Happy Meowther’s Day from the Cats

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A few times a year, I get commissions from a pair of cats for cards to their humans. For Mother’s Day this year they picked an Anita Jerem illustration of two cats sleeping in bed under a heart dotted comforter. They like to use every year the sentiments from a Simon Says Stamp set Happy Meowther’s Day.

Cardbase: I used a purchased A2 (4 1/4 x 5 1/2-inch) plaid printed cardbase and matching white envelope. The image panel was adhered with double sided tape and the sentiments were stamped directly onto the image panel or cardbase.

Alcohol markers, not chosen
Watercolor markers, not chosen

Front Panel: The Snoozing Kitties stamp works best with a stamping platform. Because I used StazOn ink a solvent ink, I only got one chance at stamping the complete image. I stamped the image on three separate pieces of cardstock and watercolor paper. Some images were faint in areas, so I filled them in with a 01 black fine tip pen before coloring. I experimented with watercolor brush markers and alcohol markers. I had more control over the intensity of color with the alcohol markers as well as a wider range of colors to choose (80 alcohol markers to 12 watercolor brush markers.) My chosen panel was the first one I colored with alcohol markers. Yellow cat colored with 37 pastel yellow, 38 pale yellow, 163 green bice and 120 black. Gray striped cat used 120 black, WG3 warm grey and WG5 warm grey. The comforter’s hearts were colored with 70 royal blue, 144 pale baby blue and 185 pale blue light. The shadows on the bedding wrinkles is WG1 warm grey. 70 royal blue was also used for the wallpaper stripes, while 185 pale blue light was used for the headboard. “Happy Meowther’s Day” was stamped in black over the wallpaper.

Inside Sentiments: All the sentiments inside the card are from the Happy Meowther’s Day stamp set. They include “Thank you for feeding me, cleaning up after me, and loving me more than anything else in the world. The feeling is mutual.” And “from the cats” with tiny paw prints and a heart. The heart is stamped in red while all the words and paw prints are in black.

Envelope: “Happy Meowther’s Day” is stamped on the back of the envelope flap in black ink with a red heart underneath it.

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Materials Used:

Stamps

  • Colorado Craft Company – Clear Stamps designed by Anita Jerem – Snoozing Kitties -AJ408
  • Simon Says Stamp – Clear Stamps – Happy Meowther’s Day – sss202293c

Papers

  • White 65lb Cardstock
  • CraftSmart – A2 Printed Cardbase and White Envelope

Ink

  • StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Lumber Jack Plaid
  • Creative Craft Products – Dual Tip Alcohol Markers – 37, 38, 70, 120, 144, 163, 185, WG1, WG3 &WG5
  • Altenew – Watercolor Brush Markers – Spring Garden Set

Adhesives

  • Double-Sided Tape -1/8-inch wide

Tools

  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool

Cherry Blossoms in the Park

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It’s time for the May 2024 Karen Burniston Design Team Challenge with the theme of From the Vault. I used for inspiration a 2021 Thanksgiving card and made it into a spring card.

My new card uses a similar cardbase to the original, but I skipped the foundation and the fourth fold.

Cardbase: Cut from medium-weight cardstock three rectangles 6 1/4 x6-inches and one 6-inch square.  Cut five 6-inch squares of decorative green paper Using double-sided tape on the back of four of the decorative panels adhere to both sides of two of the 6 1/4 x6-inches rectangles. Cut out windows from the center of these two covered panels using the largest Square Crosshatch die. Attach window panels to opposite sides of the 6-inch square. Adhere last 6 1/4 x6-inches rectangle to bottom of the 6-inch square. Cover the hinge flaps with a decorative paper. (This will be the back of the folded close card. On my card it is pink.) Cover the 6-inch square inside with green decorative paper and the bottom square with a grass like paper. On the back side of grass covered square cover with a stone wall patterned paper.

Trees: Use the tree and leaf dies in the Tree Pop-Up set to cut five of each die. Glue leaves to trees. Die-cut 16 times the flower die in the same set from pink. Using a tiny ball flower shaping tool, push each flower into stiff foam to shape petals. Top of trees will be glued to each side of window frame panels and tree trunk will be sandwiched in between the fence pieces. (You will use two trees per window panel.) Wait to glue onto cardbase until one layer of fence is adhered to cardbase.

