Thursday, June 21, 2012

Tips and Techniques


Betsy’s Blossoms Card
Stamp Sets:  Betsy’s Blossoms (New Page 72) & My Friend (Page 122)
Card Stock:  New 2012-2014 In Colors, Raspberry Ripple, Whisper White, & Lucky Limeade.
DSP:  Floral District (New, page 163)
Ink: New 2012-2014 In Colors Summer Starfruit, Raspberry Ripple, & Daffodil Delight & Basic Black
Accessories:  Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits(New, page 191) 1” Circle Punch, Designer Printed Brads (Page 174) Stampin Dimensionals, Mat Pack and Paper Piercer
 Tip: Punch flower with circle punch and pierce whole in the middle and apply brad, Add Stampin Dimensional on the back of brad and then apply to the large flower.




Pin Wheel Card
Stamp Set:  Fabulous Phrases (page 133)
Card Stock:  Whisper White
DSP: Subtles Collection Paper Stack (Page 162)
Ink:  Basic Black
Accessories:  Simply Score & Diagonal Plate, Big Shot, Fancy Fan Folder (New)(Page 189) Neutrals Designer Buttons, Baker’s Twine Lucky Limeade, Stampin Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Tombo Glue & Paper snips
Instructions:  For Pin Wheel, any Square size will work.  This one is 2x2.  Score from corner to corner on all sides.  Cut with paper snips to center on all score lines leaving about smidge in the middle.  Using Tombo Glue apply to tip and fold toward the center.  Do this on all sides.  

Altered Cardstock Flower Card
Stamp Sets:  Everything Eleanor (New, Page 112) &Wacky Wishes (New, page 204, Hostess set)
Card Stock: 2012-2014 In Colors, Primrose Petals, and Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit & Whisper White
Ink:  Summer Starfruit & Primrose Petals
Accessories:  Big Shot, Fancy Fan Folder (New)(Page 189) Oval Accent Bigz Clear Die (new, Page 192) 3/8 stitched Satin Ribbon Gumball Green (New) Scallop Circle Punch, 1 ¾ Circle Punch (For Leaves), Stampin Dimensionals, Tombo Glue,  Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots,  Paper Piercer & Heat Tool
Instructions for Flower & Leaves:  Punch 6 scallops Circles.  Wet them using water or rubbing alcohol ( I prefer Rubbing Alcohol because it dries faster) Scrunch and pleated with hands until you have a wet ball.  Using Heat Tool Dry the flowers until they are dry and hard.  Using the flat end of the paper Piercer mash in the middle to form a flat bottom.  Apply a small amount of Tombo Glue and layer each flower.  Keeping the last one (on top) scrunched small.  Apply to card using the tombo glue  Leaves are made by  first punching a circle and then re-entering it to punch to punch out two leaves. Mist them with the alcohol,  Fold in half and scrunch up, heat set until dry and hard, apply with mini glue dots.