Michele Reynolds
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Cottage Wreaths World Card Making Day |
P retty hello card using Stampin' Up! products.
Cut cardstock pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
- card from Crumb Cake Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
- 3-1/2" square from Basic White Cardstock
- 2 pieces each 3" square from Shimmery White Cardstock
- 2" square from Shimmery White Cardstock
- 3/8" 1-1/2" from Basic White Cardstock
Unscrew the medium brush tip Water Painter and fill the barrel with water before screwing the tip back in place. Unscrew the large flat brush tip Water Painter and fill the barrel with water before screwing the tip back in place.
Tip: The Water Painters unscrew in the opposite direction of what you'd expect.
Firmly squeeze the lid of the Old Olive Ink Pad into the pad several times before opening. Open the pad, but leave the lid exposed. You should have a puddle of ink in the lid. Gently squeeze the large flat brush tip Water Painter to get some drops of water in the lid. Stir the ink and liquid together with the brush tip. Pick up some watery ink from the lid using the brush tip. Swish the watery ink across both of the 3" Shimmery White Cardstock squares until you've covered the square. Get more watery ink on the brush tip as needed. Dab the brush tip onto the exposed ink pad to get some darker ink and dab that randomly around on the watercolor squares a few times getting more ink on the brush tip as needed so you have some darker areas of ink. Swipe the brush tip across some Grid Paper several times to remove the color when done.
Firmly squeeze the lid of the Flirty Flamingo Ink Pad into the pad several times before opening. Open the pad, but leave the lid exposed. You should have a puddle of ink in the lid. Gently squeeze the medium brush tip Water Painter to get some drops of water in the lid. Stir the ink and liquid together with the brush tip. Pick up some watery ink from the lid using the brush tip. Swish the watery ink across the 2" Shimmery White Cardstock square until you've covered the square. Get more watery ink on the brush tip as needed. Dab the brush tip onto the exposed ink pad to get some darker ink and dab that randomly around on the watercolor square a few times getting more ink on the brush tip as needed so you have some darker areas of ink. Swipe the brush tip across some Grid Paper several times to remove the color when done.
Set all three watercolored Shimmery White squares aside to allow them to dry.
Fold the Crumb Cake card in half.
As you are ready to stamp using the Cottage Wreaths Set, place the cardstock on the Stampin' Pierce Mat. Using the mat will help you get a cleaner image each time you stamp. Put a piece of Grid Paper on top of the Mat to protect it from ink.
Mount the tiny set of three dots image from the Cottage Wreaths Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Crumb Cake Ink Pad. Stamp it multiple times on the front of the closed Crumb Cake card in a rough diagonal from the lower left corner to the upper right corner. Re-ink the stamp sometimes and other times stamp without re-inking. Change the orientation of the stamp a little each time. Let some of the images go off the edges.
Mount the single, lots of leaves stem image from the Cottage Wreaths Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Old Olive Ink Pad. Stamp it in a rough circle in the center of the 3-1/2" Basic White square. Remember to re-ink the stamp each time. Keep about 1/4" of white space between the edges of the stamped leaves and the sides of the square. Try to have the leave stems touch a bit each time.
Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the stamped Basic White square to the front of the stamped Crumb Cake card so it is centered side to side and about 3/8" from the top edge.
Mount the "hello" sentiment from the Cottage Wreaths Set on Block A. Ink it up with the Old Olive Ink Pad. Stamp it in the center of the small strip of Basic White Cardstock.
Use Paper Snips Scissors to trim the left end of the sentiment strip at a sharp angle as shown.
Use Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the cut sentiment strip to the front of the card as shown so it overlaps the bottom right corner of the stamped white square and hangs over the right edge a bit.
If your watercolored Shimmery White squares are dry, proceed with the next steps.
Tip: You can speed up drying using the Heat Tool if desired.
Pick out the large, slightly less detailed wreath die from the Country Wreaths Dies. Put it on top of one of the Old Olive watercolored squares on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip and Take Your Pick to remove the pieces.
Pick out the large, slightly more detailed wreath die from the Country Wreaths Dies. Put it on top of the other Old Olive watercolored square on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Use the Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip and Take Your Pick to remove the pieces.
Pick out the solid bow die from the Country Wreaths Dies. Put it on top of the Flirty Flamingo watercolored square on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the more detailed watercolored Old Olive wreath cut out over the top of the less detailed watercolored Old Olive wreath cut out.
Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere the layered wreath cut outs over the top of the stamped wreath on the white square on the front of the card.
Use Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the bow cut out to the front of the card so it is centered over the bottom of the layered wreaths.
Use the mini spatula on the Take Your Pick to carefully peel up 5 jewels from a sheet of Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels making sure that you get the adhesive backings as well. Adhere them to the front of the card on the wreath as shown.