Fence: From the Iron Fence Pop-Up set, cut eight of the fence die in black. Trim off the end post on one piece and then trim off just before the fifth pence post a section of fence from a second piece to made a fence that is wide enough to span the 6-inch cardbase panels. Made five of theses fence sections. Glue a section to the bottom edge of one of the window panels. Attach a tree. Glue a fence to other side of window panel matching all the scrollwork up. Adhere remaining tree and fence to 6-inch square panel.

Tulips & Tree Flowers: Add six dots of glue to tree leaves on one panel and place tiny pink flowers in glue using the pointed tip of QuickStik to firmly attached to leaves. Continue with each of the five trees until flowers are all attached.

Cut from green cardstock 25 of the tulip base die in the Garden Charms set. Trim off charm loop from flower bases. From yellow cardstock cut 50 tulip flower tops. Glue a yellow top to front and back of all the flower bases. To create the flaming streaks of color, use a red brush marker starting at the bottom of the yellow tulip and drawing up to the points following the curves of the tulip shape.

Sentiments: Both the shadow die and word die were used for the “Happy Birthday.” The inside sentiment of “Happy Spring” is a words-only die.

Envelope: The card will fit in a catalog envelope of 6×9-inches.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • Core’dinations – 12×12 Single-Sided Textured Cardstock – Light green Crosshatch
  • Honey Bee Stamps – 6×8.5 Double-Sided Premium #65 Cardstock – Grain and Grunge
  • Hot off the Press – 12×12 Double-Sided Paper Pack – Spice Market
  • Colored and White Cardstock

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Frayed Burlap
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Red, Blush & Mint
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip –Green
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Green
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Markers – Light Daffodil Delight

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Scoring Board
  • Bone Folder
  • Craft Mat
  • We R Memories – QuickStik
  • Sponge Dauber
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Paper tape
  • Flower Shaping Ball Tool
  • Stiff Foam for flower shaping

A Laundry Explosion Box Card for mother’s Day

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #213 whose parameters included for hello project, robust colors, workplace element and mixed media. It is intended for young children to give to their mother.

I wanted to use a new Craft Roulette inspired laundry die and stamp set from Trinity Stamps called Loads of Fun.

Box: From a 12 x12-inch square of cardstock, draw lines every 3 7/8-inches on all sides. Draw a 1/4-inch tab on one side flap. Cut as shown on video. On a 6-inch square of cardstock draw lines 1-inch from edge on all sides. Cut lid as shown on video. Assemble as directed on video.

Washing Machine: Cut from glossy white cardstock one washing machine from the laundry die set. Cut the knobs and buttons from black and silver and glue in place. For the box piece the forms the 3D washing machine, cut a piece 8 1/2 x 2-inches. Fold at 3 1/8-inches, 4 1/2-inches and 7 1/2-inches. Cut a piece that will cover the side of the box from glossy white cardstock. Cut another piece of glossy cardstock the width of the top of the washing machine and the length of the top of the box, plus 1/2-inch for the two 1/4-inch tabs. Assemble as shown in video.

Table: Cut a piece of white cardstock 1×6-inches. Score and fold at 1/4-inches, 1 5/8-inches, 3 1/4-inches, and 4 5/8-inches. Glue tab to other end to form cube. Glue onto washer side and floor.  Die-cut, color and assemble laundry soap bottle and box. Using foam squares, attach them to wall atop table.

Basket: Cut four of the laundry basket from the laundry die set in green. Trim off the sides from two of the baskets, fold sides into tabs and glue onto sides of other two basket pieces to form a four-sided box. Cut fabric scraps and form into folded laundry. Glue laundry onto box base and then add glue to inside of basket before placing around folded laundry.

Sentiments: “Loads of Appreciation” and “Thank You” were stamped in black on a white die cut fancy label before being glued onto a box flap. “Happy Mother’s Day” was die cut from a scrap of the blue box cardstock. The “Greetings To My Favorite Domestic Engineer” on the box lid was computer generated.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • American Crafts – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Papers – 341467
  • Core’dinations – 12×12 inch Textured 80lb. Cardstock – Candy Shop Canvas
  • The Paper Cut – 8.5×11 Glossy 10 PT Kromekote Cardstock – White
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 Printed Paper – Random Dot – Robin’s Egg Blue
  • Silver Matte Cardstock
  • Clear Plastic Packaging
  • Black, White and Yellow Cardstock

Ink

  • StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker –Deep Blue, Frosty Blue, Red Shimmer
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black, Green, Red

Adhesives

  • Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
  • Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
  • Double-Sided Tape – 1/8-inch wide
  • Foam Squares
  • Clear Tape

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • T-Ruler
  • Tombow – Mono – Sand Eraser -512A
  • Craft Clips

Miscellaneous

  • Red & White Checkered Ribbon

Flower Pop-Up BeeDay Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #212 whose parameters included a card for a co-worker, kites in the sky colors, April element and sparkle.

