Helen Jennings
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Create a UK C6 card base by cutting a piece of A4 Thick Whisper White cardstock in half at 14.9cm and score in half at 10.5cm.
Cut a mat of Melon Mambo cardstock measuring 14.4cm x 10cm.
On a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 13.9cm x 9.5cm, stamp the leaf image from the Tropical Chic stamp set using Versamark and g=heat emboss with white embossing powder.
Using a sponge brayer and Granny Apple Green, sponge ink over the white card to the desired intensity. Buff the embossed images with kitchen towel to remove surface ink.
Cut a strip of whisper white card measuring 13.9cm x 1.5cm. Stamp the striped image from the stamp set along the length of the strip in black ink.
Cut a piece of Melon Mambo cardstock, measuring 14.4cm x 0.8cm.
Stick the brayered cardstock to the Melon mambo mat of cardstock, Stick the stripy strip to the top of the brayered mat, and stick the melon mambo strip over that. Tie a length of whisper white baker's twine around the topper and tie a bow,
Using the Story label punch, punch out a Melon Mambo and a Whisper White label. Cut the Melon Mambo label in half along the centre.
Stamp the greeting onto the whisper white label with black ink, shortening the greeting by masking off *and thanks". Add some of the "seeds" in Granny Apple Green. Stick the Melon Mambo label to the back of the Whisper White label
Stamp some of the flowers in Melon Mambo ink and die cut them with the matching dies. Also using the dies, cut some leaves from black cardstock and vellum.
Attach the label to the card front, arranging the leaves and flowers around it with glue dots.
Use a journaling pen to add stitched detail to the card and label.