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Inspire

Supplies
Papers:

   Botanicabella Collection, Cream colored Cardstock
      1.  Botanicabella #4500045
      2.  Garden Suite #4500051
      3.  Ode to Butterfly #4500053

Distress Inks:
      1.  Shabby Shutter
      2.  Dried Marigold
      3.Black Soot
Black Detail Embossing Powder
Felt Flowers
Super Glue
May Arts Leaf Ribbon in Green
Stamp: Inspire Hampton Art Think Pink
Corner Punch All Night Media

Directions:
1. Cut Card Stock 8.5 inch by 6 inches
2. Cut Botanicabella #4500045 4 1/4 inch by 6 inches
3. Cut Ode to Butterfly #4500053 1 inch by 6 inches mount to left side of card as shown.
4. Stamp and emboss "inspire" and mount as shown.
5. Glue flowers as shown and twine leaf ribbon around them.
6. Punch corners as shown
7. Mount to front of card

Alternate Card


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Think Green - Sept 2008


  • Supplies:
    Green Spring cord (recycled)
    brown paper bag
    Coke can opened
    mini clothes pins
    dryer sheet (used)
    Crop-A-Dile or hole punch
    adhesive ( I use and ATG gun)
    super glue
    paper: white cardstock and green flecked hand made paper, brown paper (paper bag), cardboard, shredded paper
    Adirondack Color Wash: Stream and Butterscotch
    Adirondack Ink: Meadow
    MSE stamps: Multi Collage
    Just Rite Monogram stamper and accessory kit of letters
    DMC thread: Brown
    1/2 inch dowel
    Krylon Pen: Silver
    Sharpie Marker: Black
    Plastic for wine bottle
    Scor-It-Board


    Directions:
  • Spray dryer sheet with color wash and set aside to dry.
  • Cut cardstock 5.5 inch x 8.25 inch score and fold in half.
  • Cut dowel to one inch. Cut can to a piece that will wrap around dowel. Set aside.
  • Make paper bag, punch holes, attach DMC for handles, Stamp saying on front of bag with Just Rite Stamper in black. Place paper bits inside bag.
  • Make wine bottle out of plastic, edge with Sharpie, and write wine on it.
  • Attach dryer sheet to cardstock trim to size, and cardboard to inside of card
  • Punch four holes as shown in card and thread the spring though them.
  • Stamp "Think Green", using Meadow, on piece of hand made paper, tear around edges and attach as shown.
  • Attach paper bag and wine bottle to spring using mini clothes pins.
  • Attach third clothes pin to spring and super glue can right underneath.

Metal and Beads Purse - July 2008

Supplies:
 
  • Black cardstock 8.5 x 11 inch
  • Keepsake Crafts embossing board: Victoriana Varieties & Dress to Impress.
  • Embossing tool
  • Copper metal
  • ATG adhesive
  • 20g Copper Wire
  • Assorted beads
  • Hook and loop tape with adhesive.
  • Large Brad
  • Black Flower
  • Crop-a-dile

 

 

Directions:
 
  • Cut .25 inch off of black cardstock so it will fit on the board.
  • Emboss purse and cut out
  • Emboss metal using the inside design and then emboss heart inside then cut out. Adhere to purse as shown
  • Emboss metal edges and top flap then cut out and adhere to purse as shown.
  • Punch 1/8th inch holes at top of purse.
  • Cut a 20 inch piece of copper wire.  Bead as desired and attach.
  • Punch hole and attach flower with brad
  • Attach hook and loop tape on front and flap of card

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Celebrate - June 2008


Supplies:

  • Stamps: MSE alphabet Multi Retro, Posh - Celebrate, Impression Obsession - Flower Background
  • Inks: Distress Ink Mustard Seed and Faded Jeans
  • Lyra Watercolor Crayons
  • Paper: White Cardstock, Gold Canson paper, Turquoise Mulberry Paper
  • ATG Gun (Scotch)
  • Scor-it Tool
  • Acrylic Blocks (to use with clear stamps)
  • Green Flower and Yellow Sweet Bella Bloom
  • Gold Ribbon
  • Craft Knife
  • Turquoise Brad
  • Hole punch (I use a Japanese drill punch)
  • Mini Mister

 

Directions:

  • Cut white cardstock to 5.5 inch x 8.5 inch (score to make card with Scor-It tool.), 4 x 5.25 for background and 1.5 x 5.25. Cut Gold paper 4.25 x 5.5 apply to front of card
  • Color background stamp with water color crayons. (yellow, pink and turquoise).  Spritz with water and stamp on paper, let dry.
  • Edge background with Faded Denim Ink.
  • Color Celebrate stamp with same colors stamp and let dry.
  • Edge Celebrate with Mustard Seed ink. Layer onto turquoise mulberry paper. Attach at shown using ATG Gun.
  • Layer flowers push brad through and around bow. Punch hole and attach as shown.
  • Apply as shown to front of card