I used products available from Craftstash – USA or –UK

Cardbase: I used thin papers to cover the four panels of the purchase A7 (5×7-inch) cardbase.  The green paper is from the Hot off the Press Pretty Papers. The front mustard yellow paper is from the Hot off the Press Spice Market.

Sentiments: Stamps used on the card front and inside the card are from the Sentimentally Yours – Botanical Bees – gift set in Creative Stamping issue 99, August 2021. The stamps on the back are from Craft Roulette – The Basics.

Pop-Up Flowers: Watch the Sam Calcott assembly video for the Pretty Blooms set.

Envelope: Stamped on the envelope back in black ink are a bee buzzing around a flower and the sentiment “Just bee-cause” from the Sentimentally Yours – Botanical Bees set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Made to Surprise by Sam Calcott – Metal Dies – Pretty Blooms

Stamps

  • Sentimentally Yours – Clear Stamps – Botanical Bees – gift set in Creative Stamping issue 99, August 2021
  • Made to Surprise by Sam Calcott – Clear Stamps – Pretty Blooms
  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – The Basics

Papers

  • Keep It Simple – 6×6 Double-Sided Cardstock – Back to Basics Lemon Collection Pack
  • Hot Off The Press – 8.5×11 inch Single-Sided Papers – Pretty Papers
  • Hot Off The Press – 12×12 inch Double-Sided Papers – Spice Market
  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Gumdrop 5-5154
  • Gold Foil Cardstock
  • White Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • Memento  – Fade-Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Simon Says Stamp – Pawsitivity Saturated Ink – Sunbeam
  • Stampin’ Up – Classic Ink Pad – Tranquil Tide
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Sunshine Yellow
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

  • Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
  • Fine-Tip Glue Bottle

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Pencil

Miscellaneous

  • Nuvo – Glitter Drops – Yellow Bird

Playing With New Cardmaking Tools

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I just got a lovely shipment from Craftstash of papercrafting tools. Included in the package were a layered tapestry stencil set by Lou Collins in her TEXT{ures} brand and a Creative Craft Products gift box maker scoring board with ball tool. Below is a stenciled pillow gift box that I made with these tools.

Stenciling: The four layering stencils in Lou Collins’ Ornate Layering A5 Stenciling Set creates a multi-color tapestry design in the William Morris style. Because I don’t have a stenciling platform or jig that works with the stencils, I taped the first stencil onto the center of my 8 1/2 x 11-inch piece of cardstock and used a marker to trace the jig holes at the top of the stencil onto the cardstock, so I could line-up the various stencils each time. I used a variety of small ink blending brushes to ink in each stencil. I found the small detail brushes worked well as did the larger surface brush on all areas of the stencils. (Sorry I don’t know the brands of the various brushes I used.)

Pillow Box: I used the stenciled piece of cardstock to create a pillow box for a gift card using the Creative Craft Products gift box maker scoring board with ball tool. First I trimmed the cardstock to the 15cmx15cm recommended size and then sandwiched the cardstock between the acetate and scoring board and taped the edges of the acetate at the corners. Next, I used the small end of ball tool to trace over the red pillow box template lines and then turn the cardstock 180 degrees to mark the opposite end’s eye shaped fold/cut lines. After trimming off the excess cardstock, I adhered the side tab to the other edge with double-sided tape.

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‘Hole’ Foods

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If we could be eating more ‘hole’ foods, what a sweet world it would be. Doughnuts and bagels are tasty carbohydrate treats and a theme for this interactive birthday card which uses Karen Burniston dies and Trinity stamps.

Cardbase:  Cut a 4 1/4 x 11-inch rectangle of a single-sided striped cardstock. Score and fold into a top fold A2 (4 1/4 x 5 1/2-inch.) Cut from kraft cardstock, 13 doughnut charms from the Sweet Treats Charms set and trim off the charm loop. On ten of the doughnuts add black poppy seeds to make into bagels. Glue seven bagels onto the front of cardbase. Cut another bagel in half and save with the last two bagels to complete the decorating of the card front once the Frame Pop-Up is added. (Save the remaining three doughnuts for the doughnut section.)

