the Stampin' Spritzer to spray on the mask and cardstock. Carefully remove the mask and set the cardstock aside to dry.
Tip: I clean the masks by running them under water until no more color is coming off and then letting them air dry.
Pick out the large flowers and leaves die from the Flourish Dies. Put the die on top of the 3-1/4" x 4" Pear Pizzazz rectangle on a platform on your cutting and embossing tool. Run through the tool. Use the Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip and/or paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces.
Pick out the large, more rounded flower die from the Flourish Dies. Put the die on top of the Blushing Bride square on a platform on your cutting and embossing tool. Run through the tool. Use the Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip and/or paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces.
Mount the outline label with curlicues in the ends image from the Label Me Pretty Set on Block H. Ink it up with the Pear Pizzazz Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the strip of Pear Pizzazz Cardstock near one end (just leave room to punch the image out).
Unlock the Pretty Label Punch. Holding the punch upside down so you can see the punching area, slide the stamped label image into the punch and get it centered in the punching area. Punch.
Mount the "you're the best" or "thank you for caring" sentiment from the Label Me Pretty Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Blushing Bride Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the strip of white cardstock near one end (just leave room to punch the image out).
Unlock the 1-1/2" Circle Punch. Holding the punch upside down so you can see the punching area, slide the stamped sentiment into the punch and get it centered in the punching area. Punch.
Adhere the sentiment circle punch out to the center of the label punch out.
If the medallion pattern on the white rectangle is dry, proceed with the next step.
Tip: You can speed up drying with a Heat Tool if desired.
Adhere the dry white layer with the spritzed medallion pattern to the large Pear Pizzazz rectangle and then to the front of the Blushing Bride card.
Use Paper Snips to cut off the bottom stems, first leaf, and first swirl on the green leaves and flowers cut out.
Use the Fine-Tip Glue Pen or Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the green leaves and flowers cut out to the front of the card so the top flower is about 5/8" from the top of the card and the right flower is about 3/8" from the right edge of the card. Leave the swirl below the right flower unglued.
Use the Fine-Tip Glue Pen or Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the pink flower cut out to the front of the card so it overlaps the green leaves and flowers a bit and is about 2" from the top edge of the card and about 1/2" from the left edge of the card.
Cut an 8" piece of Whisper White 5/8" Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon.
Fold the ribbon in half and lay it across the card front so it overlaps the bottom of the pink flower and green leaves and flowers cut outs. Make sure the loop is on the left side and the loose ends are on the right. Use a small piece of Tear & Tape Adhesive across the ribbon in the center to hold it in place. Trim the ends of the ribbon into angles.
Adhere the layered label/sentiment punch outs to the card front so they cover the center of the ribbon, the bottom of the pink flower cut out on the right side, and the bottom of the green leaves and flowers cut out. Let the swirl just below the flower on the right of the green leaves and flowers cut out overlap the upper right side of the white sentiment circle.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up a hexagonal gem from the sheet of Petal Pink Rhinestone Gems making sure that you get the adhesive backing as well. Adhere it to the card front in the center of the pink flower cut out.