Michele Reynolds
http://inspirationink.typepad.com/inspiration-ink/ michelerey@aol.com |
Beauty Of Friendship Northern Lights |
P retty thinking of you card made with Stampin' Up! products.
Cut cardstock and designer paper pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Just Jade Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 4" x 5-1/4" of darker blue marbled design from Simply Marbleous 6" x 6" Design Series Paper
- 4" x 4-1/4" from Basic White Cardstock
- 2-3/4" x 3" from Basic White Cardstock
- 2 pieces each 2" x 2-1/4" from Basic White Cardstock
- 1-1/4" x 2" from Basic White Cardstock
- 1" x 3" from Just Jade Cardstock
Lay the piece of Simply Marbleous Designer Paper on some Grid Paper to protect your work surface.
Rub a Blending Brush across the open Magenta Madness Ink Pad to get it inky. Lightly rub the inky Blending Brush over the designer paper in a few areas near some of the swirls in the design. Get more ink on the Blending Brush as needed.
Tip: I just clean my Blending Brushes when I'm done using them by running them under water until no more color is coming off. Then, I let them air dry. They may be stained, but they are clean enough to use with any color of ink in the future.
Rub a different Blending Brush across the open Just Jade Ink Pad to get it inky. Lightly rub the inky Blending Brush over the designer paper in a few different areas. Get more ink on the Blending Brush as needed.
Tip: I just clean my Blending Brushes when I'm done using them by running them under water until no more color is coming off. Then, I let them air dry. They may be stained, but they are clean enough to use with any color of ink in the future.
Rub a different Blending Brush across the open Balmy Blue Ink Pad to get it inky. Lightly rub the inky Blending Brush over the designer paper to blend the colors together. Get more ink on the Blending Brush as needed.
Tip: I just clean my Blending Brushes when I'm done using them by running them under water until no more color is coming off. Then, I let them air dry. They may be stained, but they are clean enough to use with any color of ink in the future.
Squeeze the Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush to get lots of ink on the brush tip. Hold the brush tip horizontally over the blended designer paper rectangle and tap the brush sharply to make dots of glittery ink splatter onto the paper. Repeat until you have the coverage you want. Set the designer paper aside to allow it to dry.
Tip: The closer you hold the brush to the designer paper, the larger the splatters will be.
As you are ready to stamp using the Beauty Of Friendship Set, place the cardstock on the Stampin' Pierce Mat. Using the mat will help you get a cleaner image each time you stamp.
Mount the large, more solid evergreen tree image from the Beauty Of Friendship Set on Block D. Ink it up with the Just Jade Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the vertical white 2-3/4" x 3" rectangle.
Mount the large, more detailed evergreen tree image from the Beauty Of Friendship Set on Block D. Ink it up with the Evening Evergreen Ink Pad. Stamp it over the top of the previously stamped tree image.
Pick out the matching, open, large tree die from the Beautiful Trees Dies. Put it on top of the stamped tree image on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the image is centered in the die. Run through the machine.
Mount the more solid, small tree top/bush image from the Beauty Of Friendship Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Just Jade Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of one of the 2" x 2-1/4" white rectangles. Clean the stamp using the Stampin' Scrub and Stampin' Mist Stamp Cleaner and/or Simply Shammy, but leave the stamp on the block.
Ink up the more solid, small tree top/bush image on Block C with the Evening Evergreen Ink Pad. Stamp once onto Grid Paper. WITHOUT RE-INKING, stamp it in the center of the remaining 2" x 2-1/4" white rectangle.
Mount the more detailed, small tree top/bush image from the Beauty Of Friendship Set on Block C. Ink it up with the Evening Evergreen Ink Pad. Stamp it over the top of the previously stamped tree top/bush images remembering to re-ink the stamp.
Pick out the matching, open, small tree top/bush die from the Beautiful Trees Dies. One at a time, put it on top of the stamped tree top/bush images on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the images are centered in the die. Run through the machine.
Use your fingers to tear the 4" x 4-1/4" piece of cardstock in half horizontally.
Adhere the torn pieces of white cardstock across the bottom of the blended and splattered designer paper piece so they overlap each other and form "snow banks" on the bottom of the designer paper rectangle. Use Paper Snips Scissors to trim off any excess cardstock on the left, bottom, and right edges.
Cut a 4-3/4" piece of the Evening Evergreen 3/8" Chevron Weave Ribbon.
Lay the ribbon across the bottom of the designer paper/cardstock rectangle so the bottom edge of the ribbon is about 3/8" from the bottom of the cardstock. Fold the ends of the ribbon over and secure the ribbon in place on the back of the rectangle using strips of Tear & Tape Adhesive.
Remove the protective backings from the Tear & Tape pieces and add Stampin' Seal to the back of the designer paper rectangle. Adhere to the front of the Just Jade card.
Adhere the large tree and the darker bush cut outs to the front of the card so they are tucked under the top layer of the white "snow bank" cardstock and overlap each other a bit near the center as shown.
Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the lighter bush cut out to the front of the card as shown so it overlaps the bottom of the large tree cut out and the top of the ribbon on the left side.
Mount the "thinking of you" or "thank you" sentiment from the Beauty Of Friendship Set on Block G. Ink it up with the Evening Evergreen Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the thin Just Jade strip.
Pick out the long, skinny rectangle die from the Beautiful Trees Dies. Put it on top of the stamped sentiment on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the sentiment is centered in the die. Run through the machine.
Use Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the sentiment cut out to the top of the ribbon on the card front so the left end of the sentiment is centered under the bottom of the lighter bush cut out.
Mount the bunny image from the Nature's Beauty Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Sahara Sand Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the remaining white rectangle.
Use Paper Snips Scissors to cut out the bunny image by hand.
Use both sizes of Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the bunny cut out to the front of the card as shown so it overlaps the left side of the lighter bush cut out and the top of the sentiment cut out just a bit.
Cut a 3-1/2" piece of the Evening Evergreen 3/8" Chevron Weave Ribbon.
Tie a half knot in the center of the ribbon. Trim the ends.
Use a Mini Glue Dot to adhere the ribbon knot to the front of the card at a slight angle as shown over the left end of the sentiment cut out.