Supplies
· Stamp Set: Welcoming Woods - 156550
· Cardstock - Paper: Basic White – 159276, Crumb Cake - 120953
· Stampin’ Pads: Cajun Craze - 147085, So Saffron - 147109, Mint
Macaron - 147106, Balmy Blue - 147105, VersaMark - 102283
· Miscellaneous: Blending Brushes - 153611, Stampin’ Emboss
Powders Basics (white) - 155554, Heat Tool - 129053, Paper Snips - 103579, Dimensionals
- 104430, Stampin’ Seal - 149699,
Measurements:
· Basic White 11 x 4¼ score at 5½ card base
· Crumb Cake 4 7/8 x 3 5/8, 3 ½ x 5/8 for
sentiment
· Basic White 4 ¾ x 3 ½ for image, 3 ½ x ¾ for
under sentiment
Instructions:
1.
Stamp tree
image on Basic White paper using VersaMark ink. Stamp it off the edge a little
on the left side, then stamp again on the right side where the trees didn’t go
all the way across the paper.
2.
Cover stamped
image (trees) with white embossing powder and use Heat Tool to emboss it.
3.
Here are a
few tips for blending in case you’re not familiar with it. If you have oily
fingers use a Kleenex or paper towel with the hand that is holding the card
stock in place while you are blending (I’ve had my fingerprints show up one too
many times when I’ve blended over the spots my fingers were holding the card
stock down). On this card I find that if I turn the card stock so the trees are
horizontal to me it works the best. I rub the brush in the ink pad, blend it on
scrap paper first to make sure it’s not too dark or splotchy then start adding
the ink to the bottom. I rub it in a fast, circular motion working vertically –
moving the brush up and down. I always start out light and add more ink if I
want it darker. You can always darken the ink, but once it’s dark you can’t
lighten it.
4.
Using a
blending brush, start blending Cajun Craze at the bottom of the cardstock
inking about 1/4th of the way up.
5.
Repeat step 4
using So Saffron.
6.
Repeat step 4
using Mint Macaron (I did turn the paper 180 degrees before I added this so I
had somewhere to hold the card stock so it didn’t move and still used a Kleenex
so I didn’t get my finger prints in what I already blended).
7.
Repeat step 4
using Balmy Blue.
8.
Once all
four colors are on, you can blend a little more or add more color if necessary.
I added a little more So Saffron at the top of Cajun Craze to make an orange so
the colors flowed together a little better.
9.
You’ll
probably notice that the ink colors are on the embossed trees. To get that off
I wipe it with a Kleenex or paper towel. If it doesn’t come off dampen it a little
but be careful to keep it off the paper so the ink on the paper doesn’t get wet
and bleed. You will have some of the color look like it’s still on the trees,
but that’s because the stamp isn’t a solid image. Some of the color will still
be on it, but it will be subtle.
10.
I added
water to a stampin’ spritzer and sprayed the image once it was blended. This is
an optional step because if you spritz it too much it can leave blobs. I did it
to break it up a little and to do a little reverse effect of flicking color on.
So instead of adding color I’m taking it away. If you spritz it with water let
it dry.
11.
Stamp
sentiment on Crumb Cake strip with VersaMark, add embossing powder and use heat
gun to emboss.
12.
Attach
embossed sentiment strip to Basic White strip using your adhesive.
13.
Add
sentiment using your adhesive to main image and snip edges if they are too long
on either side.
14.
Attach image
to Crumb Cake card stock using your adhesive.
15.
Attach Crumb
Cake card stock to base piece using dimensionals.
16.
On the
inside of the card, stamp and emboss on the left and right side of the card
like in steps 1 and 2.
17.
Blend Balmy
Blue (or the color of your choice) around the stamped and embossed trees on the
inside of the card.
18.
Wipe off the
trees like you did in step 9 to get the ink off the trees.
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