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Happy Spring - May 2008
 
Supplies
  • Stamps: Flower
  • Fantasy Fibers: Aqua, Pink, White
  • Clover Craft Iron
  • Paper: White Cardstock, Parchment (to use with Fantasy Fiber) , Piggy Tales -Gretel
  • ATG Gun (Scotch)
  • Scor-it Tool
  • Class-A-Peels
  • Green Glitz Rhinestones

 

 Directions
  • Cut white cardstock to 5.5 inch x 8.5 inch (score to make card with Scor-It tool). 
  • Cut patterned paper (Gretel)  4.25 x 5.5 inches apply to front of card with ATG gun.
  • Take Fantasy Fibers and blend colors. Place on red rubber of stamp cover with parchment paper and heat with Clover craft iron. 
  • Apply to front of card with ATG gun tape.
  • Cut circle large enough to fit Fantasy Flower fiber.
  • Mount stripe on reverse side of paper so blue shows through circle. 
  • Attach Fantasy fiber as shown.
  • Using Glitz Rhinestones create the stem and leaves of the flower.
  • Apply Happy Spring Class A Peels (or saying of your choice) as shown.


 

 Spinning Flower -  March 2008

  Supplies
  • Stamps: MSE alphabet Multi Retro
  • Inks: Adirondack Red Pepper
  • Adirondack Dabbers: Red Pepper, Mountain Rose, Salmon
  • Cardstock: White
  • ATG Gun (Scotch)
  • Scor-it Tool
  • Acrylic Blocks (to use with clear stamps)
  • Decorative Corner Punch
  • Flower Brads
  • Ellison Big Cuts Die: Flower Daisy
  • Craft Knife
  • Two pennies
  • Pop Dots

 

Directions
  • Cut white cardstock to 5.5 inch x 8.5 inch (score to make card with Scor-It tool.)
  • Paint cardstock using the dabbers so you have enough to die cut the daisy having 2 of each size in different colors.
  • Layer the daisy as shown or how you like and attach white brad to center.
  • Cut 3/8 inch x 4 inch wide channel and round each end.
  • Paint polka dots on front of card using Salmon
  • Stamp Happy Birthday inside the channel on the inside of card.
  • Cut tag .75 x 2.5 inch. Punch each end with decorative punch. Also punch holes at each end.
  • Paint tag with Salmon and distress with Mountain Rose.
  • Stamp - now you are one - on tag. Mount to front of card as shown.
  • Adhere penny to flower, adhere 2 pop dots between pennies and mount in slit.
 
 
 

  Love - February 2008

Supplies
  • Stamps: Hugs and Love (Sunday International)
  • Inks: Distress Ink. Black Soot, Worn Lipstick
  • Stitch-A-Crylic
  • Cardstock: White, Red, Black
  • ATG Gun (Scotch)
  • Scor-it Tool
  • Acrylic Blocks (to use with easy mount stamps)
  • Corner Rounder Punch (EK Success)
  • Embossing Powder: Red and Fine Detail Black
  • Silver Leafing Pen (Krylon)
  • Ribbon: 2 yards .25 inch sheer pink, 12 inches of green leaf ribbon
  • Craft Needle

 

Directions
  • Cut white cardstock to 5.25 inch x 8 1/8th inch (score to make card with Scor-It tool.) Round corners with punch.
  • Cut Black card stock 4 1/16th x 5.25 inches. Round corners with punch
  • Cut Red card stock 3.75 inch x 4 7/8ths inch. Round corners with punch
  • On the red cardstock:  Stamp LOVE, as shown, with Worn Lipstick and emboss using red embossing powder. Stamp Vase, as shown, with Black Soot and emboss using black embossing powder
  • Run silver Krylon pen around edge of Stitch-A-Crylic heart
  • Thread the craft needle with pink ribbon and stitch through holes as shown. Stitch heart to red cardstock above the vase
  • Run leaf ribbon under bottom of heart as shown
  • Layer as shown using ATG gun as adhesive
 
 
 
Thank You! - January 2008

  Supplies
  • Alphabet stamps: Brush Stroke, MSE Multi Collage
  • Flower Stamp Spring Blooms (IO)
  • Inks: Distress Ink. Orange Marmalade, Faded Denim
  • Art Glitter Elements: Carrot
  • White Cardstock
  • ATG Gun (Scotch) with 0.25 inch adhesive
  • Mini Scor-it Tool
  • Acrylic Block

 

 Directions:
  • Cut white cardstock to 5.5 inch x 8.5  inch (score to make card)
  • With the Mini Scor-It tool. Scor lines on each side 5/8 inch in from edge.
  • Run adhesive 1/8 inch from scored lines.
  • Sprinkle Art Glitter Elements on the adhesive then tap off.
  • Write out Thank You as shown and stamp with Orange Marmalade.
  • Stamp flowers in three corners with Faded Denim

 

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