Frame Pop-Up:  (Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for the Frame Pop-Up.) From the striped cardstock cut the two square base pieces and pull strip of the Frame Pop-Up set. Assemble as directed, coloring the arrow purple to match the stripes. Attach to the card base with staples. Cover staples with two whole bagels. Add half bagels at the top edge of the frame pop-up.

Doughnuts:  Cut the largest plain circle in the Crosshatch Circles set from kraft cardstock and then using the golf ball circle die in the Sports Charms set, cut the doughnut hole from the larger circle. Trace the large doughnut onto pink cardstock and cut a smear of icing from the pink to cover the doughnut. Glue pink icing onto doughnut. Us a chocolate glitter brush pen to add a drizzle of chocolate. Add dots of glue randomly and add clay colored sprinkles. Cut from pink three icing pieces from the Sweet Treats Charms set. Glue icing to the three remaining doughnut charms cut in the cardbase section.

Attach the large doughnut to the front of the frame pop-up. Add one doughnut inside the frame pop-up with foam squares. Add another doughnut to the inside of card and the remaining one to the envelope flap.

Sentiments:  Stamp “You’re a sprinkle donut in a bagel world” on white cardstock and trim to fit inside the frame pop-up. Stamp inside the card “You’re a year older…but you donut look it” and glue a doughnut between the two lines.  Die cut “Happy Birthday” and its shadow from pink cardstock. Cover the words with a chocolate glitter brush pen. Glue words and shadow together. Attach over the staples inside the card.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 envelope with the remaining doughnut on the flap.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Trinity Stamps – Clear Stamps – A-Glaz-ing TPS-298

Papers

  • Dress My Craft – 121×12 Single-Sided Cardstock – Teenie Weenies
  • Kraft, Pink and White Cardstock

Ink

  • Hero Arts – Alcohol-Marker Friendly Ink Pad – Intense Black
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Chocolate and Royal Purple
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Score Board
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Craft Clips
  • Scissors
  • Stapler

Miscellaneous

  • Spellbinders – Clay Shaker Elements – Sweet Sprinkles

Time Flies When You Are Having Fun

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #211 whose parameters included good tidings, summer colors, mechanical element and tie closure.

This is a retirement card for someone who loves working with mechanical action.

(Please note that the Tonic Craft Kit 59 used in this card is no longer available. The Karen Burniston dies however are still available and links are provided to them.)

Cardbase: I used a purchased A7 (5×7-inch) cardbase and matching envelope. Each of the four panels were covered with coordinating papers in either watermelon pink or rind green. The circle was cut thru the front panel using the clock dial circle die.

Clock: Using three different green cardstock, they were cut with the main clock base die from the Tonic Craft Kit 59. The darkest green was trimmed to just the bottom and side trims, while the green patterned paper had the clock dial circle cut out and two bottom art-deco corner die-cut as well. Matching up the patterned green piece with the light green piece, the clock dial circle was cut in the light green piece. The dark green trim was attached to the patterned green piece before having a piece of clear plastic packaging adhered with thin double-sided tape to its backside. Sandwiching the plastic between the patterned green piece and light green piece by using double-sided tape again. The clock was glued onto the card front matching up the circle apertures.

Moving Gears: I watched Karen Burniston’s Double Spinner video at the bottom of her Mailbox Pop-Up page before adding the spinning gears pop-up to my card. I switched out gear dies from the Tonic Craft Kit 59 set for her fancy labels and gardening charms, but I followed her technique exactly to create the spinning gears. Gears were cut from steel blue and cooper oxidized foil cardstock.

Sentiments: All the sentiments on the front of the card “Time flies when you’re having fun,” and “Happy Retirement” are from the Tonic Craft Kit 59. All stamped in black ink. The sentiments were stamped before the inside mechanical pop-ups were added. The personal message circle uses a large gear cut in blue oxidized metal foil cardstock (Tonic Craft Kit die) and a circle of pale gray cardstock using Karen Burniston’s Crosshatch Circles die set.

Envelope: The back flap was stamped in black ink “TIME to celebrate.”

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Tonic Studios – Tonic Craft Kit 59 – Clocks & Cogs

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Textured Cardstock – Easter Grass and Gumdrop
  • Core’dinations – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Paper – Light Green Crosshatch
  • Craft Consortium – A4 Solid Colour Double-Sided Paper – Gardener’s Delight
  • Hunkydory – A4 Single-Sided Mirri Cardstock – Oxidised Metals Collection
  • Keep It Simple – 6×9 Double-Sided Cardstock – Back To Basics Collection Pack – Ruby
  • Keep It Simple – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Jade Collection Pack – Spearmint: Linen
  • Gold Foil cardstock
  • Green Cardstock
  • Plastic Packaging
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Key Lime Green and Pretty Pink
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Tweezers
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors

Miscellaneous

  • Organza Ribbon – 1/4-inch wide – Green

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo Cards

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Just wanted to share the card fronts and light-up lighthouse card I made at workshops at the Orlando Stamp & Scrapbook Expo last week.

I took a class with Jennifer from Stamplistic on using the Spellbinder’s Better Press. We made a number of card fronts trying different techniques and papers. To get the letterpress look of an embossed plate, you need to use the thick cotton paper such as the Better Press papers. We learned to add sprays to the paper before stamping onto the paper for the crisp imprint and ink coverage of image. You can add a variety of ink colors to one plate, or use one of the new registration plate sets and print different colors in several printing passes. I found the Better Press to be a quick way to get professional and elegant looking images. The cost is more than rubber or clear stamps, but as long as you get enough ink on the plates, you get a professional looking image that you can then watercolor or color with alcohol markers.

Sabrina Leavell of Scrappy Tails taught a quick workshop on making a dimensional lighthouse with a Pear Blossom one light to make it light-up.

Lots of great and friendly vendors at the Expo too.

Owl Post Birthday Message

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Who doesn’t enjoy receiving mail, but mail by Owl Post is special. This Harry Potter themed birthday card was a commissioned card for a Potter fan.

I used a new die set from Spellbinders for the owl on top of the book and an older die and stamp set from Concord & 9th for the envelope with pull out birthday wishes.

Cardbase: A purchased A7 (5×7-inch) cardbase and envelope was covered on the outside panels with patterned paper from Ciao Bella’ Wizard Academy paper pad. A leftover strip from the back of the card was saved for the small envelope step.

Owl and Book: (Watch assembly video first.) I found it easier to place the glasses on after adding the eyebrows and then adding the eyes. (I cut the black piece of the eyes out of white and colored the bottom “U” shapes yellow and then glued them inside the black pieces.) The beak is popped up on a tiny piece of foam tape so the envelope can fit under it. I cut the scarf from white cardstock and colored the various pieces yellow and red to create the striped scarf. To get the beak, envelope seal and book cover to sparkle, I used glitter brush pens. The book is glued flat to the card front and the owl is popped up on foam tape squares.

Small Envelope and Message: (Watch assembly video first.) Using the small envelope die in the Concord and 9th cut one from light grey cardstock. Fold envelope on score marks and open back up. Using the small slot die in the set cut a slot in the bottom center of envelope for the message piece to slide through. (I made the mistake of putting the slot at the top of the envelope center and had to cover the grey inside of the envelope below the slot with white.) Figure out the placement of the envelope inside the card and mark with a pencil where the slot goes and die cut it. Using the wide “T” shaped die in the set, cut one from white cardstock. Use the birthday sentiment stamp from the coordinating stamp set to get the message onto the strip.

Glue envelope center back onto inside of card panel matching up the slots. Thread message strip through the slot so that the bottom of the strip is on the back side of the card.  Stamp the “Pull Here” on the top of the inside of the envelope just above the white strip. Glue the envelop bottom to its sides making sure that the white strip can move freely though the envelope. Push the white strip so that the envelope can close and on the back side of the card, place a strip of foam tape just below the “T” of the white stripe to act as a stopper for the strip. Add foam tape along the sides of the white stripe to be the channel it will follow. Peel the backing paper from foam. tape Place extra strip of pattern paper over the foam tape. Test message stripe coming out of envelope. Add red ribbon seal from the Spellbinder’s owl set to top flap of envelope.

Card Envelope: The black glasses frame is cut using the owl die set and glued onto the back envelope flap.

Personalization: The recipient’s name was placed above the owl in the archway using Karen Burniston’s Mini Alphabet.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Concord & 9th  – Mail Drop Stamp Set

Papers

  • Ciao Bell Paper Company – 8×8 Double-Sided Paper Pad  – Wizard Academy – CBH071
  • Fun Stampers Journey  – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Tin Pail
  • Blacks, Blues, White and Yellow Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Markers – Light and Dark Daffodil Delight
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Yellow
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Red
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Red
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Tweezers
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • T-Ruler
  • Pencil
  • Tombow – Mono – Sand Eraser -512A